ASSOCHAM Ayush National Task Force celebrates International Yoga Day through a series of events

June 22: ASSOCHAM Ayush Task Force Chairman Dr Sudipta Narayan Roy, also the MD of Powell Group, Director of Indian Achiever’s Forum, New Delhi and Member of the Governing body of Brainware University, presided over multiple events all day long.

Early in the morning, STPI, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India organised yoga shivir in their Salt Lake Sector V campus under Mr Manjit Kumar Nayek, Director, STPI and in association with ASSOCHAM Eastern Region led by Ms Perminder Kaur. Mr Nayek initiated the program with the pledging ceremony for incorporating yoga as part of life. As Chairman of the ASSOCHAM Ayush NTF, Dr Roy addressed the gathering of software professionals and Government officials with his inspiring speech and emphasised the relevance of yoga. The yoga shivir was jointly conducted by the software professionals, Ms Navneet Lodha from ASSOCHAM and Mr Sanatan Bera of STPI.

Later, Dr Roy was invited for a live interview by Doordarshan, wherein he discussed the purpose of yoga and its processes and relevance in an erudite manner. He emphasised the relevance of yoga as a holistic healthcare system to cope with the issues of psycho-somatic derangements.