Yoga Sudha

Abstract

Glimpses of the tremendous responses from all over the world during the International Day of Yoga (IDY) celebrations are depicted in this issue. The Main Program in Chandigarh attracted 30,500 persons demonstrating the common Yoga protocol for 45 minutes where Hon Prime Minister also practiced with all. All over the town, there were nearly 200 programs attracting nearly 50,000 people in all. Not only the Governments from all over India actively organised IDY celebrations, all Yoga and related organisations also celebrated the same in a big way all over the world. Yoga Olympiad organised by NCERT went down to District Level this time and 2.5 Lakh students participated in the event. Dr. Senapathy the Director of NCERT, told that we will reach all schools even at village level next year. He said that great awareness has been built among the school children.

The Outcomes IDY 1. Yoga has gone into School Education System through NCTE and NCERT 2. Yoga has made the routes in University Education System through UGC and Ministry of HRD 3. Ministry of AYUSH has been brought to main focus all over the world 4. Six Systems of AYUSH have been brought to the fore giving a big boost to Ayurveda Vaidyas in particular 5. Many Conferences all over the country in different universities of India and abroad have highlighted the research done in their respective fields bringing out the benefits of pluralistic medicine, the future of health care delivery system 6. India is becoming the destination for Yoga 7. Great interest all over the country and abroad has started bringing the Social relevance of Yoga to everyone in the society as yoga has a message for all 8. IDY has acclaimed the status of the biggest event of celebrations among all other days of UNO And finally, the call by our PM to Control Diabetes by all Yoga Institutions in India and prevent India becoming the DM Capital of the World. So, the Ministry of AYUSH will continue its activities throughout the year for the same.

Dr H R Nagendr