8th International Yoga day was celebrated by the students and the teachers of NEWS Siddharth College of Arts, Commerce and Science on 21st June 2021 with great enthusiasm. Principal Dr. R. P. Paul and Prof. Dr Ankush Aundhkar also participated in the celebration.
The function began with a brief introduction to Yoga Day by Prof. Sangewar Santosh. A brief introduction of the guests, Smt. Vidyabai sathe , Certified Yoga trainer with Vidyadham Yog Kutir, Badlapur. The chief guests were felicitated by Prof. Dr Ankush Aundhkar and Principal Dr R. P. Paul respectively. Yoga Day is celebrated among the youth and children to make them understand the importance of Yoga in their life. It helps the students understand how to maintain harmony between body and mind.
Two lectures were organised to explain the importance of Yoga.
Smt. Vidyabai sathe explained the importance of Yoga in the life of youngsters. She explained that regular practice of Yoga will help the students achieve better mental and physical health.
Smt. Pushpalata Yadav started Yoga demonstrations with the Yoga prayer. After this, a few warm-up and simple Asanas were performed by the students and the teachers enthusiastically and the importance of these Asanas was explained simultaneously by
Smt.Pratibhatai dhamale Prof. Miss Suvarna Padir about ‘The Positive Framework of Meditation’. She began by explaining how negative thoughts disturb a person. Negativity she said increases the hormonal imbalance in people and thus there is confusion of thoughts leading to stress.
Pushpalata Yadav also spoke about her experience as a counsellor where she has patients ranging from the age group 3 years to 90 years. She emphasized the fact that purity of thought increases positivity in a person. Purity of thought increases mentally and physically strong people, which further creates a positive nation leading to a positive world. She emphasized that it is the responsibility of the teachers to imbibe positive thoughts among students. She conducted a 3-minute meditation session with the students and teachers and professed the regular use of meditation in one’s life.
Prof. Sangewar Santosh told the students that International Yoga Day is a gift to the world by PM Modi, who put forward a proposal on 11th December 2014 in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), which was accepted by 193 Nations. 21st June is since been celebrated as International Yoga day.
Principal Dr R. P. Paul explained the importance of breathing in meditation. He told the students they should read ancient Indian texts like Patanjali Maharishi’s ‘AshtangYog’ along with personality development books by International writers. He encouraged the students to practice Yoga and meditation on a regular basis for a healthy body and mind.
The function ended with a vote of thanks by Prof. Saheb Suryawanshi.
The function was organised by Prof. Kamble Chandrakant, Prof. Karnekar Sandip, Prof. Bhande Sarvesh, and Prof. Jadhav Nandkumar along with all the Professors and office staff who put in a lot of effort to make the function a success.
