Overview
- January 12 was observed nationwide as National Youth Day honoring Swami Vivekananda, with schools, universities and cultural bodies hosting programs and discussions.
- Thousands of devotees and schoolchildren gathered at Belur Math as Ramakrishna Mission branches led processions and prayers across West Bengal.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Droupadi Murmu posted tributes, opposition leaders including Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Rahul Gandhi shared messages, and a Modi Archive post highlighted a diary image linking his credo to Vivekananda.
- In Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath presented Swami Vivekananda Youth Awards and cited nine lakh government jobs under Mission Rozgar while urging an anti-drug campaign and expanded sports infrastructure.
- Odisha reported a coordinated mass singing of Vande Mataram across more than 16,000 institutions with over 21 lakh students participating.