India and the United States are bound by common values and mutual interests.... Ties between the United States and #India are rooted in the shared desire of our citizens for justice and equality. When Swami Vivekananda presented Hinduism as a world religion, he did so at the 1893 World’s Parliament of Religions in Chicago. When Martin Luther King, Jr. sought to end discrimination and prejudice against African Americans, he was inspired by Mahatma Gandhi’s nonviolent teachings. Gandhiji himself drew upon the writings of Henry David Thoreau. Read more: go.usa.gov/vWnj
Posted on: Wed, 01 Oct 2014 04:23:11 +0000