Surya Namaskar Event Organized By Government College of Yoga Education and Health

By Sp Chopra 

Chandigarh : Government College of Yoga Education and Health Under the Aegis of Directorate of Higher Education, and AYUSH Department, of Chandigarh Administration in Collaboration with Haryana Yog Aayog Successfully Organized a Surya Namaskar Event 2025 as a Part of Sankalp Poorti Samaroh . The Event Took Place in the Premises of Government College of Yoga Education and Health, Chandigarh.

The Event was Graced by Hon’ble Governor of Punjab and Administrator of Chandigarh, Gulab Singh Kataria, as the Chief Guest. The occasion was also honored by the esteemed presence of Rajeev Verma IAS, Chief Secretary, Chandigarh Administration; Dr. Jaideep Arya, Chairman, Haryana Yog Aayog, Ajay Chagti IAS, Health Secretary, Akhil Kumar, Director, AYUSH, DANICS, Rubinderjit Singh Brar PCS, Director Higher Education, Rajiv Tiwari, Director Public Relations, Roshan Lal, Vice Chairman and Dr. Raj Kumar, Registrar; Haryana Yog Aayog; and Dr. Sapna Nanda, Principal, Government College of Yoga Education and Health 

Chandigarh . 

The Chief Guest Hon’ble Governor emphasized on imbibing a yogic lifestyle. He shared that he is a regular practitioner of yoga and follows it as part of his Dincharya. He highlighted the importance of yogic regimen during Brahma-muhurta which improves the overall health and well-being of an individual and society at large. He also acknowledged the efforts of Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji, who has successfully elevated yoga to a global platform. He urged everyone to continue promoting yoga and carry forward this legacy of Ancient Bharat. He further emphasized the importance of Sanskrit as the foundation of Indian culture as Sanskrit is the language of many ancient Indian scriptures.

In the view of contribution in the field of yoga research and to establish the same at global level honorable Governer felicitated Dr. Sat Bir Singh Khalsa, corresponding member of faculty of medicine, Harward Medical School, USA. Dr. Akshay Anand Prof. Incharge CCRYN center PGIMER Chandigarh and Dr. Jaideep Arya Chairman Haryana Yoga Aayog.

During the event, Ajay Chagti, Health Secretary, announced that a Fitness Day will be organised for the citizens of Chandigarh on third Saturday of every month, further promoting the practice of yoga, walkathon, cycling, swimming etc.

In his address, Dr. Jaideep Arya stated that Haryana has integrated Yoga into school curriculum, and introduced Yoga Protocol for Indian Army, Air Force, ITBP, and CRPF. He reiterated that it is the dream of our Hon’ble Prime Minister to make yoga accessible to all, and Aayog is working diligently in this direction. He further encouraged other states, including Chandigarh, to adopt similar initiatives for the promotion and widespread adoption of yoga.

The most remarkable highlight of this event was the award of the Golden Book of World Record to Haryana Yog Aayog for 10,794 institutions participating in Surya Namaskar project 2025.