On the occasion of Nation Youth Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid tributes to Swami Vivekananda on his birth anniversary and asked people to spread his thoughts and ideals.
Taking the social media, PM Modi shared a link to his app which lets people share Vivekananda’s thoughts. “Tributes to Swami Vivekananda on his birth anniversary. This Vivekananda Jayanti, there’s a creative effort on the NaMo App that lets you share his thoughts and a personalised message. Let us spread Swami Vivekananda’s dynamic thoughts and ideals far and wide!” he said.
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A towering spiritual philosopher, Vivekananda was born in 1863 in Kolkata and is credited for popularising the Vedantic ideas. PM Modi has cited Vivekananda as a key influence on him. He had recently installed a statue of him in Jawaharlal Nehru University. January 12 is the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda and is also observed as National Youth Day.
स्वामी विवेकानंद को उनकी जयंती पर कोटि-कोटि नमन।
This Vivekananda Jayanti, there’s a creative effort on the NaMo App that lets you share his thoughts and a personalised message.
Let us spread Swami Vivekananda’s dynamic thoughts and ideals far and wide! https://t.co/lMjQwqH0M2 pic.twitter.com/Nh4ZVtn3k7— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 12, 2021
