I need a essay on swamy vivekanadan
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Swami Vivekananda was born on 12th of January in 1863 in Calcutta as Narendra Nath Datta. The name of his parents was Vishwanath Datta (an attorney at Calcutta High Court) and Bhuvaneshwari Devi (a religious housewife). He was a most popular Hindu monk and patriotic saint of India. His teachings and valuable thoughts are the biggest philosophical asset of India. He had founded Belur Math, Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission. His birth anniversary is celebrated every year at Saptami in Paush Krishna Paksha after the full moon day.
It is declared by the Indian government to celebrate the birth date of Swami Vivekananda every year as National Youth Day on 12th of January since 1985. The aim of celebrating this day is to motivate young generations as well as inculcate these pious ideals into the coming generations. At this day people remember Swami Vivekananda and his contributions to the country. It is celebrated with great devotion at headquarters of Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission including their branch centers. Various activities like homa, meditation, mangal arti, devotional songs, religious discourses, sandhya arti, etc are performed on this day.