In today’s world, there are a plethora of days to commemorate and behold, as today’s generation is advancing in the modes of celebration. One may enquire regarding the essence of this very day dedicated to the youths.
Any great leader’s birth anniversary is often marked by their well-wishers and followers with their very deeds and achievements such that their memory is cherished forever. In other words, their very contribution to the society is highlighted through it. Gandhiji’s birthday is recognised by Peace Day, while Kalam’s is marked by National Student Day. Whatever was their domain, it became associated as a never-ending memory.
Similarly, on the account of National Youth Day, a person that may have truly cared about the country’s youth – its economical, spiritual, physical, and mental well-being. The “well-being” in the truest sense. In a blanket of colonial rule’s stormy reign, the Indian youth’s mind was corrupted and westernised. Macaulay’s dream, that of Indians in skin and tone but English in mind, was slowly, though not rapidly, spreading to the masses. In a scenario wherein a part of the country’s youth was engaged in occult practices to their fate, a revolutionary saint, Swami Vivekanand, rose up to declare the real power lies in one’s hands, not in the palm lines. A great leader who was first to proclaim the importance of a fit mind and body, ensuring compatibility in it.
In a realm where Indians were not considered fit for an international stature, the World Religion Conference experienced his proclamation of “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” in a society rotten with self-centredness. His commentaries on domains like Vedanta, yoga, Vedic philosophy and designing the Indian future were like masterpieces each. He was a sculptor of the modern Indian youth, who were to craft the destiny of Bharat.
His writings and other stuff truly point towards redefining youth’s lives – making the fruit of youth a divine one!
