Yoga week celebrations concluded at MIDHANI

New Delhi: On the occasion of the 8th International Yoga Day, Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited (MIDHANI), Hyderabad, a Government of India Enterprise under the Ministry of Defence organized online and offline Yoga Month celebrations in three parts (Practice of Yoga Asanas, Talks and Yogasana Demonstration Competition) on the theme “Always do yoga, always be healthy” from 19th May 2022 to 21st June 2022. 

A yoga practice camp was organized for the employees of MIDHANI on 21 June 2022 at the plant under the chairmanship of Dr. Sanjay Kumar Jha, CMD, MIDHANI. Director (Finance) Shri Gowri Sankara Rao along with Sr. officials and employees attended the occasion. On the occasion, Dr. Sanjay Kumar Jha wished the gathering and said that yoga is a very useful way to keep the body healthy.

To increase productivity, it is necessary that each employee of the organization should be healthy. Yoga will help them to keep their body & mind healthy to keep active always. Director (Finance) Shri Gowri Sankara Rao, Director (Finance) urged the employees that by doing yoga regularly, they can remain healthy. Practising yoga daily will keep them happy also so that they can accomplish their daily activities smoothly. 

Under the 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav', the Ministry of AYUSH was planned to organize 75 days yoga celebrations as part of 'International Yoga Day 2022'. As count down for the celebration of IDY2022, the Ministry allotted two days 19th and 30th May 2022 to the Ministry of Defence to organize Yoga Practice Sessions. In compliance with the instructions, Month long online practice sessions were conducted by MIDHANI from 19th May 2022 onwards.

The practice sessions was inaugurated by the Director (Finance) Shri Gowri Sankara Rao. These sessions were conducted daily from 5.45 am to 7.00 am in guidance of Shri Anup Kumar Mandal, Additional General Manager (Down Stream Maintenance), MIDHANI. The practice session consist of Five steps - Dhyana, Yogasana, Pranayama, Omkargeet and Hassasam.  Apart from the employees of MIDHANI, students and teachers of BPDAV School and people from different states of the country participated with great enthusiasm in the practice sessions.

On 14th June 2022, under the chairmanship of Shri A. Ramakrishna Rao, General Manager (HR), a talk on the topic “Be with Yoga, Be always be healthy” was organized. In the talks, Dr. S Selvalakshmi, Assistant Professor, Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University, Chennai, through Webex, delivered a lecture on “Yoga for Women in New Normal”, whereas Dr. P. Veer Raju, Chief Medical Officer, MIDHANI spoke about “D.A.S. H. (DASH) DIET” and Shri Anup Kumar Mandal, addressed the participants on the theme “Yoga: Swasth Jeevanam”.

In the light of IDY 2022 celebration, Yoga Demonstration Competition was organized on 16 June 2022 for the employees of MIDHANI, their family members and students of BPDAV School & teachers in which about 100 participants participated. On International Yoga Day 21 June 2022, 28 participants were awarded with “Best Yoga Practitioner” certificates. At the end of the week long celebrations e-certificates were given to all the participants.