National Student’s Day is celebrated on 9th July every year in India.
After Independence, the entire country dreamt of making a modern nation, keeping in mind the pride and glory of the traditions being followed since eons.
To realize this dream, youths, imbued with a zeal and commitment, commenced on a movement, centered around the college and university campuses across the country. A national forum of these activities was formalised and registered on the July 9, 1949 in the form of a student organisation – The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP).
National Student’s Day in India: History
The student organisation Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad was founded on July 9, 1949 on the ideals of luminary Swami Vivekanand as a platform to promote constructive student activism. National Students Day is celebrated each year to mark the foundation day of the organization.
The ABVP has been active in Indian student politics for more than seven decades and has significant influence across the country.
RSS-affiliated ABVP has around 30 lakh students as its members.
Its official website ABVP “aims to achieve its objective by bringing about positive and meaningful changes in education and in the mind and thoughts of educational fraternity like students, teacher and society.” ABVP is said be the largest student body in the world.