Yoga biggest gift India has given to the world: Governor
Yoga is the biggest gift India has given to the world, along with Ayurveda, Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar said here on Saturday.
After a 40-minute session at the Raj Bhavan marking the International Yoga Day celebrations, Mr. Arlekar advised the participants to dedicate at least one to 1.5 hours daily to the practice of yoga. He emphasised yoga's transformative potential, saying that it unites the mind and body and helps to control one's mind and habits.
Institutions and organisations organised yoga sessions on Saturday to mark this year's celebrations which carried the theme 'Yoga for one earth, one health.'
The University of Kerala celebrated Yoga Day jointly with the Yoga Association of Kerala with a yoga session and 'yoga dance' at the Jimmy George Stadium. Five-hundred people participated in the event, the university said. Minister for Food and Civil Supplies G.R. Anil inaugurated the event. G. Muraleedharan, convener (finance committee) of the university's syndicate, presided. Yoga Association president B. Balachandran delivered the Yoga Day message.
The Sainik School, Kazhakuttam, organised a Mass Yoga Session on Saturday. Col. Dhirendra Kumar, Principal, Sainik School, inaugurated the event. He emphasised the importance of incorporating yoga into daily life for holistic development. The school had organised yoga-themed activities from June 6 to 21 to mark this year's Yoga Day celebrations. They included poster-making, essay writing, quizzes, lectures and live screenings of yoga sessions.
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