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FM to leave for Chicago on a 2-day Official Visit

Punjab Newsline Network

Friday, 27 January 2012


NEW DELHI:The Union Finance Minster i Pranab Mukherjee would be leaving for the two day official visit to Chicago, US on  Saturday. During his visit, the Finance Minister’s first engagement on arrival would be to address the Chicago Council on Global Affairs where large number of business leaders of the Corporate World are likely to participate. These business leaders would mainly be from Fortune 500 companies as Chicago is Headquarter of 32 such companies including Boeing, Caterpillar, McDonalds, Kraft, Abbott Laboratories and Sara Lee among others.
 
During his address, the Finance Minister is likely to share his perception about the Indian and Global economy especially when the world economic situation is in a state of flux.Other major engagements of the Finance Minister include unveiling of Swami Vivekananda Memorial Plaque at the Art Institute of Chicago, inauguration of exhibitions of Tagore Paintings at Art Institute of Chicago and signing of two agreements by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India with the (a)Art Institute of Chicago for the “Vivekananda Memorial Programme for Museum Excellence” and (b) with the University of Chicago for an endowment to establish “The Indian Ministry of Culture Vivekananda Chair.”   
           
Chicago has a special place in Swami Vivekananda’s life where he had delivered his memorable address to the World Parliament of Religions in 1893.Swami Vivekananda’s famous lecture at the World Parliament of Religions in Chicago on 11th September,1893 was a shining moment in India’s cultural history. Considering that an Agreement for creation of “The Indian Ministry of Culture Vivekananda Chair” is  likely to be signed during the visit of the Union Finance Minister.  In consideration of a grant of US$ 1.5 million for creation of an endowment, the University of Chicago will establish “The Indian Ministry of Culture Vivekananda Chair” to honour the life and legacy of Swami Vivekananda by promoting fields of study most relevant to his teachings.

University of Chicago will give wide publicity to the establishment of the said “The Indian Ministry of Culture Vivekananda Chair” as part of commemoration of 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda and such publicity will also be displayed prominently in the University. The University will also display the title of the Chair in all appropriate materials, print and electronic media wherever such Chairs are promoted and publicized.  The University of Chicago will also facilitate exchange of research scholars from/ to India between both the parties i.e. University of Chicago and Government of India.

The Union Finance Minister would also unveil  an enhanced (engraved bas relief) Vivekananda Memorial Plaque, with Swami Vivekananda’s embossed image on it.  It will be installed in the Art Institute of Chicago’s Museum to commemorate Swamiji’s historic Chicago Address before the World Parliament of Religions on 11th September 1893 .

(Naresh Kumar Sharma)



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