Over 20 cultural centres at India's missions across the world will be named after Swami Vivekananda, the ICCR has said.
As part of the project, the Indian Cultural Centre at Indian embassy in Beijing on the eve of the Independence Day was renamed as the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre (SVCC).
Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) President Vinay Sahasrabuddhe along with Indian Ambassador to China Gautam Bambawale unveiled a special plank renaming the centre last night.
The centre conducts free classes of Yoga, Indian classical music and dance.
Speaking on the occasion, Sahasrabuddhe said Swami Vivekananda rightly represented all that goes with the identity of India.
In that sense, he becomes the symbol of the idea of India and hence naming this cultural centre after him is an appropriate step towards enhancing an enlightened understanding of India, society and India's worldview today."