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Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda

 


:🔆“Man is born to conquer nature and not to follow it" - this quote by philosopher Swami Vivekananda

🔰India is celebrating National Youth Day today, to honour the life and teachings of one of the greatest philosophers, Swami Vivekananda. The day celebrates Vivekananda’s “inspirational” ideas and how the youth will benefit from them.

🔰Swami Vivekananda was born Narendranath Datta on January 12, 1863, in Kolkata, West Bengal. He was always inclined towards spirituality. He practised meditation from a very early age and also joined the Brahmo Samaj movement .

🔰Vivekanand famous for his 1893 speech where he introduced Hinduism to the Western world in Chicago.

🔆History of National Youth Day

🔰The decision to celebrate Vivekananda’s birthday as National Youth Day was taken in 1984, and it was first marked on January 12, 1985.

🔰The government had then 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.


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