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All you should know about Swami Vivekananda, the saint who introduced Hinduism to the world
January 12 marks the 158th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, the revolutionary who changed the way the world looks at India. File photo: Swami Vivekananda (Courtesy: Wikimedia commons)
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Updated: Jan 12, 2021, 12:52 PM IST
The entire nation is celebrating January 12 as the National Youth Day or Yuva Diwas. This day marks the 158th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, the revolutionary who changed the way the world looks at India.
Born in 1863 in a Bengali family as Narendra Natha Datta, Vivekananda was an intelligent child excelling in athletics, studies, and music. During his youth, he was an atheist. He met Swami Ramakrishna who lived in Dakineshwar near Kolkata and became his chief disciple where his spiritual journey began.