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12 January Swami Vivekananda's Birthday

To commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, 12
January declared as
the 'Yuba Diwas' or
Youth Day. On this day, at 6:31am, with the call of siren, the
auspicious moment of Swamiji's birth will be marked. Later, at 8am,
two rallies will start, one from Goal Park, and another rally from
College Square. And overall programmes of various youth activities,
public services, cultural functions will be organised across Bengal.
--
A. B.
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Anand Kumar G said…
Let them do surya namaskar or drink holy cow's urine, who cares. I dont know what is the big issue here. Those who wished did surya namaskar. I dont think anyone was forced to do it.
12 January, 2012 20:50
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