Bhubaneswar, June 21: Students, faculty members and senior professors of
Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan Deemed to be University here on Friday joined the rest of
the country in observing the International Yoga Day by organizing a colourful
program.
The celebration commenced early in the morning with a yoga session
conducted by the professional Yoga Instructor Mr. Akhil Chandra Rana.
A large number of overseas students, presently studying in SOA, also
evinced keen interest in yoga and actively took part in the program.
The program was attended by Prof. (Dr.) Ashok Kumar Mahapatra, eminent
neuro-surgeon and Principal Advisor (Health Sciences) to SOA, Prof. Jyoti Ranjan
Das, Dean (Students’ Welfare), Dr. Kamal Lochan Mahanta, Additional Program
Coordinator and Mr. Ajit Kushwaha, Youth Officer, NSS, Bhubaneswar.
The dignitaries spoke about how yoga could help the young generation to
become physically and mentally fit and improve their power of concentration
which would be beneficial for students in particular.
Around 200 students from different institutes of SOA took part in the event
which was conducted by Dr. Saroj Mohanty, Dr. Shyamalendu Tripathy, Mr.
Kumar Sambhav Giri and Dr. Mou Roy, all NSS Program Officers.
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