CELEBRATION OF SWAMI VIVEKANANDA JAYANTI
‘You have to grow from the inside out; none can
teach you, none can make you spiritual, there is no other teacher but your own
soul’’.- Swami
Vivekananda
Ganga is not merely a river,
Himalayas are not merely mountains and Hindutav is not merely a religion, in
the same way, Swami Vivekananda is not merely a saint; he was a true sense a spiritual
leader; a great teacher; a patriotic Indian and one of the best creations of
almighty indeed. Today we have celebrated 159th birth anniversary of
a great saint our nation.
He used to say, my name should not
be made prominent, it is my ideas that we want to be realised and we must
remember that ideas come from vision and dreams, which in turn gives rise to
action. Swamiji dreamed of making the India world leader and he performed
everything, everything that was possible for him to turn his dreams into reality.
Even, Mahatma Gandhi once said that it is the idea of Swamiji which made me
realised that, I must do something for India, just imagine what a personality
he was, that even after more than hundred years of Swamiji’s leaving the world
we are celebrating his birth anniversary.
Today, on 12th January
on his birth anniversary, we wish that we are blessed with all the energy and
strength to the right thing in life, Swami Vivekananda was one of the greatest
spiritual leaders of India and was credited with bringing the glory of the
Hindu philosophy to the global platform. A lot has been written and said about
Swamiji, he has been called a monk; a prophet; a nationalist; a philosopher; a
social reformer; a prolific writer, an educationist and so on.
Swami Vivekananda was born on12thJanuary,1863
as NarendraNath Datta in Kolkata into an aristocratic Bengali kayastha family
and became a disciple of the former saint, Swami Ramakrishna Paramhansa. He
quoted that
‘Be the servant while leading, be unselfish, have
infinite patience, and success is yours’’.Swami Vivekananda
He pushed for national integration in colonial India
and his famous speech remains as the one that he gave in Chicago in 1893.To
honour his many contributions to the country.It was a decision of Government of
India in 1984 to celebrate the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananada ,i.e 12
January as ‘’National Youth Day’’,
and since 1985, the event is celebrated in India every year.
The government of India quoted that
the philosophy of Swamiji and the ideals of which he lived and worked could be
a great source of inspiration for Indian youth.As youth is regarded as the
building blocks of the country that takes it to the pathway of success. The
greatest assets of the country come from the youth that leaves a significant
impact on how our future’s going to be like; the youth fills zeal and energy
and boosts the country in various ways.
The way to social reformation and
liberal thinking evolves through the young people who thrive on having their
own opinions. The opinions then bring betterment to society.
The main objective of National Youth Day is to
promote rational thinking among the youth, believed to be the future of the
country. It is believed to be the future of the country. It is expected to the
youth to rise to the occasion, fight for the right and channels their inner
energies, just like Swami Vivekananda would have.
Swami Vivekananda was called the
‘’National Saint of India’’, because of his continuous and rigorous effect to
boost youth’s potential. He believed that a person could attain almost anything
if he has the courage to see beyond what it is and what he desires to
become. His message was simple yet
powerful. He conveyed his ideas directly to the people, especially to the
youth.He said:-
‘Whatever you think, that you will be, if you think
yourselves weak, weak you will be, if you think yourselves strong, strong you
will be’’.-
Swami Vivekananda
In our school
campus also we have celebrated this auspicious occasion with full spirit. Many
programmes have been conducted for students. It is entirely fitting that the
birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda is observed as National Youth Day to
rekindle the eternal message of the great patriot.With having hopes of a
developed India Swami Vivekananda aspired to lead the vision of youth and
transform them into reality. On this day, we commemorate his revolutionary
ideas that hold utmost importance for us.Now, as you know all about National
Youth Day, Implement Swami Vivekananda ideas, who always hoped for a strong and
empowered youth and transform your ideas.Be the change of the future!Let us
realise the relevance of Swami Vivekananda in these exciting and challenging
times. Let us all unite and work for the country with purity, patience and
perseverance and try to listen the exhorting of Swami Vivekananda.
‘Arise, Awake, and stop not till the goal is
reached’’-
Swami Vivekananda
May you all shinebright.
Happy
National Youth Day.
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