Yoga Day Held In Chandigarh

The third edition of the International Yoga Day was held with great vigor and enthusiasm on 20th June all around the Tricity. Witnessing the participation of over 3,000 people in an event that marked a step further towards achieving peace and tranquility within oneself, along with living a long and healthy life, the Yoga Day was held at different venues all around the city of Chandigarh. Apart from common citizens taking part in the event, the day was flagged by the arrival of the Honorable Chief Guest, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, who joined the event in a district level function organized in Indri in Karnal. After the participation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the previous edition of the International Yoga Day held the year before in Chandigarh, Khattar showered heaps of praise on the PM for his recurrent efforts to make the Yoga Day a full-fledged international event. Given the pace at which awareness about the event is progressing and the measure that our being taken by Modiji, it is only a matter of time before his vision turns into reality. 

When asked to highlight what all his government had done to promote Modi's dream, Khattar spoke of how his cabinet had been working tirelessly on promoting Yoga, Sanskrit, and Ayurveda, a culmination of which leads to a healthy life, a higher IQ, a larger intellect and a better concentration. The government in Punjab is of the firm belief that all kinds of problems and hurdles in life can be tackled with the help of a stable mind, a feat that is achieved through dedication, concentration and calm, which are all traits attained when one practices yoga. This practice not only keeps a person free from diseases but changes his outlook on life altogether. 

The yoga day is held to commemorate all that makes us feel good and spiritual. Over the years, this phenomenon has gone viral worldwide, managing to create waves in mere years after it started. In Chandigarh, the main event was held in Sector 17 where thousands of people showed up early morning to celebrate the spirit of this event. Other than Khattar, other notable parliamentary figures such as Union Health Minister JP Nadda and Union Territory Administrator VP Singh Badnore along with Chandigarh MP Kirron Kher chose to join the three thousand people and grace the event with their presence. 

In Punjab, where the Congress government seems to thrive, functions were held in places like Amritsar, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, and Bhatinda to match the massive leaps that were being taken in the state's capital Chandigarh, to promote this good cause. Chandigarh achieved a milestone in 2016 when the honorable prime minister Narendra Modi led thousands of Yoga enthusiasts in the main event held in the city's famous and revered Iconic Capitol Complex. With these gradual steps taken in the right direction, Chandigarh shows a lot of promise to be the potential host of many such Yoga Day events in the years to come.

Yoga is the art work of awareness on the canvas of body, mind, and soul.