National Youth Day - Yuva Diwas 2016

National Youth Day (Yuva Diwas or Swami Vivekananda Birthday) is celebrated with the great joy and enthusiasm in India every year on 12th of January. It is celebrated to commemorate the birthday of Swami Vivekananda, maker of the modern India. 

It is well known that the Government of India had declared to observe the National Youth Day every year on the birthday of Swami Vivekananda on 12th of January. It was decided by the Government of India in order to inspire all the youths of country towards the philosophy of Swami Vivekananda and his ideals. 

The birthday of the Swami Vivekananda was decided to be celebrated as the National Youth Day to complete the aim of making better future of the country by motivating the youths through the way of life and ideas of the Swami Vivekananda.

It is the aim of great importance of distributing the ideas and ideals of the Swami Vivekananda among the youths of India. It is the great way to wake up the eternal energy of the youths as well as their big efforts to make the country developed.

Why National Youth Day is Celebrated

Philosophies, teachings and ideas of the Swami Vivekananda are the great cultural and traditional assets of India. Youths are the most important part of the country who leads the country ahead, that’s why youths are selected to be inspired first by the ideas and ideals of the Swami Vivekananda. So, the National Youth Day is started celebrating every year to encourage and inspire the honorable youths of the India. Schools and colleges are delightfully adorned to enthusiastically celebrate the event.

Swami Vivekananda was a great person who always believed in the youth power to lead and nourish the historical culture of the country and carry some advancement required by the country to be developed.

Following are some famous quotes said by the Swami Vivekananda:

“Choose the highest ideal and live your life upto that. Look at the “ocean” and not at the wave”. 

“Struggle hard to get money, but don’t get attached to it”. 

“Talk to yourself once in a day…Otherwise you may miss meeting an EXCELLENT person in this World”. 

“The earth is enjoyed by heroes—this is the unfailing truth. Be a hero. Always say, “I have no fear””.

“Feel that you are great and you become great”. 

“Arise! Awake! and stop not until the goal is reached”. 

                                                 

                                                                – Swami Vivekananda