Context: Prime Minister will address the 125th anniversary celebrations of ‘Prabuddha Bharata’.

Prabuddha Bharata’

• It is a monthly journal of the Ramakrishna Order, started by Swami Vivekananda in 1896.
• The journal has been an important medium for spreading the message of India’s ancient spiritual wisdom.
• Its publication was started from Chennai, where it continued to be published for two years, after which it was published from Almora.
• Later, in April 1899, the place of publication of the Journal was shifted to Advaita Ashrama and it has been continuously published from there since then.
• Some of the greatest personalities like Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Sister Nivedita, Sri Aurobindo, Former President Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, among others, have contributed to the Journal over the years.
• The Advaita Ashrama is working towards making the entire ‘Prabuddha Bharata’ archive available online on its website.

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