Hundreds of students of the South Delhi Municipal Corporation’s (SDMC) run primary schools performed different ‘Asans’ on the ‘International Yoga Day’ celebration organised at Talkatora Stadium on Friday.
The students displayed their excellence by performing various Asans such as arasan, Trikanasan, Shashankasan, Dandasan, Vjrasan, Bhujangasan, Makrasan, Setubandahasan, Shavsan and also practiced Pranayam.
Delhi BJP president Manoj Tiwari and West Delhi MP Pravesh Sahib Singh Verma, SDMC Mayor Sunita Kangra, Leader of House in SDMC Kamaljeet Sehrawat, north Commissioner Varsha Joshi also participated and performed yoga.
Addressing the gathering, Tiwari lauded SDMC’s efforts in providing better training of Yoga to the students. “The students have earned excellence and have been attracting all of us to follow them to learn Yoga. India’s centuries old tried and trusted system of Yoga is now being practiced in all parts of the world,” he said.
North and East Delhi Municipal Corporation also celebrated it by organizing an event of mass yoga performance at Qudsia Bagh, near Kashmiri Gate. Union Health Minister Dr Harshvardhan, Union Minister of State (Home) Nityanand Rai, Mayor of north corporation Avtar Singh and Mayor of East Delhi Anju participated.
Addressing the gathering, Dr Harshvardhan said that not only our Nation but the whole world holds gratitude towards PM Narendra Modi, who encouraged the people of 192 nations to adopt Yoga.