National Youth Day is also called as Rashtriya Yuva Diwas or Vivekananda Jayanti, which is celebrated annually on January 12 in our country to celebrate or commemorate the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. The main aim of this national day is to spread awareness about the rights of youngsters in our country. National Youth Day is known as Yuva Divas whose main goal is to motivate and inspire youngsters disseminating the ideals spread by Swami Vivekananda to contribute or help by making a more promising future for the country.

In the year 1984, the Indian government declared that the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda is celebrated annually as National Youth Day on January 12. This national day has been commemorated or honored with the main goal of encouraging and inspiring youngsters across the country and spreading ideas of Swami Vivekananda for contributing to a brighter future for the nation Most educational institutions including schools and colleges arranges several competitions, speeches, discussions in many topics, writing essays, seminars, presentations, and many more  in educational institutions such as schools, colleges, and many more to celebrate National Youth Day all over the country.

National Youth Day is also called as Yuva Diwas or Vivekananda Jayanti to honor or celebrate the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda and is observed every year on January 12 across the country. On this day, many educational institutions join the celebration of National Youth Day by debating honoring Swami Vivekananda and organizing parades, arranging essay writing competitions, musical performances, seminars, and many more. Children may also actively participate the writing competitions and lectures at schools inspired by Swami Vivekananda to encourage youngsters of our country.