Guest guest Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 English Heritage - Blue Plaque for Swami Vivekananda in LondonBy Chris Hastings, Arts and Media Editor, Sunday TelegraphLast Updated: 11:44pm GMT 30/12/2006They were introduced in the 1860s so that the public could honour figures "instantly recognisable to the well-informed passerby" who "deserved national recognition".Now, 140 years after the first one was erected to the memory of Lord Byron, there are more than 800 blue plaques on buildings across London and other major British cities.However English Heritage, which is responsible for the scheme, is lobbying – contrary to its own remit – to ensure that the tributes are more socially "diverse" and inclusive.A blue plaque commemorating Swami Vivekananda, the Hindu philosopher credited with beginning western interest in Hinduism, was erected on a house in St George's Drive, London SW1, in 2004. EXCERPTED FROM: www.telegraph.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 Thank you for this. I clicked on the newspaper article and noted, with some amusement, the complaint at the very end by someone who said these plaques ought to go to people who were readily recognizable, as he did not know who some of the people so honoured were. Did it never occur to him to write down the names of those he did not know and educate himself as to who they were and what they did?Vivekananda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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