13 January 2013 Kanpur - Nearly 1,000 students, representatives of
social and voluntary organizations and members of Swami Vivekanand
Samiti took out a shobha yatra on the occasion of 150th birth
anniversary of Swami Vivekananda on Saturday. This day is observed as
'National Youth Day'.The shobha yatra, having 60 tableaux, was flagged
off by representatives of Vivekananda Society. Over 500 big and small
vehicles were part of the yatra. It started from Phoolbagh ground and
crossed areas like Birhana Road, Nayaganj, Ghantaghar and Moolganj.
Another yatra was taken out from Bajariya and Ashoknagar which came to
an end at Mootijheel, where it was converted into a meeting. Members of
Gayatri Parivar and ISCON temple also took part in the yatra.
Tableaux of Bharat Mata, Kali Mata and Swami Ram Krishna Param Hans were also included in the yatra.
A number of programs were organized by different sociocultural organizations.
Symposiums and lectures were held in schools and colleges on the occasion.
Kayasthas commemorated the day by honoring the youth of the community for their achievements.
Swami Vivekananda, born as Narendra Nath Datta, was a key figure in
the introduction of Indian philosophies of Vedanta and Yoga to the
western world.
He was also credited with raising inter-faith awareness and bringing
Hinduism to the status of a major world religion in the late 19th
century.
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