Dilraj Preet Kaur, a final year graduate student of Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya, has become the first brand ambassador of State-level Yoga and Ayur Treatment Council. Chief Minister Harish Rawat announced her name while observing the first International Day of Yoga in Dehradun on Monday. From Amritsar, Punjab, she is now doing her BA in Applied Yoga. While speaking to The Pioneer, Dilraj said that after completing her school from Police Model DAV Public School, she came to the holy city, deemed as the capital of Yoga, for higher studies in Yoga.
Dilraj had lost her father when she was about ten. She used to practise yoga as required for gymnastics she was fond of. Dilraj said her father had wanted her to become a gymnast. But his death landed the family in financial constraints. "The dream remained unfulfilled. However, I started practising Yoga with full dedication. This has been going on over the past fifteen years," she said, adding that her mother is an Anganwadi worker in her native village in Amritsar. She said she longs to complete post- graduation in Applied Yoga from DSV.
While speaking with The Pioneer Dilraj's mother Balvinder Singh said she was happy with the development.