The National Youth Day 2022 is being observed on 12th January 2022. It is 159th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. The theme of National Youth Day 2022 is ‘It’s All In the Mind’
National Youth Day, which is also known as Swami Vivekananda Jayanti is celebrated on 12th January every year. The aim behind observing 12th January as National Youth Day is to educate people especially youth of the country, about Swami Vivekananda and his principles. National Youth Day is also known as Yuva Diwas. Swami Vivekananda was a youth icon and his teachings are still guiding youth to make a greater nation. Swami Vivekananda was born on 12th January 1863.
The Yuva Diwas is celebrated in the country with great enthusiasm. Various Schools perform different programmes including Parade, Essay Writing, Speech on Swami Vivekananda and other sports events. Here in this article, we have provided crucial information about National Youth Day 2022.
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National Youth Day: History
The Government of India in the year 1984, decided to celebrate the 12th January i.e. birthday of Swami Vivekananda as National Youth Day or Yuva Diwas every year. The Union Government observed that ‘the philosophy of Swamiji and the ideals for which he lived and worked could be a great source of inspiration for the Indian Youth’. He was a great nationalist who believes that the youth of the country is the real resources of the Nation and youth can play a significant role in nation-building.
National Youth Day 2022: Theme
The Government of India sets a different theme each year to celebrate Yuva Diwas to make it more meaningful and exciting so that a maximum number of people can join the spirit of this day. The theme for the year 2022 is yet to be finalized. Here are a few themes of previous years:
- National Youth Day 2022: ‘It’s All In the Mind’
- National Youth Day 2021:‘YUVAAH- Utsah Naye Bharat Ka’
- Yuva Diwas 2020 theme: ‘Channelizing Youth Power for Nation Building’
- Yuva Diwas 2019
- National Youth Day 2018: ‘Sankalp Se Siddhi’
- Youth Day 2017: ‘Youth for Digital India’
- The theme for 2016: “Indian Youth for Development, Skill, and Harmony”
Activities on National Youth Day 2022
National Youth Day or Yuva Diwas is celebrated throughout the country with great passion. On this day, schools organize various activities including essay writing, debate, group discussion on issues of national importance, sports tournaments to prepare students for future India. Blood donation camps are also organized where people take part voluntarily. These competitions encourage students to do something for the country and increase their knowledge about National heroes like Swami Vivekanand Ji. On this day, the institutions such as Ramkrishan Math and other missions celebrate this day by promoting the thoughts of great saint Swami Vivekananda.
The one who loves the country must agree with the principles and teachings of the Swami Vivekananda Ji. Swami Ji was a great philosopher and a man of wisdom who strongly believe in Hinduism and he spread the pure message of ‘Vasudhaiv Kutumbakam’ to the rest of the world. The term Vasudhaiv Kutumbakam means the world is one family.
About Swami Vivekananda
Swami Vivekananda’s earlier name was Narendra Nath Dutta. Vivekananda ji was born in a very simple Bengali family. He was born on 12th January 1863 in Kolkata and died on 4th July 1902. Vishwanath Dutta and Bhuvaneshwari Devi were his father and mother. The untimely death of his father pushed the family into a big financial crunch. Despite being good in education, Swami Vivekanand failed to get work for meeting the family need. There are two famous saying of this great leader are as under:
“The greatest religion is to be true to your own nature. Have faith in yourselves.” ― Swami Vivekananda
Arise! Awake! and stop not until the goal is reached.” – Swami Vivekananda
As he did not get a proper job then he became an atheist. Later, one of his teachers introduced him to Shri Ramkrishna Paramhamsa’. In the year 1881, he met Shri Ramkrishana Paramhamsa at Dakshineshwar’s kali temple and became his disciple. Swami Vivekanand was a great patriotic and his all actions were towards the national interest. In 1893, his famous speech in the Parliament of World’s Religions in Chicago was widely recognized by the world. He spoke about Hinduism, Indian Culture and the importance of Indian culture. The teaching and philosophy of Swami Ji are globally recognized and people are motivated to do something for the country. The moto of celebrating 12th January as National Youth Day is to keep people motivated so that youth can contribute to nation-building.
Famous Quotes of Swami Vivekananda
On the occasion of National Youth Day, some of the important quotes or sayings of Swami Vivekananda are often referred to as under:
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- Arise, awake, and stop not until the goal is achieved.
- Take risks in your life, If you win, you can lead! If you lose, you can guide!
- Believe in yourself and the world will be at your feet.
- Talk to yourself once in a day, otherwise, you may miss meeting an excellent person in this world.
- If the world were guided by youth, it would be a better place. They are the ones who are most alive, idealistic, and energetic.
The Philosophy and Teachings of Swami Vivekananda
Swami Vivekananda was a wise man who understands human behaviour, responsibility and duties. He has given various opinions to educate people about self-assessing and to make them better citizens of the world. Here are the famous sayings from his teaching and philosophy as below:
- He was a proud Hindu who believes that Hinduism is the mother of all religions but at the same time we must respect other religions too.
- He strongly believed that the education is only medium through which we can change society and make an individual character.
- Swami Vivekananda once told that there are three things to make a man great thus making any Nation great. These three things are- Absence of jealousy and suspicion, Conviction of the powers of goodness & Helping all who are trying to be and do good.
- He believed that every man is divine and if anyone wants to serve God, he/she can do it by serving society/mankind.
- As per the Swami Vivekananda, Men and Women are equal and there should not be any discrimination on the basis of sex. Without the welfare of women, no society can grow.
- Yoga and meditation can play a huge role in the overall development of people.
- He was against all kinds of discrimination whether it is sex, caste, rich or poor. He stated that God never made any discrimination on the basis of caste, sex then no one should exercise it. Every human being is equal.
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