by: Navjeevan Express

NCC Directorate Gujarat staff, cadets celebrate International Yoga Day, perform yoga with family members

NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, JUNE 23


The cadets and staff of NCC Directorate Gujarat celebrated the International Yoga Day with their family members on Sunday.

The cadets and staff of NCC Directorate Gujarat celebrate the International Yoga Day with their family members on Sunday. NE photo

Following the guidelines of the Ministry of Ayush, the Group planned, facilitated, and conducted activities utilising on-line technology and live-streaming, an NCC Directorate release said.


In the light of prevailing Covid -19 situation, this year International Day of Yoga was celebrated digitally by cadets and staff of NCC Directorate Gujarat with the theme “Yoga from home” under the aegis of all five Group Headquarters located at Ahmedabad, Baroda, Jamnagar, Rajkot, and VV Nagar, respectively.


As per the directions of the government, cadets were encouraged to practice Yoga at their homes. A total of 39,000 cadets, staff and their families took part in the event and also live streamed the national event of International Day of Yoga -2020 on their Facebook page as part of AYUSH Ministry campaign ‘Be a true ambassador of Yoga’ .


As a prelude to the International Day of Yoga, cadets encouraged their family members, friends, and neighbours for maximum participation in “Yoga from home” by making and uploading motivational videos of Yogasanas on social media platforms explaining their benefits for a healthy lifestyle. Cadets also enthusiastically participated in large numbers in the ‘My Life My Yoga‘ video blogging contest launched by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and organised by the Ministry of AYUSH and ICCR.


Furthermore, the cadets also uploaded pictures of their favourite Yogasanas on digital media platforms, stating the reasons for their inclination towards Yoga as per the “Yog Karishu, Corona Ne Haravishu” campaign launched by Chief Minister of Gujarati Vijay Rupani on the theme of ‘Yoga at home and Yoga with family’ highlighting the importance of Yoga, its benefits and its role in increasing immunity.


NCC cadets successfully motivated a large number of family members and friends in taking part in the International Day of Yoga 2020 and making it a part of their daily routine, the release added.