National Youth Day

NATIONAL YOUTH DAY

National Youth Day is celebrated in India on 12th January on the birthday of Swami Vivekananda. In the year 1984 the Government of India the day as the National Youth Day and since 1985 this event is celebrated in India every year. The government said that "the philosophy of Swamiji and the ideals for which he lived and worked could be a great source of inspiration for the Indian youth" and since then, Swami Vivekananda's birth anniversary is being celebrated as National Youth Day. Swami Vivekananda's thought-provoking lectures, quotes and writings, have been a subject of study and a great source of motivation for the youth. Today is his 155th birth anniversary.On National Youth Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted, "I bow to Swami Vivekananda on his Jayanti. Today, on National Youth Day I salute the indomitable energy and enthusiasm of our youngsters, who are the builders of New India."

National Youth Day is celebrated across India in schools and colleges and programmes like processions, speeches, recitations, music, youth conventions, seminars, sports competitions are held on this day.

Swami Vivekananda, born as Narendranath Datta on January 12, 1863, he was interested in spirituality and started meditating from a young age. He was a voracious reader and used to read a wide range of subjects, including philosophy, religion, history, social science, art and literature. He was also interested in the Hindu scriptures. Swami Vivekananda was an all-rounder. Apart from being good in studies, he was also trained in Indian classical music and was a good sportsperson too.

He played an important role in introducing Indian philosophies of yoga and vedanta to the western world and after his 1893 speech at the World's Parliament of Religions in Chicago, he was called the "Messenger of Indian wisdom to the western world". He is seen as a major force in bringing Hinduism to the status of a major world religion in the late 19th century.

Timeline of National Youth Day:

1863 : A Leader was Born -

Swami Vivekananda was born into an aristocratic family in Kolkata, India.

1893 : East Meets West -

Vivekananda speaks at Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago and introduces the Vedanta philosophy to the West.

1897 : The Ramakrishna Mission For Social Services -

Vivekananda founds the Ramakrishna Mission — its ideals are based on karma yoga and the teachings of its guru.

1902 : A Great Soul Departed -

Vivekananda retires to his room and passes away peacefully while he is in a meditative state.

1984 : National Youth Day Declared -

The Indian Government declares Swami Vivekananda’s birthday, January 12, as National Youth Day to honor the great spiritual leader, and to encourage the youth in the country.

National Youth Day's Celebration -  Today is National Youth Day,  this day is celebrated with enjoyment for the Youth to grow and come up with better ideas and plans to develop the Nation in a better way. It is quite simple to make any decisions, but it is tough to walk across that path by which the people are more able to get the exact knowledge of the Past and Present activities, and they can visualize the future for the welfare of the Nation.

People on the day National Youth Day celebrates with great encouragement in the Youth. They play Games, Music and also give many speeches to make the people knowledgeable in every part of life.

People provide much valuable time for participating in many activities that cultivate youth to gain proper peace and knowledge of all the events. It is quite essential to know the appropriate way to get every knowledge according to the different types of people.

People are used to gathering every activity to be perfect, and it is quite remarkable to be a part of the Nation to handle and develop every part of the Nation to be fulfilled in a better way. It is essential to survive every field in a better way to produce any task within a particular period.

Every people should be able to manage the tasks with a decent idea to cultivate a better sense to create a healthy and high Nation. Every Nation has a variety of Children which they can be able to gain every type of Knowledge for their betterment.

Every Child should walk on the right path, and they should maintain proper ideas to build up a good Nation. So it is essential for the Youth of every Nation to gain good knowledge and to become every Nation to reach a new height of success.....

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......... Yashila Barnwal