CELEBRATION OF 9TH INTERNATIONAL DAY OF YOGA-2023
The Group of Twenty (G20) is the forum for international economic cooperation. It shapes & strengthens the global architecture & governance on all major international economics issues. As India holds the presidency of the G20, currently, Govt. of India is celebrating the G20 summit by conducting different events/programmes all over the country. This would help to educate and sensitize the students about G20 and its significance under India’s Presidency. In this regard under the direction of Principal Prof. Nisha Aggarwal and guidance of the Nodal Officer, Prof. Sudhir Hindwan, and his team of faculty members Mr. Gurjinder Singh, Ms. Shaktee Pathak, Dr. Rashmi Kohli, Mr. Sumit Dabhi organised the event to celebrate 9th International day of Yoga under the aegis of Ministry of Ayush on Theme- “Yoga for Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” on 21st June 2023.
About 110 Students, Teaching and Non-Teaching Staff of the Post Graduate Government College for Girls, Sector42, Chandigarh, participated in the “International Yoga Day” celebration with the primary goal of promoting a healthy way of life. In addition, the goal of this activity was intended to coincide with those of the G20 as well as the national festivities that were to take place during Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. Dr. Ram Niwas Yadav (Head of dept. of Physical Education) was the convener of the event. Dr. Vikas Sharma was the Yoga instructor of the event.
Through the practices of yoga and meditation, the event intended to foster both physical and mental well-being in its students and faculty. The focus was on different yoga asana and meditation practices to help participants improve their general state of relaxation and well-being. College Principal Prof. Nisha Aggarwal, expressed her appreciation for the enthusiastic participation of both faculty and students on International Yoga Day and encouraged them to continue embracing the health benefits of yoga.
