THIS WARRIOR PROPHET OF INDIA LEFT A DEEP MARK UPON THE UNITED STATES

" When this quite unknown young man of thirty appeared in Chicago at the inaugural meeting of the Parliament of Religions, opened in September 1893, by Cardinal Gibbons, all his fellow – members were forgotten in his commanding presence. His strength and beauty, the grace and dignity of his bearing, the dark light of his eyes, his imposing appearance, and from the moment he began to speak, the splendid music of his rich deep voice enthralled the vast audience of American Anglo-Saxons, previously prejudiced against him on account of his colour. The thought of this warrior prophet of India left a deep mark upon the United States "

- Romain Rolland on Swami Vivekananda
{ The life of Vivekananda and The Universal Gospel }