national youth day

India celebrates January 12 as the "national youth day" to honour the ideals of Swami Vivekanand on his birth anniversary. The day is also referred to as Swami Vivekanand Jayanti and was designated as the national youth day in 1984. A disciple of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Swami Vivekanand was an Indian monk who became world-famous for his philosophy which was rooted in Indian spiritual tradition.

Ramakrishna Math, Mangaluru is organizing national youth day programme on the occasion of 154th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda on January 12. G Parameshwara, Home Minister will inaugurate the programme. Swami Jitakamanandaji will deliver key note address. J R Lobo, Mangaluru City South MLA and Manjunath Bhandary, chairman, Sahyadri College of Engineering and Management will be the guests.

PATNA: A number of programmes were organised by different socio-cultural organisations in the city to celebrate Vivekanand’s birth anniversary on Saturday. The day is observed as national youth day.

The city will celebrate the 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekanand as national youth day on Sunday by holding different programmes.

national youth day was today celebrated with great enthusiasm by the Ramakrishna Mission, Jammu and local school children who remembered the 'Swami Vivekananda' - who is also known as the Young Saint of India at the Vivekananda Auditorium in the mission premises at Udheywala, Jammu. The celebration was inaugurated by the Chief Guest Anshul Garg, Chief Executive Officer, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB).

A string of functions were organised by different organisations to celebrate the national youth day -- the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekanand -- on Wednesday.

A district malaria officer in India said that Swami Vivekananda said that if he gets 100 well-determined youth, the direction and condition of India will change. He also said that vectorborne diseases can be controlled only by applying the energy of youth in a positive direction. Prevention from vectorborne diseases is possible only when we do not allow mosquitoborne conditions to arise, and everyone should cooperate together to make their locality and district disease free. Along with this, it is necessary to make people aware that in case of fever, they should not do any treatment on their own, but instead visit the closest health center.

Popular Assamese musician Manas Robin, who formally inaugurated the event, said youth of the state must fight this dreaded menace which has been affecting millions of lives across the globe.

Around 35,000 youths from across the state gathered at the SMS stadium to celebrate the national youth day to mark the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekanada on Saturday.

Youngsters on Thursday celebrated the national youth day on this year's theme 'Young Donors are Saviours of Lives' in a jam-packed open-air Jawahar Kala Kendra (JKK) auditorium and donated blood.

Various programmes were organised by different organisations to celebrate the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekanand as the national youth day on Wednesday.

PM Narendra Modi today had a message of his own for India's youth: "Never let the process of learning stop." January 12 is Swami Vivekananada's birth anniversary, and is celebrated as national youth day.

Several thousand youngsters gathered at the Morhabadi ground on Sunday morning to take a pledge on the occasion of national youth day under the leadership of noted sportspersons.

The place where Swami Vivekanand spent a month during the last phase of his life remains in utter neglect in the city.

To commemorate the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda a series of programmes were organised in the city.

The collegians narrated the life of Swami Vivekananda as a child, student and a monk to the students.

The Centre for Social Work, Panjab University, on Wednesday organised a webinar to mark the national youth day. The speaker was Abhishek Talukdar, state co-ordinator, meat reduction, West Bengal from Human Society International India.

With the film gearing up for a release soon, the makers have commemorated the national youth day today and released a special poster. Read the story to know more.

The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports will host a youth festival in honor of national youth day on January 12th. The festival will consist of various competitions such as an intercollegiate level competition, university level competition, and a state level competition. The festivals purpose is to commemorate national youth day, and to honor the winners of different competitions. Swami Vivekananda is the ideal of the modern man, and he is especially beneficial to Indian youth. This youth festival will provide an opportunity for young people to demonstrate their talents and compete for a cash prize.

The 153rd birth anniversary of Swami Vivekanand was celebrated as national youth day by different organisations here on Tuesday

As part of Swami Vivekananda’s birth anniversary observed as ‘national youth day’, a special prayer was conducted by social organizations here.

The city kept its date with national youth day celebrations hosted to commemorate the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, who had visited the city before he travelled to the US to attend the World's Parliament of Religions.