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Chandigarh, December 13
The Upstage Arts Group, New Delhi, staged a play, ‘Chicago Mein Swami’ during the National Theatre Festival, organised by the Sanskar Bharti at Navrang Theatre, Bal Bhawan, here today.
The play presented a glimpse of Swami Vivekananda’s visit to Canada, with a special focus on his historic speech at the Parliament of Religion as an Indian delegate at Chicago in September 1893. The play was directed by Rohit Tripathi.
The play narrated the journey of Swami Vivekananda, portrayed by Amit Saxena, to Chicago. His interaction at Boston with John Henry Wright (Amit Kumar), a professor at Harvard University, on Hinduism influenced him and many more. But the memorable climax came when Swami Vivekananda influences the world intellectuals and the general public in Chicago with his vision propounding secularism.
The director showed Ramakrishna Paramhamsa as his divine guide. Besides accomplished actors, a group of danseuses performed well.
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