National Youth Day [Vivekananda Jayanti] – Student Essay: Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda is celebrated as National Youth day [Vivekananda Jayanti]. In 1984 the Government of India declared 12 Jan as National Youth Day. Swami Vivekananda [Narendranath Datta] was a famous Indian monk, philosopher, author, religious teacher. Born into an aristocratic Bengali Kayastha family in