Vivekananda Kendra Hyderabad is branch of VK Kanyakumari.

2. Swami Vivekananda at Hyderabad
• Swami Vivekananda had visited Hyderabad on February 13, 1893 before
leaving for Chicago to address the parliament of religions on 11 September
1893.
• When Swamiji arrived Hyderabad on February 10, 1893, by train, about 500
prominent people at the Railway station drawn from all communities, and all
strata of society, including powerful Nobles, Nawabs, received him.
• Swamiji addressed a public meeting at famous Mehaboob College.
• Maharaja Sir Kishan Prasad then Prime Minister of Nizam followed by a large
number of Muslim Nawabs offerd to meet all his travel expenses for his
historic trip to USA but Swamiji politely declined.
• Swami Vivekananda visited Mecca Masjid, Charminar, falaknuma palace,
historicGolconda fort, Salarjung palace, and the tomb of Baba Sharfuddin and
Hindu temples.
• Swamiji’s visit to Hyderabad and addressing public meeting assumed
significant importance in as much as he was appearing for the first time at a
public platform when his oratorical powers came to the fore. His superb
command of the English language and mastery grasp of the subject brought
standing applause from people of all religions.
• Next day Swami Vivekananda left for Madras leaving a great impression on the
people who saw him, met him, and heard him. This visit to Hyderabad has
gone deep in to the annals of History of India being first public meeting by
Swamiji.

3. Vivekananda Kendra
Hyderabad
is one of the oldest
branch of Vivekananda
Kendra Kanyakumari
established by
Mananeeya Eknathji
himself.

4. Dilsukh Nagar

5. Ameerpet

6. “Kaushalam” Bairagiguda

7. Errum Manzil

9. Human Excellence Training Center
– Kaushalam - Inauguration Universal Brotherhood Day

10. “Expansion is life, contraction is death”

11. Vivekananda Kendra Kanyakumari
Branch : Hyderabad
Email: hyderabad@vkendra.org
www.vkendra.org
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12. Vivekananda Kendra
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