CURATED BY – GUARAV SINGHAL | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Saharanpur, On the occasion of Tenth International Yoga Day, the District Administration organized the inaugural ceremony of Yoga Week in Janmanch Auditorium with the cooperation of AYUSH Department, Education Department and Municipal Corporation. The ceremony was inaugurated by State Minister Brijesh Singh, Yoga Guru Padma Shri Bharat Bhushan, Mayor Dr. Ajay Kumar, City MLA Rajiv Gumbar, District Magistrate Dr. Dinesh Chandra Singh, Chief Development Officer Sumit Rajesh Mahajan, Municipal Commissioner Dr. Sanjay Chauhan and Additional District Magistrate Administration Dr. Archana Dwivedi and BJP Metropolitan President Puneet Tyagi by lighting the lamp. Yoga Week, which started from 15th June, will continue till 21st June. Yoga Guru Padma Shri Bharat Bhushan presided over the function. On behalf of the District Administration, Additional District Magistrate Dr. Archana Dwivedi and Kripal Singh of AYUSH Department welcomed the guests by garlanding them and presenting flowers. Welcoming the guests, District Magistrate Dr. Dinesh Chandra gave detailed information about the Yoga Week program and appealed to all the people to make yoga an essential part of their daily routine. On this occasion, yoga practitioners of Pine Wood School and Stadium performed yoga postures with Shri Shiv Tandava prayer.

Addressing the ceremony, Chief Guest and State Minister Brijesh Singh said that India is a country full of different cultures, but the basis of Indian culture is the ancient Sanatan culture of India. India is based on this culture. He said that yoga is our most ancient method. Brijesh Singh said that the Shiv Tandava in which the yoga practitioners were doing yoga and dance. That Shiv Tandava is our culture. That dance also includes yoga, worship and prayer. He emphasized on adopting yoga for a healthy body and long life. Yoga Guru Padmashree Bharat Bhushan said that the first sutra of yoga is the feeling of being pure, i.e. purity and sanctity. He appealed to the people to keep themselves and their surroundings clean and to make their cities beautiful. He said that today the whole world is looking towards India. The countries which are fighting also want friendship with India because balance can be maintained with weapons and nuclear bombs but nobody can be won over. The world knows that India has the solution to their problems. India is the only country which has a planned vision. He said that yoga is not something which starts with asanas and ends with speeches, yoga is the eternal culture of the country, he called for taking it forward and expanding it. Mayor Dr. Ajay Kumar said that the theme of yoga this year is yoga for women empowerment. We are worshippers of power. We have to recognize women power to make the country a developed nation. He said that today Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the whole country are talking about taking yoga to every home, yoga is being taken to the world stage. Today when mental depression is increasing among people, the importance of yoga increases even more in such a situation. District Magistrate Dr. Dinesh Chandra said that yoga is very important for a healthy life and if we are healthy then only we can enjoy happiness. Yoga means to connect and this connection is very important for humanity. When all of us countrymen will unite, then the country will move forward on the path of development even faster.

Apart from this, city MLA Rajiv Gumbar, Nakur MLA Mukesh Chaudhary and outgoing MP Pradeep Chaudhary also addressed. The guests honored the practitioners of yoga by giving them prizes. The program was conducted by Rakesh Sharma. Apart from the above, many officials of Ayush and Education Department including Additional Municipal Commissioner Rajesh Yadav, SK Tiwari, SDM Sadar Yuvraj Singh were present in the function.