Awaken
जागो
तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय
From darkness, lead me to light.
Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad I.3.28
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Students in Classes 9–12 engage with Swami Vivekananda’s life and teachings through everyday creativity, and the best is celebrated all the way to a national finale.
It is a national youth initiative to strengthen the bond with the nation, rooted in India’s timeless culture and civilisation — not religious or political.
Jago Yuva, Jago Bharat (जागो युवा, जागो भारत) is a national youth initiative of Advaita Ashrama — a publication centre of Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math — in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, and the Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT), inspired by the life and teachings of Swami Vivekananda.
Whatever you think, that you will be. If you think yourselves weak, weak you will be; if you think yourselves strong, strong you will be.
Swami Vivekananda
What it stands on
Come up, O lions, and shake off the delusion that you are sheep; you are souls immortal, spirits free, blest and eternal.
Swami Vivekananda
Read. Reflect. Create. Express. Represent.
A single path for every student — from two books to a national stage.
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Every student receives two inspiring books on the life and call of Swami Vivekananda.
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Reflect on timeless ideas and their relevance to your life and today’s India.
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Express your ideas through creative activities in the form that speaks to you.
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Take part in school competitions and bring your best work forward.
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School → State → National platform. Make your voice heard on a bigger stage.
Are you a student? This journey starts with you.
See what students doTake up one idea. Make that one idea your life.
Swami Vivekananda
Advaita Ashrama Publications
Students begin with these foundational works — the fertile ground from which speeches, essays, art, and leadership grow.
स्वामी विवेकानन्द का संक्षिप्त जीवन
A concise biography of the monk who awakened a nation — a gentle place to begin.
राष्ट्र को आह्वान
Vivekananda’s stirring words to the youth of India — the heart of the programme’s theme.
“Arise! Awake! and stop not till the goal is reached.”
