Citing the significance of International Yoga Day, a seminar, Samarpan, was organised by an NGO — Indraprastha Sanjeevni — in the presence of Union Cabinet Minister Kalraj Mishra and The Pioneer's editor-in-chief Dr Chandan Mitra at the Constitutional Club on Saturday.
The event, which was organised a day before the International Yoga Day witnessed Kalraj Mishra focusing on the inclusion of yoga as a symbol of Indian society, which he called it being “embedded in our culture”.
He further congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for taking yoga to a global platform. While reminding the value of yoga through the event, he said, “Through the NGO, this event has been organised before a grand day and it is matter of pride for all us.” The Minister while counting on eminent figures like Spiritual leader Shankaracharaya and Swami Vivekananda, said, "Our PM is the only Minister who after them who has thought of taking India forward globally and has taken all of us together."
On the occasion, Rajya Sabha member Dr Chandan Mitra focused on the need of adopting yoga as a catalyst to healthy lifestyle. He mentioned that though West has recently adopted yoga as a trend but it is India which has its roots back in our culture. While referring to the increasing trend of gym among youth, Mitra said, "Though gym can provide you with six-pack abs but for mental peace and healthy body only yoga can help.” He also focussed on the importance of mental faculty than physical development and urged the audience to accept and adopt yoga in their daily routine.
The seminar-cum-award function, in association with lions Club International put the importance of yoga intact while facilitating those from different fields who have contributed to the society. The awardees were chosen from Delhi by a committee formed two months ago, told chairman of the NGO Sanjeev Arora. He drew similarity of the event with the television reality show India’s Got Talent and marked it as Delhi's Got Talent.