The transition of the Sun into the constellation of Capricorn, or Makar Sankranti, signals a profound shift from inertia toward vitality and the arrival of India's harvest festivals. This celestial movement, known as Uttarayan, mirrors the internal quest of the seeker to move from the darkness of ignorance toward the light of self-realisation. Around the same time, we observe National Youth Day, marking the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. The juxtaposition of this transit with Swami Vivekananda’s birthday offers a meditative lens through which to view the "harvesting" of a nation’s........

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