Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 24: The Director Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga, New Delhi has co-opted Dr TR Raina, Administrator Swami Vivekananda Charitable Hospital and former Head of Department, Blood Transfusion Department, Government Medical College, Jammu in the committee for celebrations of International Yoga Day on June 21 as decided by the United Nations General Assembly on the initiative of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Director of the Institute, Dr Ishwar V Basavaraddi has written to Dr Raina seeking his expert advice on the functions, which could be organized on June 21 to celebrate International Yoga Day in a befitting manner worldwide.
“It is my proud privilege to invite your views as to how to celebrate International Yoga Day so that the whole world community is inspired to take up ‘Yoga Sadhana’ as an integral part of their life and style,’’ the Director wrote in his letter to Dr Raina.
He wanted to know the steps the Institute could take to promote Yoga globally after declaration of June 21 as International Yoga Day by the United Nations.
Dr Raina was instrumental in starting classes on Yoga Sciences in the Government Medical College, Jammu.
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