Lucknow : To mark the 11th International Yoga Day, the Uttar Pradesh Adarsh Yoga Samiti organized a grand yoga session at the Multi-Activity Centre in Ashiyana, Lucknow, with the theme of promoting wellness through daily yoga. The event witnessed the participation of over 500 yoga enthusiasts, including dignitaries, local residents, teachers, and children.
Former Union Minister and MP Kaushal Kishore graced the occasion as the Chief Guest and administered a special anti-addiction pledge, encouraging people to embrace yoga and reject intoxicants for a healthier life. Speaking at the event, he emphasized that yoga is the most effective tool to maintain a healthy body and a balanced mind, and should be practiced regularly by all.
The program also featured UP Adarsh Vyapar Mandal’s State President and Committee Patron Sanjay Gupta, who passionately urged the public to inculcate yoga as a cultural value in children. “Yoga brings about miraculous transformation in life. It strengthens the smallest cells of the body and enhances both physical and mental endurance,” he remarked.
Committee President Sandeep Singh Gaur, while addressing the gathering, emphasized that yoga is a powerful means to combat even chronic ailments. He also administered a collective pledge to all practitioners to inspire others to adopt yoga as a lifestyle.
Yoga instructors Amar Awasthi, Pravendra Singh, and Priyanka Singh led the participants through various yogasanas and breathing exercises to promote physical fitness and mental peace.
During the event, dedicated yoga practitioners and instructors who have been offering free yoga training throughout the year were felicitated with certificates of appreciation and mementoes.
Prominent personalities present at the event included:
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Kaushal Kishore (Former Union Minister)
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Sanjay Gupta (UP Adarsh Vyapar Mandal President)
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Sandeep Singh Gaur (President, Adarsh Yoga Samiti)
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RK Gupta, Rajkumar Shukla, Ayush Shukla, Nikhil Pratap Singh, Akhil Pratap Singh, Shaurya Pratap Singh
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O.P. Srivastava, Ritesh Kharbanda, Sunil Maurya, B.P. Singh, Madhulika Shukla, Saira, Poonam, Neeta Khanna
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Dr. Dinesh, Rajeev Gupta, Sanjay Mishra, Manoj Lal, Raj Dubey, Ankur Kapoor, Virendra Pratap Singh, M.P. Bhaskar, K.P. Gupta
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Kusum Verma, Shivdayal, Alok Kumar Singh, Mahendra Pratap Singh, Harishchandra Oli, Neelam Sachan, Ravindra Sachan, Anju Gupta
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Rajesh Mishra, Rajni Shukla, Satbhama, G.P. Gupta, Ramvilas Prajapati, Deep Trivedi, Guddi, Jugal Kishore, Ranjeet Singh, P.K. Singh, Lucky, Pawan Verma
The Medical Cell District Coordinator Dr. Shashwat Vidyadhar and yoga supporters including Shailesh Srivastava, S.K. Construction, Dr. Vineet Agrawal, Dr. Satyendra Bhavnani, Avadh Hospital, and others from J.B. Group, Sindh Cloth House were also prominently present.
This inspiring event served as a powerful message to the community, underlining the vital role of yoga in creating a disciplined, healthy, and addiction-free society.
