Observance of International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2020
The Department of Community Education and Disability Studies, Panjab University Chandigarh Observed International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2020, today.
Dr. Dazy Zarabi, Chairperson of the Department said that in continuation of Ongoing Remediation Center which the department has started recently, this day brings parents of special children, special educators, counselors, faculty, research scholars and students of the department together to observe the day.
The main speaker of the day was Dr. Sarojini Johri an Alumni of Panjab University who did her PhD in Bio-Physics and worked in the field of microbial biotechnology for more than 30 years shared her Sahaj Yoga experiences with the participants. Dr. Sarojini stressed that mental silence leads to better physical and mental health and is a different consciousness state. She further said that Yoga offers families an effective management tool for family oriented treatment of children with ADD and ADHD.
The second Speaker was Dr. Mithila Bagai, an Assistant Professor and Head of Department of Maitreyi College, University of Delhi. She was the core member of the drafting committee of Delhi School of Journalism, the only institute in the world that offers 5 years of an integrated course of journalism to students. She gave practical experience of doing Sahaj Yoga through online mode. The participants were benefitted by her experience.
