236 What the Punjab Technical University - Chandigarh will study now?
Punjab Technical University, Chandigarh, India, is reported to have announced a fellowship for conducting research on Swami Vivekananda, to commemorate his 150th Birth Day. The Fellow is expected to research on the philosophies said to have been introduced by Vivekananda to the West. ybrems What is there left to research now? What philosophy did Vivekananda introduce to the West, which they already didn't know? His speeches in United States to inebriated audiences consisted mostly of rhetoric, empty boasting and praise of one's own religion, rather than a human being's search to know the truth. Vivekananda's special peculiar ochre robes, head-gear served as attractions. He was not averse to listeners consuming non-veg. and liquors at the venues. Vivekananda's second visit was a failure. He himself lamented: Wrote to Mrs. Ole Bull from US on 17th January 1900: "... I do not expect anything much here or anywhere by lecturing. I can ...