(RNS) — The first that the vast majority of turn-of-the-20th-century Americans heard of Swami Vivekananda was the ... the World’s Religions in 1893 in Chicago. Vivekananda captivated his ...

Vivekananda, a Hindu monk, philosopher and disciple of mystic Ramakrishna Paramhansa, made his iconic speech at Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago between September 11-27, 1893.