CHENNAI, INDIA, May 9, 2011: Keeping alive the legacy of Swami Chinmayananda’s service to mankind, the Chinmaya Mission of Chennai has established an informative archive comprising an audio-visual exhibit and a rare collection of images on the life and works of Swami Chinmayananda.
The project, “Call of the Rishi,” is an initiative by his devotees to express their gratitude towards their guru. It was inaugurated by Padma Shri awardee and city-based architect CN Raghavendran on Sunday.
The project traces the journey of the master from his childhood to his transformation as a world renowned spiritual leader, with special emphasis on his interaction with Chennai.
Swami Chinmayananda is one of 20th century’s well-known and revered proponents of Vedanta. Besides creating an organisation committed to Vedanta, he also built many educational institutions. He has delivered about 15,000 discourses on Vedanta and the Bhagavad Gita.