The personnel from the Mumbai units of Indian Armed forces units, ships, establishments, NCC cadets on Sunday joined students and citizens from various walks of life in celebrating enthusiastically the International Day of Yoga.
Personnel from units, ships and establishments participated in yoga and used this opportunity to learn the skill and understand its benefits. In view of inclement weather the venues were shifted to covered sheds, gymnasiums, hangars and parking.
The NCC Directorate Maharashtra fielded its cadets for performing yoga as per a common protocol issued by Ministry of AYUSH at 244 venues spread across the State between 7 am to 7.35 am.
Nationwide, NCC strived to endorse this achievement in the limca Book of Records for a ‘largest Yoga Performance simultaneously by a uniformed youth organisation’. Major General Subodh Kumar, Additional Director General, NCC, Maharashtra addressed the Cadets on INS Viraat and participated with the NCC contingent at Army Station Workshop, Mumbai.
Yoga camps and workouts were organized at various places under the Western Naval Command, which includes Karwar, Goa, units based at Gujarat and Karanja. IN addition to ships, yoga workshop and workout were conducted by certified Patanjali Yog Samiti instructors at South Mumbai at six places for forces under Western Naval Command of the Indian Navy.
As part of the global initiative and as an endeavour towards promoting a holistic approach to health and well-being, IIT Bombay celebrated the “International Yoga Day”, on its Campus. The program started with an address by Prof. Devang V Khakhar, Director, IIT Bombay, in which he laid a lot of importance on well being and health of human body and soul through Yoga.
Meanwhile, Maharashtra Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao averred that Yoga was a complete exercise involving body, mind and soul.
Observing that the modern youth liked to stay ‘connected’ with the world through the internet, he remarked that Yoga can help them to stay connected with God.
The Governor was speaking at a Rajyoga meditation programme organized by the Brahmakumari Ishwariya Vishwavidyalaya at Raj Bhavan, Mumbai on the occasion of International Day of Yoga.
Cautioning that lifestyle diseases, particularly diabetes are causing a great havoc in the country, the Governor said Yoga and Rajyoga can help to reduce the burden of disease and improve the quality of human life.
The assembled gathering led by the Governor then performed the Rajyoga meditation under the guidance of Brahmakumari Divya Prabha.
Meanwhile, more than 36,000 students and teachers attended Yoga camps held in municipal schools across Mumbai.
Similarly, various educational institutions and social organizations celebrated the International Yoga day across the state.