National Youth Day India, our prominent celebrations, culture, todays young India Leaders

1. NATIONAL YOUTH DAY
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 Today’s Distinguished Youths
 Kids Of Wonder
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2. National Youth Day
• National Youth Day is celebrated in
India every 12th January on the
occasion of Swami Vivekananda’s
Birthday.
• In 1984 the Government of India
declared the day as the National
Youth Day
• It was felt that the philosophy of
Swamiji and the ideals for which he
lived and worked could be a great
source of inspiration for the Indian
Youth

3. Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902)
Poems By Swami Vivekananda
• A Benediction
• A Blessing
• ANGELS UNAWARES
• Hold Yet A While (To My Own Soul)
• Kali The Mother
• Light
• My Play Is Done
• On The Sea's Bosom
• Peace Quest For God
• REQUIESCAT IN PACE
• Song Of The Sanyasin
• The Living God The Song Of The Free
Books By Swami Vivekananda

4. Todays Distinguished Youths
• Narain Karthikeyan: 30 years old, this young
man is on the fast track to success. After
graduating from the Elf Winfield Racing School
in France, Narain is now racing for GP and
represents India.
• Sania Mirza: This young tennis star needs no
introduction. The first Indian woman to play in a
Grand Slam Tennis Open, she is strong-willed
and has an undeterred passion for tennis.
• Mahindra Singh Dhoni: Captain of the Indian
ODI team at only 27, Dhoni led the T20 squad to
win the World Cup and restore India’s cricketing
pride.

5. Todays Distinguished Youths
• Rahul Gandhi :Rahul Gandhi is the Vice
President of the Indian National Congress and
the Chairperson of the Indian Youth Congress
plus National Students Union of India
• Abhinav Singh Bindra : An Indian Shooter who
won the Gold Medal in 10 m Air Rifle event at
the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, became the
first Indian to win an individual gold medal at the
Olympic Games
• Chetan Bhagat: is an Indian author, columnist,
and speaker. Bhagat is the author of bestselling
novels, Five Point Someone, One Night @ the
Call Center, The 3 Mistakes of My Life, 2 States,
Revolution 2020, and What Young India Wants

6. Kids of wonder
S Sanjay and Shravan Kumaran: Sanjay Kumaran
(11) and Sanjay Kumaran (13), two brothers from Chennai
build a mobile phone applications firm that have
witnessed over 10,000 downloads across the world
already. Sanjay is probably the youngest CEO in the
world. Shravan is in the eighth grade and Sanjay in the
sixth at Vael’s Billabong International School, Chennai
Akrit Jaswal: He is a 15year old child prodigy who
conducted a successful surgery on a girl whose
fingers were fused together after serious burns
Keshav: He is a 10 year old tabla player and has
performed at Delhi Commonwealth Games
already. He started when he was 2 years old.