Swami Vivekananda and the Erasing of the Dividing Line

Originally titled ‘Swami Vivekananda and the Future of India’, this article was written on that fateful day, 15 August 1947, and contributed to the Pakistan Independence Day special issue of The Daily Gazette of Karachi, Pakistan. In these pages is evident the loftiness of the Swami’s historical vision, and its relevance stands undimmed even after six decades.