Essay on National Youth Day

Important Points : Introduction - National Youth Day 2022 - History of National Youth Day - Activities on National Youth Day - Why National Youth Day is celebrated - National Youth Day 2022 theme - Conclusion.

Every year on January 12, National Youth Day (Youth Day or Swami Vivekananda Birthday) is celebrated with great enthusiasm and joy all over India. It is celebrated to remember the birthday of Swami Vivekananda, the creator of modern India. It was first declared by the Indian government in the year 1984 to celebrate the birthday of Swami Vivekananda as the National Youth Day. Since then it started celebrating as National Youth Day all over the country.

Like every year, this year also National Youth Day (or Birthday of Swami Vivekananda) is celebrated on 12 January 2022, Wednesday. The theme for National Youth Day 2022 in India is "It’s All in the Mind."

It is well known that on the auspicious occasion of birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda on 12th January, the Indian government had declared to celebrate National Youth Day every year. This decision was taken by the Indian government to inspire all the youth of the country towards the philosophy and ideals of Swami Vivekananda. It was decided to celebrate the birthday of Swami Vivekananda as National Youth Day to fulfill the goal of improving the future of the country by encouraging the youth through the thoughts and lifestyle of Swami Vivekananda. The main goal of celebrating it is to spread the importance of ideals and thoughts of Swami Vivekananda among the youth of India. This day is celebrated to awaken the energy of the youth along with their big efforts to make India a developed country.

Many activities on National Youth Day like sports, seminar, essay-writing, competition for, presentation, yogasana, conference, singing, music, lecture, speech on Swami Vivekananda, etc. Activities by youth in all schools, colleges National Youth Day (Youth Day or Swami Vivekananda Birthday) is celebrated. Lectures and writings related to the thoughts of Swami Vivekananda are also done by the students to inspire the Indian youth. Various other programs are also presented by people participating in programs across India to encourage their inner soul, to promote trust among youth, lifestyle, art, education. In Uttar Pradesh, a two-day program is organized by Mission Bhartiyam for all age groups. The program comprises dozens of activities and is known as Basti Yuva Mahotsav. Government, non-profit organizations as well as corporate groups celebrate this day in their own way. The program begins at dawn with the worship of the holy mother Sri Sharada Devi, Sri Ramakrishna, Swami Vivekananda and Swami Ramakrishnananda. Worshiped by devotees and worshipers. After that the devotees offer flowers and perform the aarti of Swami Vivekananda.

The thoughts, philosophy and teachings of Swami Vivekananda are great cultural and traditional assets of India. Youth is an important part of the country which takes the country forward, that is why the youth are first chosen by the ideals and ideas of Swami Vivekananda. That is why the celebration of National Youth Day was started every year to inspire and promote the respected youth of India. To celebrate the event enthusiastically, the school and college are furnished in an interesting manner. Swami Vivekananda was a great man who always believed in youth power to build and lead the historical tradition of the country.

The theme of National Youth Day from 2011 to 2022 was -

• The theme for National Youth Day in the year 2011 was "India First".
• The theme for the National Youth Day in the year 2012 was "Celebrating Unity in Diversity".
• The theme for the National Youth Day in the year 2013 was "Awareness of Youth Power".
• The theme for the National Youth Day in the year 2014 was "Youth for a Drugs Free World".
• The theme for National Youth Day in the year 2015 was "Young Manch and Youth for Clean, Green and Progressive India".
• The theme for the National Youth Day in the year 2016 was "Indian Youth for Development, Skills and Harmony".
• The theme for National Youth Day in the year 2017 was "Youth for Digital India".
• The theme for National Youth Day in the year 2018 was "Sankalp Se Siddha".
• The theme for National Youth Day in the year 2019 was "Transforming Education".
• The theme for National Youth Day in the year 2020 was "Fit Youth Fit India".
• The theme for the National Youth Day for the year 2021 was "YUVAAH – Enthusiasm of New India".
• The theme for National Youth Day in the year 2022 is " It’s All in the Mind.".

On the occasion of National Youth Day, various programs are organized by Nehru Yuva Kendra on January 12 in Government Tulsi Mahavidyalaya Anuppur. During this, many colorful programs including speech competition, essay writing are organized. On National Youth Day in the year 2019, 33 feet high statue of Swami Vivekananda was unveiled in the big pond on the occasion of Youth Day program in Ranchi, Jharkhand. Its main purpose was to spread the ideas of Swami Vivekananda to the people. On the occasion of Swami Vivekananda Jayanti in the year 2020 on National Youth Day, the program of National Youth Week was celebrated in various districts from January 12 to January 19. During this, various types of programs were organized throughout the week, under which programs like Shramdan Program, Sports Competition, Professional Skill Program, Chetna Diwas etc. were organized.