International Day of Yoga 2021 at Agricultural College, Sircilla on 21-06-2021

7th International day of Yoga (IDY 2021) was organized by NSS unit of Agricultural College, Sircilla on 21st June 2021 with the theme “Yoga for Unity and wellbeing” considering the present COVID - 19 pandemic situation around the world. Mrs. K. Bhavya Sree, NSS Programme Officer welcomed the gathering and briefed on history and benefits of yoga and she also spoke about health of human beings depend on the physical, mental and spiritual health which are possible by following yoga. Later, Mr. T .Ramesh, Physical Director of the college demonstrated some important exercises like Pranayama, Suryanamaskaras and Asanas which increase the positive energy levels in the body, remove toxins and reduce stress and anxiety. The NSS Programme Officer Dr. K. Rajesh briefed about the activities organized by the NSS unit of Agricultural College, Sircilla during last week related to International Yoga Day 2021. On this occasion, he displayed the yoga charts and banners in the college notice board and motivated the NSS volunteers to participate in online quiz and poster competitions organized by Ministry of AYUSH. As a part of NSS activity on the occasion of IDY 2021, videos were prepared by the students individually and with their families. On this occasion the Associate Dean, Dr. T. Uma Maheswari reminded about the corona crisis which offered an opportunity for the people to explore the true benefits of yoga this year. Yoga importance has increased as it mainly about strengthening the respiratory and immune system. Regular yoga practice leads to better mental, physical and spiritual health which positively changes lifestyle and increases the level of well-being. Finally, vote of thanks was proposed by Dr. K. Rajesh and said that yoga is an invaluable gift of India's ancient tradition which embodies unity of mind and body and narrated health issues while can be prevented by practicing yoga as part of our daily life. All the teaching, non-teaching staff and outsourced personnel workers participated in this programme.