The birth anniversary of youth icon Swami Vivekananda was celebrated as National Youth Day in the State Capital on Sunday. Many dignitaries remembered Vivekananda on the occasion and paid tribute to him.
On this occasion, State Minister Rameshwar Oraon remembered Swamiji and paid tribute to him in a programme organized at Ranchi Lake. Oraon said, “Swami Vivekananda is an inspiration for youth. He was the one who ended the gap of high, low, untouchability and discrimination in the society,” he added.
Oraon said that Swami Vivekananda had given a message to the youth, ‘Get up, wake up and do not stop till the goal is achieved’.
Former Chief Minister Raghubar Das also paid tribute to Vivekananda on the occasion and said that he was a noble man of saintly persona. “Swami ji was a great man, so the youths should follow his message which will be beneficial for them,” he added
Union Minister for Tribal Affairs, Arjun Munda while paying tribute to Swami Vivekanada said that he gave a message to make strong India. Munda was participating in a programme organized by Ekal Abhiyan, an organization founded by Shyamjee Gupt. A video message of Prime Minister, Narendra Modi was also displayed on the occasion.
The birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda was celebrated at Sarla Birla University (SBU) on the occasion of National Youth Day on Sunday.
On this occasion Registrar of SBU, Vijay Kumar Singh, National Service Scheme (NSS) Coordinator, Sanjeev Kumar Sinha, Associate Dean, Radha Madhav Jha and Coordinator of Clinical Technology at Mahadevi Birla Nursing Institute, Ashutosh Dwivedi jointly lit the lamp and garlanded the statue of Swami Vivekanand.
Addressing the students on the occasion, Singh advised the students to follow the ideals and footprints of Swami ji and move forward in future life with the spirit of nation building.
Speaking on the occasion, Sinha said in his address that Swami Vivekananda established Indian culture, spirituality as the ideal on the psyche of the world. “He was a great monk, great philosopher and thinker and karma yogi. By following his path we can present the ideal of world brotherhood and humanity to the world,” he added.
Coordinator of Mahadevi Birla Nursing, Ashutosh Dwivedi, while elaborating on Swami Vivekananda’ s entire personality and lifestyle, advised the students to embrace his qualities like loyalty, pride and dedication in their life.