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Swami Vivekananda was a 19th century spiritual leader who was born in Kolkata on 12 January, 1863, as Narendra Nath Dutta. He was a social reformer who was dedicated to eliminating child marriage and illiteracy and to spread education among women and the people belonging to lower castes. He also worked towards awakening religious consciousness among the people. He delivered a world famous speech about acceptance, tolerance and religion at World’s Parliament of Religions in Chicago in 1893. National Youth Day is celebrated every year on Swami Vivekananda’s birth anniversary since 1984, to acknowledge and honour his teachings. His ideas of rationality makes him popular among the youth. The theme for National youth day 2021 is YUVAAH – Utsah Naye Bharat Ka. Swami Vivekananda used to believe that education is the only tool to empower people. He felt that educating the masses will help in nation building. “The education that does not help the common mass of people to equip themselves for the struggle for life, which does not bring out strength of character, a spirit of philanthropy, and the courage of a lion— is it worth of the name? Real education is that which enables one to stand on one’s own legs.” Swami Vivekananda National Youth Day has always been celebrated with different themes every year. Here are the themes that were used in the last few years : • “Sabse Pehle Bharat” in 2011 • “Celebrating Diversity In Unity” in 2012 • “Awakening The Youth Power” in 2013 • “Youth Fo...

Swami Vivekananda's Philosophy of Science & Spirituality Synchronization (First published on January 12, 2017). Swami Vivekananda's Birth Anniversary is celebrated as National Youth Day today. As icon of India’s glory in all its spiritual manifestations over the past, present and future, his vision embodies the virtue of Science & Spirituality Synchronization at its best. As a Thought-Leader he would always inspire generationsto come as India’s Guiding-Star. Since evolution, humankind has been after the unknown, mostly out of the instinct of fear for survival. The quest for answers led us to scientific discoveries of the truth at the physical level and towards spiritual practices at the meta-physical level. As we experience life from conception in its numerous dimensions, we perceive reality based on one’s learning’s, experiences, environment and value system. At the highest levels of thought, we realize that both Science & Spirituality are two sides of the same coin. If one understands Science in its entirety - we are explaining the manifestation of the material world as the absolute truth. In the spiritual world, we dwell with the world of faith where one realizes God according to one’s religious beliefs indoctrinated in us by our traditions, rituals, practices etc. In the ultimate analysis and in sheer enlightenment, we realize that Science and Spirituality are one and the same. That is perhaps why when a prudent student asked Prof. Albert Einstein what was beyond infin...

Page Contents • • • • • • • What is National Youth Day What is the first thing comes to your mind whenever you hear National Youth Day? Does it make your heart skip a beat? If it did, then why? Let me break it for you why it is so important for Indian citizens, especially for the youth. 12 th January is honored as the National Youth Day all over India on the birthday of our great Hindu monk Swami Vivekananda. The Indian Government has decided to mark his birthday as the National Youth Day since 1985. Throughout Not only just India, but there are also a few countries that celebrate the birthday of Swamiji, such as Canada and the USA. Swamiji is a very well-known name among the USA people. He gave speeches in the world’s Parliament of Religion in 1893. The speech made him popular throughout the worlds and honored him with the name as the messenger of Indian wisdom to the western world. Why is it Called National Youth Day? National Youth Day, also known as Swami Vivekananda Jayanti, is celebrated on 12th January, which is the birthday of the great monk His speech in the parliament of the world’s religions in Chicago raised awareness of Hinduism among the people from western countries when he was just 30 years old. From his speech, people from different countries came to know about Indian cultures and beliefs. His worldwide exposure to our Hindu cultures within such a young age is a great example of the will power of youth. He also believed that the growth of any country depen...

Swami Vivekananda Jayanti: Swami Vivekananda, known in his pre-monastic life as His father, Vishwanath Datta, was a successful attorney with interests in a wide range of subjects, and his mother, Bhuvaneshwari Devi, was endowed with deep devotion, strong character and other qualities. A precocious boy, Narendra excelled in music, gymnastics and studies. By the time he graduated from Calcutta University, he had acquired a vast knowledge of different subjects, especially Western philosophy and history. Born with a yogic temperament, he used to practise meditation even from his boyhood, and was associated with Brahmo Movement for some time. Swami Vivekananda Jayanti : Awareness of Life’s Mission After establishing the new monastic order, Vivekananda heard the inner call for a greater mission in his life. While most of the followers of Sri Ramakrishna thought of him in relation to their own personal lives, Vivekananda thought of the Master in relation to India and the rest of the As the prophet of the present age, what was Sri Ramakrishna’s message to the modern world and to India in particular? This question and the awareness of his own inherent powers urged Swamiji to go out alone into the wide world. So in the middle of 1890, after receiving the blessings of Sri Sarada Devi, the divine consort of Sri Ramakrishna, known to the world as Holy Mother, who was then staying in Kolkata, Swamiji left Baranagar Math and embarked on a long journey of exploration and discovery of Indi...

Swami Vivekananda Jayanti 2023 Date in India: Know History, Significance and Celebrations To Mark Indian Hindu Monk’s 160th Birth Anniversary Swami Vivekananda was a prolific thinker, a great orator, and a passionate patriot, and his teachings inspired a lot of young Indians and brought a spiritual awakening in the 19th century. In 1984, the Government of India declared January 12 as National Youth Day, and since then, the day has been celebrated every year in India. Swami Vivekananda's birthday is celebrated annually on January 12 in India. The day is observed as National Youth Day following the Government of India's declaration of the same in 1984. Vivekananda was born on January 12, 1863 as Narendranath Datta. He was an Indian Hindu monk, philosopher, author, religious teacher, and the chief disciple of Ramakrishna. He was a prolific thinker, a great orator, and a passionate patriot, and his teachings inspired a lot of young Indians and brought a spiritual awakening in the 19th century. In 1984, the Government of India declared January 12 as National Youth Day, and since then, the day has been celebrated every year in India. History of Swami Vivekananda Jayanti Vivekananda was born into an aristocratic Bengali Kayastha family in Calcutta on January 12, 1863. According to the Hindu calendar, Swami Vivekananda was born on Krishna Paksha Saptami after seven days of Pausha Purnima. His birthday is also celebrated as Swami Vivekananda Jayanti. From a young age, Vivekananda w...