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PM releases Swami Chinmayananda centenary coin
New Delhi, May 8
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
on Friday recalled the pioneering work of Swami Chinmayananda in the
field of education and social reform, as he released a coin
commemorating his birth centenary.
Speaking on the occasion, Modi
described Swami Chinmayananda, a Hindu spiritual leader who inspired
the formation of Chinmaya Mission, as a "visionary, who saw the need to
inculcate India's great culture and spiritual traditions through the
English medium, among an 'elite' class of people, who had moved away
from this heritage".
"When Swamiji talked about the Geeta, he was
a gyan-margi (one who follows the path of knowledge), and when he
worked in his schools and hospitals, he was a karm-margi (one who
follows the path of work)," Modi said.
He said in that sense "Swami Chinmayananda's life is an inspiration for others".
Recalling
his meetings with the spiritual leader, the prime minister said: "It
was a matter of great pride that a commemorative coin was being issued
to mark his centenary."
Swami Chinmayananda was born on May 8, 1916