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| Swami Vivekananda – A saint, Monk, Philosopher & Youth Icon | | Birth Anniversary Special | | Omkar Dattatray
The Hindus in particular and Indians in general have observed the birth anniversary of a great monk, saint, philosopher, youth icon and great patriot of India with great devotion. Every, year 12 January is observed & commemorated as the birth anniversary of saint cum philosopher of India. This great Hindu seer, saint and philosopher was born on 12TH January 1863 and passed away on July 4,1902 at a very young age of 39 years. On 12 January 2026 nation is celebrated 163th birth anniversary of the great saint and philosopher Swami Vivekananda, born Narendranath Datta who was an Indian Hindu monk, philosopher, author, religious teacher, and chief disciple of Indian mystic Ramakrishna Paramahansa. His birth anniversary is celebrated as youth day in India and on this auspicious occasion we resolve to build disciplined, characterd, selfless, healthy and patriotic youth power who will become the engine of the development of India .On this occasion many events and programs were organised emphasizing the importance of building healthy, disciplined ,and selfless youth power in the country so that strong and powerful India as envisaged by Swami Vivekananda can be built It was Swami ji who has spread the knowledge of Hinduism, Sanatan Dharma and Vedas in the western world, his Chicago America address has been very extra -ordinary and a turning point in the spread of Indian dharmic knowledge in the world. It is said of Swami Vivekananda that the Chicago address saw the rapt attention and he was embraced in America and there was some magnetic attraction and impression of his personality and address which to a vast extent removed the ignorance of the western world about Sanatan Dharma and because of his personality many American’s embraced Hinduism. Swami Vivekananda is a great Indian saint and Yogi in the holy place of Calcutta. He was known as Narendra Dutta when he was born on 12th January 1863. Swami Vivekananda has a peculiar personality with great principles. He, is renowned, for his philosophy and his valuable teachings about life. Vivekananda was the direct disciple of Shri Ramakrishna Paramhans. He established The Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission all over the world to frontier spirituality. Modern, Vedanta and Raj Yoga are two of his prominent literary works Swami Vivekananda is popular not only in India but all over the world. He spent his whole life embedding the values of our great Indian culture. Swami Vivekananda was known as Narendra Dutta during his childhood. Narendra was an enthusiastic and hyper kid. His intelligence and wit were evident at his childhood phase itself. He had a good grasp of scholastics skills and other extracurricular activities like swimming and wrestling. As a child Narendra was influenced by Ramayana, and Mahabharata which evoked his interest in spirituality. He fascinated heroism and mystical elements by nature. Whatsoever, his deep interest in spirituality also made him an argumentative personality. He used to question everything that he found to have no clear explanation. Spirituality and Godly elements were always a controversy for him. Swamiji wanted to know the truth behind the existence of God. No saint or monk could answer his question until he met his Guru, Ramakrishna Paramahansa. The first meeting with his Guru changed the course of the young intrusive Narendra. Young Narendra went to Ramakrishna Paramahansa in much of an intruding way. His, intention was to examine the truth of Gods existence in a real way. Shri, Ramakrishna saw the young boy with burning eyes to seek the ultimate truth. That, moment the great saint got to know that this young boy has something phenomenal to contribute to mankind. Vivekananda was enlightened by Ramakrishna Paramahansa and acknowledged him as his Guru. Swami Vivekananda became a master in spirituality over the years and uplifted the Indian culture and Hinduism. At the world Religion Conference held in Chicago, Swami Vivekananda went to speak about the divinity of Hinduism. He began his remarkable speech by the word’s sisters and brothers of America. After the words the audience applauded for more than a minute. His speech mesmerised everyone there, and hence Swami Vivekananda became world popular. His words won the hearts of all spiritual people from diverse religions and promoted Hinduism. Indian religions exhibited the values of universal acceptance, oneness, and harmony, despite divergence in cultures. Moreover, Swami Vivekananda confessed the beauty of Indian religions by saying that we accept all religions as true. The credit goes to Swami Vivekananda for ending the cultural remoteness of India from the world. He is a man with highest ideals and great thoughts that inspired the youths in our country. His teachings taught the young brains with the powers of self-realisation and character formation. Humanity saw its new phase of development through his ideas. Youths were motivated to recognise inner strengths, serve others and to always have an optimistic outlook. Swamiji believed in working hard and tirelessly to reach our desires. His famous quote goes,’’ Arise, awake, and stop not till the goal is reached.’’ He was influenced by Ramakrishna, Rabendrnath Tagore, Arthur Schopenhauer etc. His father’s name is Vishwanath Datta and mothers name is Bhubaneshwari. A spiritual genius of commanding intellect and power, Swami Vivekananda crammed immense labour and achievement into his very short life. Vivekananda, in his youth was fascinated by the agnostic western schools of philosophy. At the same time, vehement in his desire to know the truth about God, he questioned people of holy reputation, asking them if they had seen God. He found such a person in Shri Ramakrishna Paramahansa. The philosophy of Swami Vivekananda is called Vedanta Philosophy, as it is generally called at present day, really comprises all the various sects that now exist in India. He urged the youth of the country to fight colonial oppression, do social service and work for the people and unity. His teachings opened up interfaith debates and interfaith awareness. He, also worked against superstitions and advocated the upliftment of women’s position in society. Swami Vivekananda was one of the greatest souls ever born in India. He was a saint, patriot and philosopher. His indomitable courage, broad vision, spiritual outlook, mature wisdom, and deep knowledge blended with an unending spirit of patriotism made him an outstanding personality of India as well as the world. India is justly proud of this great genius. The philosophy of oneness of religion is of his universal appeal and he also believed that whosoever has completely and unreservedly dedicated themselves to the worship of God through service of mankind is really a religious man. For this vision he started Ramakrishna Mission which stands as a shining example of his lofty ideas, such as humanity, caste free system, spirituality, and ardent nationalism. His teachings helped in revitalising the people of India from Himalayas to Cape of Comorin, by harmonising all differences and infusing enormous strength in their minds and helping to raise them from stupor, lethargy, and despair. His contribution to awaken the people of India especially youth to a realisation of their culture and spiritual heritage is immense. He is one of the immortals who have given a new direction to our thinking and action in the cultural and political field. Swami Vivekananda has given much emphasis on recognising youth power for nation building. He had great conviction that Indian education should be man making and character making. Swamiji gave importance to the service of mankind and he used to say often that service to man is service to God. He has asked the people to serve the poor and downtrodden sections of the society and he was opposed to untouchability and said all Indian castes are divine and exhorted people not to discriminate on the basis of caste. To sum up it is appropriate to opine that Swami Vivekananda was a saint, patriot, author, poet, thinker and above all a great human being which is difficult to find in the world. The best tribute to the great saint cum philosopher on his birth anniversary is to tread on the path shown by him and have intense love for the country and love and respect the Indian culture and philosophy. He was a patriot saint of India and was famous in India and abroad. In fact, he is known as the father of Indian nationalism and he is our national saint and hero who is remembered on his birth anniversary and on the routine days as well. He was a youth icon who gave emphasis on youth and said that India can go to heights only through its youth power and so we should have disciplined, hard- working, selfless youth who will in fact be assets of the country. Swamiji gave much importance to youth and exhorted youth to embrace the attributes of hard work, honesty, punctuality, character building and service to mankind, society and the country. His birth anniversary is rightly celebrated as the youth day in India. The befitting tribute to the saint-cum philosopher is to cultivate noble, healthy, charactered and brave youth who will serve the country with their service and dedication.
The author is a columnist, social, KP activist & Freelancer |
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