Under the joint auspices of the Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre, Kolkata (Ministry of Culture, Government of India) and the Department of School Education and Literacy, Jharkhand Education Project Council, International Yoga Day was celebrated with great enthusiasm and grandeur at PM Shri Utkramit Uchch Vidyalaya, Kumhariya, Kanke on June 21.
On this occasion, approximately 1,000 children participated in a mass yoga session with students from at PM Shri Utkramit Uchch Vidyalaya, Kasturba Gandhi Girl’s High School and other schools of the block.
The Chief Guest of this event was Minister of State for Defence, Government of India Sanjay Seth while the distinguished guests included Shashi Ranjan, Director, Jharkhand Education Project, Padma Shri Madhu Mansuri Hansmukh, Gautam Mukherjee, Programme Officer, Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre, Dhirsen Soreng, State Programme Officer, Zila Parishad member Kiran Devi and State Director of Nehru Yuva Kendra Lalita Kumari.
At 6 am, the students of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya extended a grand traditional welcome to all the dignitaries. The Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre, Kolkata (Ministry of Culture) honoured the dignitaries by presenting souvenirs.
Before the yoga session, Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth addressed the children and said, “Our country is the youngest in the world and you children are full of energy. With your positive energy, you can give a new direction and condition to your school, block, district, state and the nation. On this Yoga Day, let us imbibe the mantra of ‘One Earth, One Health’, stay healthy ourselves and help build a healthy nation to make India a world leader.”
Following this, a live telecast of the address by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Visakhapatnam, on the occasion of International Yoga Day was shown and watched by all dignitaries and students. From 7 am to 7:45 am as per the yoga protocol, yoga practice was conducted by Kalawati Kumari, Saroj Kumar, Pramod Kumar, Vidya Kumari, and others.
After the yoga session, the students of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Uchch Vidyalaya gave enchanting cultural performances. The programme concluded with a tree plantation drive in the school premises by the Minister and the guests highlighting the commitment to environmental conservation.
The program was conducted by Chandradev Singh from the Sports Cell and Rashmi Sharma from PM Shri Vidyalaya. The vote of thanks was delivered by Ashok Kumar, former in- charge of the school.