7,500 students in Jammu perform 'Suryanamaskar'

Jammu
18 Feb 2013

Over 7,500 students today performed 'Suryanamaskar', a special sequence of yoga postures, here as part of Swami Vivekananda's ongoing 150th birth anniversary celebrations.

"Over 7,500 students in over 90 institutes in Jammu performed Suryanamaskar, a special sequence of yoga postures with 10 steps", North-India Samiti coordinator, Gain Chand told PTI.

This was organised as a part of the ongoing 150th birth anniversary celebrations of Swami Vivekananda, with a view to propagate the ideals of Swamiji among school students, he added.

Reports from other districts are still awaited as a target of 16,000 students from over 240 schools has been fixed for the Suryanamaskar programme in Jammu and Kashmir, Chand said.

A nation-wide Suryanamaskar programme is being carried out as part of Vivekananda's 150th birth anniversary celebrations with the aim to create awareness and interest among students to practice the Yogic exercise. (PTI)

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7,500 students in Jammu perform 'Suryanamaskar'

 Jammu, February 18:

Over 7,500 students today performed 'Suryanamaskar', a special sequence of yoga postures, here as part of Swami Vivekananda's ongoing 150th birth anniversary celebrations.

"Over 7,500 students in over 90 institutes in Jammu performed Suryanamaskar, a special sequence of yoga postures with 10 steps", North-India Samiti coordinator, Gain Chand told PTI.

ref : http://www.siasat.com/english/news/7500-students-jammu-perform-suryanamaskar

Also,  http://www.ptinews.com/news/3395148_7-500-students-in-Jammu-perform--Suryanamaskar-

35000 students in Jammu perform ‘Surya Namaskar’

Jammu Tawi, February 18

Over 35000 students today performed 'Surya Namaskar', a special sequence of yoga postures, here as part of Swami Vivekananda's ongoing 150th birth anniversary celebrations.

"Over 35000 students in over 90 institutes in Jammu performed Surya Namaskar, a special sequence of yoga postures with 10 steps", North-India Samiti coordinator, Gain Chand said.

This was organised as a part of the ongoing 150th birth anniversary celebrations of Swami Vivekananda, with a view to propagate the ideals of Swamiji among school students, he added.

Reports from other district of Jammu province revealed same enthusiasm of students for the yoga program being organized throughout country to commemorate the youth icon Swami Vivekananda. A record breaking two crore students today performed similar yogic exercise in other states of the country.

A nation-wide Surya Namaskar program is being carried out as part of Vivekananda's 150th birth anniversary celebrations with the aim to create awareness and interest among students to practice the Yogic exercise.

Reports also confirmed that hundreds of students today performed Surya Namaskar at Shaheed Bhaghat Singh Park at Digiana under the guidance of Dr Gautam Mengi, Ashok Koul, Parshotam ji in order to commemorate the youth icon Swami Vivekananda on his ongoing birth anniversary celebration throughout India. Students also performed Surya Namaskar at Ved Mandir, Ambphalla, Eden Garden, Shakti Nagar, K K Resort, Talab Tillo, Ramlila Ground, Janipur, Jorawar Singh Park and Trikuta Nagar.

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35000 students in Jammu perform ‘Surya Namaskar’

18 February

In many cities across the country, parallel events of performing 'Suryanamaskar' are being held on Monday, February 18 as part of celebrations to mark 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. In an event at Chaugan Stadium in Jaipur, thousands of students of various schools and yoga groups are participating. In Rajasthan,the event has remained far from any controversy as it is an optional participation.

In Gujarat, Swami Vivekananda Sardh Shati Samaroh Samiti enlisted participation of several thousand youths in Ahamedabad itself. Surya Namashkar events are also being organised at taluka levels across the state.

However, in Bihar, due to objections by Muslim organisations, the Bihar government on Saturday amended its circular to schools by making the event “optional and voluntary” to allow minority students to stay away from the function, if they wished so.

According to Muslim clerics, Islam does not permit obeisance to any god other than Allah. However, many Muslim leaders were of the view that it was a Yoga exercise not a ritualistic worship of the Sun as a God, therefore, the participation by Muslim children could not termed as an anti-Islamic.

Some days ago, Gopalkrishna Gandhi while paying tributes to Vivekananda said, "Vivekananda was a mystic of mystics. His spiritual intelligence makes him an Indian sage, not a mascot. Vivekananda was a thinker of thinkers. His lively engagement with India’s problems makes him a social philosopher. He must not be reduced to a preacher in ochre."

While cautioning about the way we have started celebrating the anniversaries of leaders, Gandhi cautioned, "Our intellectually anaesthetised, politically conditioned and philosophically unadventurous times need his (Vivekananda’s) gaze and those eyes to startle us into life again."

ref : http://www.merinews.com/article/nation-participates-in-mass-suryanamaskar-event-to-mark-150th-birth-anniversary-of-swami-vivekananda/15881800.shtml

7,500 students in Jammu perform 'Suryanamaskar'

February 18, 2013 Jammu: Over 7,500 students on Monday performed 'Suryanamaskar', a special sequence of yoga postures, here as part of Swami Vivekananda's ongoing 150th birth anniversary celebrations.

"Over 7,500 students in over 90 institutes in Jammu performed Suryanamaskar, a special sequence of yoga postures with 10 steps", North-India Samiti coordinator, Gain Chand told PTI.

This was organised as a part of the ongoing 150th birth anniversary celebrations of Swami Vivekananda, with a view to propagate the ideals of Swamiji among school students, he added.

Reports from other districts are still awaited as a target of 16,000 students from over 240 schools has been fixed for the Suryanamaskar programme in Jammu and Kashmir, Chand said.

A nation-wide Suryanamaskar programme is being carried out as part of Vivekananda's 150th birth anniversary celebrations with the aim to create awareness and interest among students to practice the Yogic exercise.

ref : http://zeenews.india.com/news/jammu-and-kashmir/7-500-students-in-jammu-perform-suryanamaskar_829910.html

Thousands of students perform Suryanamaskar across Jammu

JAMMU, Feb 18: In connection with ongoing 150 birth anniversary celebrations of Swami Vivekananda thousands of students perform Suryanamaskar’, a special sequence of yoga postures, across the Jammu region today.

“Over 7,500 students in over 90 institutes in Jammu performed Suryanamaskar, a special sequence of yoga postures with 10 steps”, North-India Samiti coordinator, Gain Chand said here today.

This was organised as a part of the ongoing 150th birth anniversary celebrations of Swami Vivekananda, with a view to propagate the ideals of Swamiji among school students, he added.Reports coming form other parts of the region said that thousands of students took part in Suriya namaskar all over Jammu region today which was organised by Swami Vivekananda Shard Sati Samaroh Samiti. The Samiti had fixed a target of 16,000 students from over 240 schools for the Suryanamaskar programme in Jammu and Kashmir, but the number crossed to over 35,000 students from 350 schools, Chand said.

The year -long programme in connection with Swami Vivekananda Ji birth anniversary is being organised by Swami Vivekananda Shard Sati Samaroh Samiti.

A nation-wide Suryanamaskar programme is being carried out as part of Vivekananda’s 150th birth anniversary celebrations with the aim to propgate ideas of Swami Ji among students and create awareness and interest among students to practice the Yogic exercise. Mr Chand said the purpose of organizing Suriyanamsakars all over the country was to imbibe the spirit of patriotism among the children. The Suriyanamaskar is the part of Yoga which increases concentration, sharpens memory and also gives self confidence. He said Swami Vivekanda had envisioned Indian youth to be sharp, self confident and concentrated on their goal.

He said the programme is held all over the country and there was a good response from student community as a whole. This was first ever such a large programme held in the country and we hope it will be included in Genies book of records.

Besides Ved Mandir in Jammu the Suriyanamaskar was performed at Ram Lila Ground Janipur, Colony, Eden Gardens, Shakti Nagar, K K Resorts Bohri, Jagti township, Zorawar Singh Park Trikuta Nagar, Digiana, Sainik Colony, Kendraya Vidayalaya, Chatta and other places.

This will be followed by many other programmes during the year, Mr Chand added.

During the programme lectures were given by scholars on the life of Swami Vivekananda and his achievements.

ref : http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/newsite/thousands-of-students-perform-suryanamaskar-across-jammu/

स्वामी विवेकानंद की शोभा यात्रा कल

जागरण संवाददाता, जम्मू : स्वामी विवेकानंद की 150वीं जयंती धूमधाम से मनाई जा रही है। 12 जनवरी को इसकी शुरुआत होगी। इस मौके पर राज्य के 28 स्थानों से एक ही समय शोभा यात्रा निकाल कर स्वामी विवेकानंद की जयंती को लेकर वर्ष भर में मनाए जाने वाले समारोहों का आगाज होगा।

जम्मू में स्वामी विवेकानंद सार्ध शती समारोह समिति के अध्यक्ष ब्रिगेडियर रविंद्र सिंह जम्वाल ने कहा कि वर्ष 2013 स्वामी विवेकानंद की 150वीं जयंती के रूप में मनाया जा रहा है। इसकी शुरुआत शहर में एक बड़ी शोभायात्रा के साथ की जाएगी।

इसके साथ ही पूरे प्रदेश में अनेक केंद्रों पर भी ऐसी ही यात्राओं से सार्धशती वर्ष का शुभारंभ होगा। उन्होंने कहा कि 12 जनवरी को दोमाना, जगटी, अखनूर, आरएसपुरा, बड़ी ब्राह्माणा, विजयपुर, सांबा, घगवाल,्र कठुआ, नगरी, हीरानगर, शीतल नगर, बिलावर, बसोहली, सुंदरबनी, राजौरी, पुंछ, रियासी, पौनी, अरनास, मनवाल, ऊधमपुर, कोरड़ी रामनगर, रामबन व किश्तवाड़ से शोभा यात्राएं निकाली जाएंगी।

Shoba Yatra at Jagti Township, Jammu

JAMMU, Jan 12: To celebrate 150th Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, the inmates of Jagti township held a Shoba Yatra, which started from newly constructed Kher Bhawani Temple and culminated at Shive Ji Temple at Lane 11 at Jagti, near here today.

Thousands of people participated in the yatra, which included a large number of the residents of TRT Nagrota and Students of Naveen Public School Nagrota also.

The Yatra was led by Swami Kumar Ji of Geeta Sansang Ashram and Margdarshan member of SVSSSS. Prof NK Dhar, convener Kashmir Chapter SVSSAS and TN Pandita, president Sanjeevani Shardha Kendriya Anand Nagar, Jammu and Sh R I Dhar from TRT Nagrota were also part of the grand Shoba Yatra. Sh R L Trakroo was the chief guest on the occasion.

The participants recalled the teachings of Swami Vivekananda, the foremost diciple of Sri Ramakrishana Paramahansa on the occasion, while Swami Ji threw light on the significance of the day.Sh Vijay Bhat coordinator of the event welcomed the guest while Sh Satish Koul  thanked the participants for making the Yatra a great success.

Ref : http://www.vivekananda150jayanti.org/report/2013/january/12/shobhaya-at-jagti

Grand Shobha Yatra at Jammu

JAMMU, Jan 12: To inaugurate the yearlong celebration of Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, the foremost disciple of Sri Ramakrisha Paramahamsa, the Swami Vivekananda Sardh Shati Samaroh Samiti (SVSSSS), J&K, held a grand ‘Shoba Yatra’ today which began from Brahman Sabha, Parade and culminated at Swami Vivekananda Chowk, Gumat, here today.

The 'yatra' began with a good omen of breaking the coconut bythe Chief Guest Sh Pradeep Gupta “IAS” Divisional Commissioner  Jammu in presence of  the prominent saints and dignitries.
Earlier, Brig Ravinder Singh Jamwal, president SVSSSS along with Gyan Chand Sanhotra, SVSSS Convener North Zone and other office bearers welcomed the chief guest  and other dignitaries present on the occasion.

The shoba yatra included people from all sections of the society which included school children, senior citizens, ladies, band troops and well decorated Jankies. After passing through different areas of the 'City of Temples', the yatra, participated by thousands of people, culminated at Swami Vivekananda Chowk, Gumat, Jammu where the statue of Swami Vivekananda was garlanded amid high spirit, fervour and gaiety, which was followed by a Maha Bhog (Prashad) served among the participants at Khalsa School grounds, Jammu.  While passing through different bazaars people showered flowers on yatra at no of places.

Among others who participated in the Yatra were Brig. Suchait Singh RSS Chief J&K, I D Soni, Dr Rama Kant Dubey President VHP J&K, Brig. Badyal, Dr O P Gupta Pragti Munch, Jugal Kishore President BJP, Jagdesh Dogra President Snatan Dharm Sabha, Ashok Khjuria MLA, Hardeep Agarwal Secretary  Agerwal Sabha.

Ref : http://www.vivekananda150jayanti.org/report/2013/january/12/shobhaya-at-jammu