<span style="color: #222222;">Swami Vivekananda's 160th birth anniversary is being celebrated today as National Youth Day across the country. Various public and private institutions, organizations, and voluntary organizations are paying tribute to the heroic monk. In Kolkata, Ramakrishna Math and Mission organized various programs throughout the day at Swamiji's birthplace and ancestral house in Shimla Street Kolkata. The program started in the morning with a colorful Procession by schoolchildren and NCC team. State Industries and Commerce Minister Shashi Panja inaugurated the rally.  <br />''<br />''The main function of the state government on the occasion of Swamiji Jayanti was held at Vivekananda Udyan in Kolkata. Shri Atup Roy, state Minister for Cooperation,  paid homage to Swamiji.<br />''<br />''In Meghalaya, Union Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Rajeev Chandrasekhar paid floral tribute to the statue of Swami Vivekananda at a function held at Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Cultural Centre, Shillong.</span><br />''<br />''<br />