About Swami Vivekananda Jayanti :
Swami Vivekananda was a great religious Hindu saint and leader who founded the Ramakrishna Mission and Ramakrishna Math. We celebrate National Youth Day every year on 12th of January at his birth anniversary. 'Swami Vivekananda Jayanti' is celebrated on the Paush Krishna Paksha Saptami, the 7th day after the full moon day. According to the English calendar, Swami Vivekananda was born on January 12, 1863 in Calcutta. However his birthday is celebrated according to Hindu calendar and this day is known as Swami Vivekananda Jayanti. Swami Vivekananda was born on 12th of January in 1863 in Kolkata as Narendranath Datta to the Vishwanath Datta and Bhuvaneshwari Devi. He was an extraordinary child with spiritual thoughts. His education was irregular but he completed Bachelor of Arts degree from the Scotish Church College, Kolkata. The teachings of Swami Vivekanand are the biggest philosophical asset of the country.
Here is the Date of National Youth Day 2020 :
Name of Festivals | Day | Date of Festivals |
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Swami Vivekananda Jayanti, National Youth Day |
Sunday | 12th January 2020 |
Swami Vivekananda was a Hindu monk and a patriotic saint of India. His religious and monk life started when he met to the Shri Ramakrishna and made him Guru. Later he led the Vedanta movement and introduced the Indian philosophy of Hinduism in western countries. Indian government has decided to observe Swami Vivekananda's Gregorian date of birth as 'National Youth Day'. Hence National Youth Day of India is celebrated each year on 12th January since 1985. At various places mangal arti, homa, meditation, devotional songs, religious discourses and sandhya arti are held on this day.
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