NATIONAL YOUTH DAY

 

📘 National Youth Day

• National Youth Day is observed every year on 12 January in India.

• It marks the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, one of India’s greatest spiritual leaders and youth icons.

• The day was officially declared National Youth Day in 1984 by the Government of India.

• The celebration began in 1985 to inspire young people with Swami Vivekananda’s ideals and vision.

• Swami Vivekananda strongly believed that youth are the real strength and future of the nation.

• His famous message, “Arise, awake and stop not till the goal is reached,” continues to motivate millions.

• The day focuses on youth empowerment, character building, and nation-building.

• Educational institutions organize lectures, debates, seminars, essay competitions, and cultural programmes on this day.

• The National Youth Festival is held annually around this date in different states of India.

• National Youth Day promotes values such as self-confidence, discipline, service to society, and leadership.

• Swami Vivekananda represented India at the Parliament of the World’s Religions, Chicago (1893), earning global respect.

• The day reminds youth to follow the path of knowledge, strength, unity, and moral integrity.

• National Youth Day encourages young people to contribute positively towards social harmony and national development.

• It highlights the importance of education, physical fitness, and mental strength among youth.

• The celebration aims to build a strong, progressive, and enlightened India through its youth.