National youth day

Youth is the pillar of the country that takes it to the pathway of success. A country’s name or fame lies in the hands of our youth. The youth is the most active part of the country. The youths are always an asset to the nation as they are the building blocks of a country. The power that the youth can wield has been displayed several times in different forms.

Each year National Youth Day is celebrated on 12^th of January. It is also known as the “ Yuva Diwas”. This Day is celebrated to develop an awareness about the rights of people in India and educates people to behave properly in the country. Youth Day is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda to propagate ideals and philosophy of Swami Vivekananda.

This Day is usually celebrated in schools, colleges. Different kinds of programs are being functioned where students or children with parades, speeches, conventions, competitions in writing, debating, etc. Across the world It is celebrated on different dates.

History and the Past behind National Youth Day in India

This is a special day which is celebrated to honor Swami Vivekananda’s birth anniversary. He held the importance of thinking out of the box and voicing his opinions. His remarkable speeches overseas shocked everyone. His aim was to channel the energy and potential of the youth into rigid ideas.

The one person who the world follows and will be followed forever. A lot of great personalities have taken inspiration from him like Subhash Chandra Bose, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Mahatma Gandhi, a well-known scientist Tesla and many more. He was a key figure in the introduction of Indian philosophy of Vedanta and yoga to the Western world. A person who waved the flag of Hinduism in the whole world.

He commenced Hinduism at the parliament of the world’s religions in Chicago 1893. He believes in oneness of the god. He told people to know God, leave the luxury and everyone should come forward and uplift humanity. He was very kind hearted. One of his incidents is whenever he would see a monk or Sanyasi Swamiji used to give all the things he had.

Vivekananda was born on 12th January 1863 a few moments before sunrise. His birthname was Narendranath Dutt. He had many visions. He visualized Bhagwan Gautam Buddha in front of him talking. One of his visions while sleeping was that one man is living a luxurious life, is married, and well settled. Another vision was that another person left everything and started to walk on the path of God. The process of becoming a Sanyasi started right from his childhood. He was very brilliant and a favorite of teachers. His literacy work Bhakti yoga, Karma Yoga, Raja Yoga are famous. He was not very religious at first. It started when he entered college.

Nationalism was a prominent theme in Vivekananda thoughts. Vivekananda assumed that a country’s future depends on its people, and his teachings aimed at Human Development. He wanted to set in motion and machinery which will bring noblest ideas to the doorstep of even the poorest and the meanest. Vivekananda linked goodness with control of the mind, seeing truth, purity and unselfishness as treats which strengthen it. He advised his followers to be holy and unselfish and to have faith. He claimed that success was an impact of focused thought and action.

The theme of National Youth Day 2022

On the occasion of National Youth Day the Government of India keeps a new theme for each year. It is mostly chosen according to the appropriate and contemporary scenario in the country. Youth Day becomes colorful and meaningful by putting in a theme to it. It helps in linking the country’s Youth.

Important Teachings of Swami Vivekananda

This Hindu Spiritual leader kept the message of humanity, leadership and basic duties. The admirable person that Swami Vivekanand was, he extended his principles across and as well within the country. He intended to self-assess and dedicated his life to make the world a better place.

For him, Education is the most powerful weapon to bring a change in society and even to win a war. Education is the only tool that could foster growth and give optimized solutions to handle any kind of problem, from the personal level to national level issues.
Secondly, Swami Vivekananda said that there are three things that could make anyone great in any way. These included things like absences of jealousy, the fear of almighty and helping the ones in need.
Swami Vivekanand believed in equality in all aspects. Be it gender or caste equality. He thought that an individual should not be controlled because of any other factor than his knowledge.
He fostered women’s empowerment in society. He steadily stood on the point that society can’t progress without women’s welfare.
In order to maintain a healthy lifestyle, it is pertinent to engage in Yoga and Meditation.