Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement (SVYM) is a development organization founded by a group of medicos led by Dr R Balasubramaniam based in Saragur near Mysore in the Indian state of Karnataka.

The organization is engaged in building a new civil society in India through its grassroots to policy-level action in health, education and community development.

Vivekananda was a monk, philosopher, and a key proponent of Hinduism, but more importantly, he was a visionary who aimed at bringing together spirituality and modernity, advocating for a society where science and religion could coexist harmoniously.

This essay aims to explore the life, philosophy, and legacy of Swami Vivekananda, analyzing his contributions to spirituality, social reform, and national development.

They started by collecting (free) samples of medicines and distributing them to poor patients, organizing blood donation camps and weekly rural outreach clinics around Mysore.

Socioeconomic empowerment activities were added to health and education, and the rural poor were engaged as the organization moved from the role of a ‘provider’ to a ‘facilitator’.

They operate various institution- and community-based health and education projects and undertake Community Development Initiatives, catering to a populace of about 400,000 including both tribal groups and the rural poor.

SVYM has a training/resource center called Vivekananda Institute for Leadership Development at Mysore, which also serves as a base for urban-based interventions and also houses their registered office.

It is affiliated to the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS), Bangalore and offers India's first post-graduate fellowship course in HIV medicine for medical and dental professionals.