PINAKI MAJUMDAR
Jamshedpur, June 21: “Yoga for Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam”, the theme for this year’s International Yoga Day is dedicated to bringing the essence of yoga into every life and creating a healthy world.
At NIT Jamshedpur students and faculty members took part in the 9th International Day of Yoga.
The event kicked off with the recitation of Sanskrit verses. The participants performed a series of yoga poses to mark the day.
The yoga session which continued for about an hour was organized under the guidance of Nandkishore Jha, a trained yoga teacher from Patanjali Yoga Peeth, Haridwar.
For the past nine years, International Yoga Day is being organized collectively with full gaiety and enthusiasm in the institute campus.
Addressing the program after lighting the lamp, the director-in-charge of the institute Ram Vinay Sharma, highlighted the importance of Yoga and said that respected Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given international fame to Yoga through the United Nations.
“This is an auspicious occasion to imbibe our cultural heritage. With yoga, you can feel healthy not only physically but also on a spiritual level, ” he said.
Underlining the need for regular yoga, he said that if one does yoga regularly for one hour every day, then one can avoid going to the doctor.
He appealed everyone to continue doing yoga daily with the whole family.
This, he said, will improve the family environment and everyone’s health.
He went on to say that yoga is the basis of a healthy life, which is essential for physical health, mental happiness and spiritual progress.
The Yoga instructor called upon everyone to implement the slogan “Kare Yoga Rahe Nirog”.
Participating in the program, Professor Shailendra Kumar of NIT said that yoga is a valuable gift of the ancient Indian tradition, Yoga has emerged as one of the most reliable means of promoting physical and mental well-being.
The word “yoga” is derived from the Sanskrit root yuj which means “to join”, “to connect” or “to unite”, symbolizing the unity of mind and body; thought and action; abstinence and fulfilment; harmony between humans and nature, and a holistic approach to health and wellness, he explained.
He said that the wide dissemination of information about the benefits of practising yoga would be beneficial for the health of the people. Yoga ushered in an era of a holistic health revolution that focused more on prevention than cure.
Dean Student’s Welfare Prof. Prahlad Prasad, along with many senior teachers, employees and hundreds of students of the institute participated in the program.
Similar yoga sessions were organised at numerous places across the steel city including schools and colleges.
