GOVT. DEGREE COLLEGE BOYS UDHAMPUR CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY

2020-06-21

NSS and NCC Units of Govt. Degree College (Boys) Udhampur under the able guidance of Principal of the college Prof. Subhash Chander Sharma celebrated Yoga Week by organizing a number of activities highlighting the importance of Yoga in life of students. The purpose of the activities was to create awareness about the benefits of Yoga. The activities were chosen to be such that not only involved creativity on the part of the students, but also required them to practice various asanas and inquire about their performance and the applicability of each asanas as remedies to various problems. In his message to the students on International Yoga Day, Principal of the college Prof. Subhash Chander Sharma said that Yoga is a powerful way for students to keep physically and mentally fit, and to create balance in studentsâ€™ life and improve their ability to focus and concentrate. He motivated them to incorporate Yoga into their daily life and devote time every morning to practice Yoga. As part of the activities a poster competition was organized in a number of students from various colleges participated. The posters designed by the students exhibit not only awareness about various aspects of practicing Yoga, but also displayed critical thinking. The first position went to Sonali Bharti from GDC (Boys) Udhampur whereas second and third positions were secured by Suhasini from Bhaskar Degree College Udhampur and Karan Singh from Govt. MAM College Jammu respectively. Fourth position was secured by Manisha Devi from GDC (Boys) Udhampur. A Perfect Asana competition was also organized in which students from various colleges participated. Students took pictures in various Yoga Asanas with their families while practicing Social Distancing. First position went to Suhasini Dogra from Bhaskar Degree College Udhampur, second position went to Ruhi Sharma GCW Kathua, and third position went to Karan Thakur from GDC (Boys) Udhampur. Fourth position was secured by Ritika Sharma from Govt. Degree College (Boys) Udhampur. An Inter-College Quiz on Yoga Asanas was also organized, in which students were given 30 questions on various Yoga Asanas and their significance. In all more than 100 students from various colleges participated in the quiz. The students had to answer names of various asanas, and answer trivia related to Yoga asanas. First position was secured by Ranjna Devi from GCW Kathua, Arti sharma from Govt. College For Women, Udhampur and Raman Kesar from GDC (Boys) Udhampur. Second position was secured by Versha Sharma and Iktiaz Ahmed from GDC Mendhar, Suman Devi from GCW Udhampur, Nagita Sharma, Isha sharma and Shali Devi from GDC Nilli Nallah, Naveen Sharma, Ranbir Singh and Meenakshi Khajuria from GDC (Boys) Udhampur, Anmol sharma from GDC Bishnah, Badhal Sharma From Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University Rajouri, and Dheeraj Verma and Shivally Thakur From Govt Degree College Kathua, while third position went to Taniya Sharma and Sharuti Sharma from GCW Parade, Jammu, and Ruhani Magotra, Gulshan Singh and Shivani Pathania from GDC (Boys) Udhampur. Fourth position was secured by Sukriti Bali from Govt.Degree college Mendhar, Mandeep singh from GGM Science College, Jammu, Sunil Sharma from GDC Kathua, Tania Gupta from GDC Kathua and Vandita Khajuria from Govt. College For Woman, Parade. The competition was conducted by the NSS Unit of the college along with 2 J&K NCC Boys Bn and 2 J&K NCC Girls Bn under the supervison of NSS Programme Officers Prof. Samosh Kumar Dr. Rippy Bawa, Maj. Kamal Kishore and Lt. Kamaldeep Kour. Online management was coordinated by Prof. Shaji Khan and Prof. Rakesh Kumar. The organization committee included Prof. B. L Thakur, Prof. Suresh Kumar Dogra, Prof. Romesh Atri, Dr. Ajay Kumar Sharma and Dr. Pankaj Sharma.