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America's First Guru

The compelling story of how a young, charismatic Indian monk changed American spiritual cu

Aired 05/01/2024

America's First Guru

America's First Guru

Special | 1h 28m 16sVideo has Closed Captions

The compelling story of how a young, charismatic Indian monk changed American spiritual cu

America’s First Guru is the compelling story of how a young and charismatic Indian monk named Swami Vivekananda, now nearly forgotten, forever changed American popular and spiritual culture at the first World’s Parliament of Religions in Chicago. Vivekananda ultimately put in motion ideas that changed the collective conversation and became America's First Guru.

Aired 05/01/2024

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America's First Guru

America's First Guru

Special | 1h 28m 16sVideo has Closed Captions

America’s First Guru is the compelling story of how a young and charismatic Indian monk named Swami Vivekananda, now nearly forgotten, forever changed American popular and spiritual culture at the first World’s Parliament of Religions in Chicago. Vivekananda ultimately put in motion ideas that changed the collective conversation and became America's First Guru.

Aired 05/01/2024

Problems with Closed Captions? Closed Captioning Feedback

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