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Remembering Swami Vivekananda, on his 156th birth-anniversary. • Swami Vivekananda, one of India's most revered spiritual leaders, was born in Kolkata on January 12, 1863, as Narendra Nath Datta. • He was an Indian Hindu monk and a chief disciple of the 19th-century Indian mystic Ramakrishna. • He renounced the worldly pleasures in 1887 along with other disciples of Ramakrishna Paramhansa and took formal vows of sannyasa. • The spiritual leader's iconic speech at the World's Parliament of Religions in Chicago in 1893, is still remembered today. • He had a special interest in Western philosophy and history and was often assailed by doubts about the existence of God. • Through his speeches and lectures, he tried to awaken the religious consciousness among people and also tried to uplift the downtrodden using the principles of practical Vedanta. • At the World's Parliament of Religions, he took forward his message and touched upon topics like universal acceptance, tolerance and religion, which won his accolades at the international forum. • To honor his work towards youths, the Indian Government in 1984, declared January 12 as the National Youth Day and since 1985 the event is celebrated in India every year. #swamivivekanand #ramkrishnamission (at Delhi) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bsh6XSqjGa4/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1xs7rskqlid10