Why is National Youth Day celebrated? | History of National Youth Day
Why is National Youth Day
celebrated?
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| Why is National Youth Day celebrated |
Why Swami Vivekananda Birthday
Celebrate as National Youth Day
Every year
12 January is celebrated as National Youth Day all over India, it is celebrated
to commemorate the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. This day reflects
the thoughts of Swami Vivekananda that how youth should become participants in
the modern world while maintaining their values.
It is worth
noting that on this occasion, the 25th National Youth Festival is being
organized in Pondicherry.
History of National Youth Day
The first
National Youth Day was celebrated on 12 January 1985; the main idea behind this
day is to create a better future for the country by inspiring the youth and
spreading the thoughts of Swami Vivekananda. Various types of events are
organized on this occasion in schools and colleges etc. across the country.
Who was Swami Vivekananda?
Swami
Vivekananda was born on January 12, 1863; his childhood name was Narendranath
Dutt. He was a great spiritual leader, social reformer, and youth icon. He
joined the Brahmo Samaj dedicated to ending child marriage and
illiteracy and spreading education among women and backward castes.
Swami
Vivekananda was the chief disciple of the famous 19th-century yogi Ramakrishna
Paramahamsa, who founded the Ramakrishna Math in present-day Kolkata. Swami
Vivekananda also started a worldwide spiritual movement 'Ramakrishna
Mission' based on ancient Hindu philosophy.
He was
instrumental in reviving modern Hinduism and with a sense of nationalism during
the colonial period. Swami Vivekananda is best remembered for his speech at the World Religious Assembly in Chicago, the USA in 1893 when he introduced Hinduism to the Western world.
His writings
and teachings also influenced many nationalist leaders of the country fighting
against colonial rule. Subhashchandra Bose called him the 'builder of
modern India'. Vivekananda firmly believed that youth can change the fate
of the country with their dedication, dedication, and spiritual power. Swami
Vivekananda died on July 4, 1902.
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