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Tuesday, January 12, 2010

National Youth Day of India - 12 January - Swami Vivekananda's Birth Day

About the Day


In 1984, the Government of India declared and decided to observe the Birthday of Swami Vivekananda (12 January, according to English calendar) as National Youth Day every year from 1985 onwards. To quote from the Government of India’s Communication,


‘it was felt 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.’

More about it in the knol

http://knol.google.com/k/narayana-rao-k-v-s-s/national-youth-day-of-india-12-january/2utb2lsm2k7a/2139#

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