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[[Swami Vivekananda]] was an [[India]]n Hindu monk. He was a key figure in the introduction of the Indian philosophies of ''[[Vedanta]]'' and ''[[Yoga]]'' to the western world. The '''150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda''' (12 January 2013) was celebrated all over India and in different countries in the world. Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports of India decided to observe 2013 as the year of 150th Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.<ref name="PTI declaration">{{cite web|title=2013–14 Declared the Year for Skill Development of the Youth Parliamentary Consultative Committee Attached to Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports Meets|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=92824|publisher=Press Trust of India|access-date=3 March 2013}}</ref> Year-long events and programs were organised by different branches of [[Ramakrishna Math]], [[Ramakrishna Mission]], central government and different state governments of India, education institutions, youth groups etc. Bengali film director Tutu (Utpal) Sinha made a film ''[[The Light: Swami Vivekananda]]'' as a tribute to Swami Vivekananda on his 150th birth anniversary.<ref name="Year-long events to mark Vivekananda's 150th birthday">{{cite news|title=Year-long events to mark Vivekananda's 156th birthday|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-05/mumbai/36160847_1_ramakrishna-mission-sachin-pilot-tripura-governor|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130511020214/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-05/mumbai/36160847_1_ramakrishna-mission-sachin-pilot-tripura-governor|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 May 2013|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=3 March 2013}}</ref> The movie was released on 23 August 2013.

== Government initiatives ==
* In 2011 Malaysian government introduced a postal stamp to mark the occasion.<ref name="Desh Videsh">{{cite web|title=Celebrating Swami Vivekananda’s 150th Birth Anniversary|url=http://www.deshvidesh.com/Current_Issue/Desh-Videsh-January-2001/swami-vivekananda-birth-anniversary.html|access-date=3 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130202053911/http://www.deshvidesh.com/Current_Issue/Desh-Videsh-January-2001/swami-vivekananda-birth-anniversary.html|archive-date=2 February 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports of India decided to observe 2013 as the year of 150th Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.<ref name="PTI declaration" />
* The Union Human Resources and Development Ministry and the [[Central Board of Secondary Education]] (CBSE) of India asked all schools to celebrate the birth anniversary of Vivekananda in schools to renew the interests of school children in the works and ideals of Vivekananda. A senior CBSE educational official told in statement– "The NCERT officials said that the council is preparing a supplementary book containing the thoughts of 15 great thinkers of India. The expert committee for textbook development will endeavour to include names not included so far, subject to the load of syllabus and textbook material on children, remaining within acceptable limits".<ref name="CBSE schools prepare for national awakening">{{cite news|title=CBSE schools prepare for national awakening|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_cbse-schools-prepare-for-national-awakening_1786695|access-date=3 March 2013|newspaper=DNA}}</ref>
* On 12 January 2013, a postal stamp was issued by Indian government.<ref name="Mumbai philately website">{{cite web|title=Postal stamp issued in India|url=http://www.mumbaigpophilately.gov.in/commonpages/StampImage.asp?Sid=2623|access-date=3 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728234942/http://www.mumbaigpophilately.gov.in/commonpages/StampImage.asp?Sid=2623|archive-date=28 July 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*President of INDIA Shri [[Pranab Mukherjee]] released special commemorative coin set of Rs. 150 & Rs. 5 to commemorate the '150th Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda' on 12 January 2013<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.republiccoinsofindia.com/news/new-coin-released-150th-birth-anniversary-of-swami-vivekananda.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=24 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508092956/http://www.republiccoinsofindia.com/news/new-coin-released-150th-birth-anniversary-of-swami-vivekananda.html |archive-date=8 May 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Political parties ==
Political parties of [[Dakshina Kannada district]], Karnataka venerated Vivekananda at different functions and events across the city.<ref name="Political parties queue up for Swami Vivekananda">{{cite news|title=Political parties queue up for Swami Vivekananda|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-12/mangalore/36295373_1_swami-vivekananda-political-parties-party-office|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130203033729/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-12/mangalore/36295373_1_swami-vivekananda-political-parties-party-office|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 February 2013|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=3 March 2013}}</ref> [[Tamil Nadu]] Chief Minister [[Jayalalithaa]] told the life and teachings of Vivekananda has been a great inspiration to her, and she considers Vivekananda as her "political teacher". She sanctioned a fund of {{INRConvert|20|m|nolink=yes}} on behalf of the Tamil Nadu government for the welfare of Vivekananda Cultural Centre of the state.<ref name="Jayalalithaa considers Swami Vivekananda to be her political guru">{{cite news|title=Jayalalithaa considers Swami Vivekananda to be her political guru|url=http://truthdive.com/2013/02/28/jayalalithaa-considers-swami-vivekananda-to-be-her-political-guru.html|access-date=3 March 2013|newspaper=Truth Dive|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130303090752/http://truthdive.com/2013/02/28/jayalalithaa-considers-swami-vivekananda-to-be-her-political-guru.html|archive-date=3 March 2013|url-status=usurped}}</ref><ref name="Vivekananda big inspiration to me: Jaya">{{cite news|title=Vivekananda big inspiration to me: Jaya|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130228/news-current-affairs/article/vivekananda-big-inspiration-me-jaya|access-date=3 March 2013}}</ref>

== World Congress of Religions 2012 ==
In 2012, a 3-day [[Parliament of the World's Religions|World Congress of Religions]] conference was organised by the Institute of World Religions (of the Washington Kali Temple), Burtonsville, Maryland, in association with the Council for A Parliament of World Religions, Chicago, Illinois to commemorate the 150th birthday of Swami Vivekananda.<ref name="World Congress of Religions 2012">{{cite web|title=World Congress of Religions 2012|url=http://www.parliamentofreligions.org/news/index.php/2012/09/world-congress-of-religions-2012/|access-date=3 March 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130928190128/http://www.parliamentofreligions.org/news/index.php/2012/09/world-congress-of-religions-2012/|archive-date=28 September 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In the official website of the event it was stated–<ref name="World Congress of Religions 2012" />
<blockquote>The event commemorates the 150th birth anniversary of India’s visionary monk, Swami Vivekananda, who addressed the Parliament of World’s Religions in Chicago in September 1893, passionately calling for both tolerance and universal acceptance as a path to eliminate the evils of sectarianism, bigotry and fanaticism and engage all the world’s religious and spiritual community leaders in efforts to forge a new global civil society.</blockquote>

== In popular media ==
A bilingual film, [[The Light: Swami Vivekananda]] was made in India as tribute to Swami Vivekananda on his 150th birth anniversary. The director of the film Tutu Sinha told in an interview– "I have directed serials like Trishna and Rajmahal. I have also directed the serial Sadhok Bamakhyapa up to its 1000th episode. I always wanted to make a film on Swamiji."<ref name="Embrace a good way of living">{{cite news|title=Embrace a good way of living|url=http://portal.thebengalpost.com/index.php/index/newsdetails/Embrace-a-good-way-of-living-419310111357823535|access-date=3 March 2013|newspaper=Bengal Post|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180728035811/http://portal.thebengalpost.com/index.php/index/newsdetails/Embrace-a-good-way-of-living-419310111357823535|archive-date=28 July 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Bengali theatre group ''Lokkrishti'' staged a drama ''[[Biley]]'' to commemorate the birth anniversary. Bengali theatre actor [[Debshankar Haldar]] played the role of Swami Vivekananda in this drama.<ref name="THeatre review Biley">{{cite news|title=THeatre review Biley |url=http://my.anandabazar.com/content/%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE-38 |access-date=4 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121115194302/http://my.anandabazar.com/content/%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE-38 |archive-date=15 November 2012}}</ref>

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