--- title: "155th birth anniversary of which spiritual leader was celebrated in India on 12th January?" description: "155th birth anniversary of which spiritual leader was celebrated in India on 12th January?" author: "Ranbir Sharma" published: 2018-03-11 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39641/155th-birth-anniversary-of-which-spiritual-leader-was-celebrated-in-india-on-12th-january category: "general knowledge" tags: ["general knowledge"] reading_time: 3 minutes --- # 155th birth anniversary of which spiritual leader was celebrated in India on 12th January? 155th [birth anniversary](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/49608/techer-s-day-is-organised-on-the-birth-anniversary-of-which-leader-of-india) of which [spiritual leader](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/85166/swami-vivekananda-the-life-and-legacy-of-an-indian-spiritual-leader) was celebrated in [India](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34637/who-is-the-ceo-of-forbes-india) on 12th January? \ \ \ ## Answers ### Answer by Biswajeet Bhattacharya ![155th birth anniversary of which spiritual leader was celebrated in India on 12th January?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/a0603759-7a2a-4f12-a0ac-500e71e3a409/images/977db2b9-3a22-4ed4-8120-61d68d347709.jpg)\ The **155th** birth anniversary of spiritual leader **Swami Vivekananda** was celebrated on **12th January 2018**. The day is celebrated as **National Youth Day** in **India**. ![155th birth anniversary of which spiritual leader was celebrated in India on 12th January?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/a0603759-7a2a-4f12-a0ac-500e71e3a409/images/321850eb-f0fb-409a-b325-657ff0076b0c.jpg) Swami Vivekananda was an **Indian Hindu monk** who was born on 12th January 1863 in **Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India (present-day Kolkata, West Bengal, India)**. Born as **Narendranath Dutta (shortened to Narendra or Naren)**, Swami Vivekananda was the chief disciple of the **19th-century** Indian mystic **Ramakrishna Paramhansa**. Swami Vivekananda was influenced by his guru Ramakrishna Paramhansa from whom he received the teachings of service to mankind. ![155th birth anniversary of which spiritual leader was celebrated in India on 12th January?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/a0603759-7a2a-4f12-a0ac-500e71e3a409/images/d55bea78-c5a9-479d-9564-0375e2662134.jpg) Born in a **Bengali Kayastha** family, Swami Vivekananda is considered as a key figure in introducing Indian philosophies of **Vedanta** and **Yoga** to the western world. He played a major role in the revival of **Hinduism** in India. Swami Vivekananda founded the **Ramakrishna Math** and the **Ramakrishna Mission** in **1897**. His historic speech at the **Parliament of the World’s Religions** in **Chicago** in **1893** which began as “Sisters and brothers of America….” is considered as one of the best speeches overseas by an Indian spiritual leader. He introduced Hinduism in his speech at the Parliament of the World’s Religions and is credited with raising interfaith awareness and establishing Hinduism as a major world religion in the late 19th century. Representing **India** at the Parliament of the World’s Religions in Chicago Swami Vivekananda conducted several lectures spreading principles of Hindu philosophy across the **United States**. He also spread the principles of Hindu philosophy to the **United Kingdom** and **Europe**. ![155th birth anniversary of which spiritual leader was celebrated in India on 12th January?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/a0603759-7a2a-4f12-a0ac-500e71e3a409/images/46cd0015-edc0-4e5f-aa93-56d8bbe80c67.jpg) Regarded as a **patriotic** saint Swami Vivekananda’s birth anniversary is celebrated as National Youth Day in India. Swami Vivekananda passed away on **4th July 1902** at the age of **39**. It is said that Swami Vivekananda passed away due to rupture of a blood vessel in his brain. He passed away at **Belur Math, Bengal Presidency, British India (present-day West Bengal, India)**. ![155th birth anniversary of which spiritual leader was celebrated in India on 12th January?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/a0603759-7a2a-4f12-a0ac-500e71e3a409/images/bf6fd2e9-2223-44a3-8c65-1956fe93cf66.jpg)\ --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39641/155th-birth-anniversary-of-which-spiritual-leader-was-celebrated-in-india-on-12th-january Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.