Over 1,500 students perform mass Surya Namaskar

 

 

 

OVER 1,500 students performed yogasanas and Pranayam in unison during the district-level mass Surya Namaskar organised marking the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda celebrated as ‘Yuva Diwas’ on Monday. Deputy Chief Minister and District In-Charge Minister, Jagdish Devda graced as chief guest in the district-level mass Surya Namaskar organised at Pandit Lajja Shankar Jha Government Model Higher Secondary School.

 

The event witnessed the enthusiastic participation of prominent dignitaries included Mayor, Jagat Bahadur Singh, MLA Ashok Rohani, Dr Abhilash Pandey and Santosh Warkade, Jila Panchayat President, Asha Gontia, Chairperson, JMC, Rikunj Vij, State BJP Treasurer, Akhilesh Jain, BJP City President, Ratnesh Sonkar, Collector, Raghavendra Singh, SP Sampat Upadhayay, CEO, Jila Panchayat, Abhishek Gehlot and others, who joined the students in the yoga session.

 

Addressing the gathering after inaugural ceremony, Deputy CM Devda extended his greetings to the youth. He characterised Swami Vivekananda not merely as a saint, but as the ‘Consciousness of Modern India’, whose ideologies remain vital for the contemporary generation. The Deputy Chief Minister emphasised that yoga and Surya Namaskar should be integrated into daily life and noted that Swami Vivekanand was instrumental in globalising yoga, famously representing Indian spiritual science at the World’s Parliament of Religions in Chicago.

 

The programme followed a structured format synchronised with a Statewide broadcast from Akashvani (All India Radio) Bhopal.The event commenced with the national song, Vande Mataram. A recorded message from Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav was broadcast to all participants. A Hindi translation of Swami Vivekananda’s iconic Chicago speech was played, inspiring the gathered students.

 

Later, following the radio instructions, students performed Surya Namaskar and Pranayama. The programme began with the national song, Vande Mataram, and concluded with the National Anthem. The District Education Officer, Ghanshyam Soni, proposed a vote of thanks. Similar mass Surya Namaskar events were reported across various educational institutions in both urban and rural sectors of the district, marking a widespread celebration of yogic traditions and youth empowerment.