President Ram Nath Kovind said that the aim of the national education policy to link modern science with relevant aspects of traditional knowledge to make India a knowledge superpower is being pursued by the University of Patanjali. The President was speaking at the convocation of the university in Haridwar on Sunday.
Addressing the gathering, Kovind said that the university chancellor Swami Ramdev had contributed considerably to make Yoga more popular. Following the Government of India’s efforts, the United Nations decided to observe June 21 as International Day of Yoga. Citing the example of Cuba, he said that people of all spheres and ideologies had adopted Yoga. Addressing the university students, he said that Indians had presented a good example of mercy and service during the Covid pandemic. India is among the few nations in the world which not only tended efficiently to Covid patients but also manufactured vaccines. The largest Covid vaccination programme in the world is being successfully conducted in the nation, he said. The President said that modern medical science has made amazing progress in the field of treatment with the help of many tools. However, Ayurveda and Yoga-science have deeply contemplated and researched the best tool developed by the universe i.e. the human body. And through the body itself, it has developed effective ways of treatment. He said that harmonious association of human with the nature is the goal of Ayurveda and Yoga. And for this harmony, it is necessary that all of us adopt a lifestyle according to nature and do not violate the natural laws. Use natural products would be beneficial for all.
The President said that the University of Patanjali is preparing the future generation for nation-building by giving them education based on the idea of indigenous entrepreneurship and employment generation. He was happy to note that in Patanjali Group of Institutions ‘enterprises based on Indianess’ and ‘Indianess based on enterprise’ is developing. He was happy to note that University of Patanjali has established a special cell for international students. He said that through this initiative the Indian values and knowledge tradition can be spread across the world. And this would be a special contribution of this university in the rise of New India of the 21st century.
Governor, lieutenant general (retd) Gurmit Singh congratulated the students and commended the efforts of Ramdev and Acharya Balkrishna. Stating that Ramdev had revolutionised the health sector through Yoga and Ayurveda, he said that in the future billions of people will benefit from this.
Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that as a flagbearer of Indian culture, Yoga had proved in the world once again that Indian traditions, philosophy and the lifestyle adopted and taught by the ancient Rishis is scientific and beneficial. The chief minister reiterated the state government’s commitment to achieve the level of development dreamed of during the statehood movement. Cabinet ministers Dhan Singh Rawat, Yatishwaranand and others were also present on the occasion.
