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Chandigarh December 14, 2020

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On the second and third day of the 14 day online workshop on Yoga for Self
Management organized by Centre for Swami Vivekananda Studies, Panjab University
Chandigarh. Dr.Laxminarayan Joshi, Head and Dean Students Welfare, Uttarakhand Sanskrit
University, Haridwar gave a live presentation on the yoga for healthy spine.

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        Prof.Renu Thakur welcomed the guests. Mr Mohit introduced the speaker to the
participants. The session started with the chanting of Om and Gayatri Mantra for over
all good health and positivity of one and all. Dr.Laxminarayan is a renowned yoga
therapist. He stressed that health of our spine is a key to the health of our whole
body , Thus one needs to take care of spine by doing regular yogic activity. The spinal
cord connects brain to the rest of the body hence it is most important. He demonstrated
that how different asanas can help us to have healthy spine. While doing asanas we need
to be careful and front bending should totally be avoided by the people who have
cervical or lumber spondylitis. The problems due to wrong postures can be corrected by
performing yogic asanas. He highlighted the benefits of Suryanamaskar for keeping our
spine healthy. He referred to important asanas such as Vakra, Bhadra, Katichakra,
Bhujang,Shalbha, Setu etc for keeping our spine healthy. Live demonstrations of these
asanas helped participants to practice the same and correct their postures.

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        The participants interacted with the expert .Series of questions related to
healthy spine were answered by the eminent speaker. The live demonstration was given by
Ms Akansha from the same University.

        The formal vote of thanks was proposed by Prashant Verma.The sessions were
attended by large number of participants belonging to different age groups from
different parts of the country. 

Chandigarh December 12, 2020

The 14 day  online workshop on ‘Yoga for Self Management’ started in Panjab University, Chandigarh today which is organised by the Interdisciplinary Centre for Swami Vivekananda Studies.This workshop is an effort to enlighten people on the benefits of Yoga in leading a happy and healthy life. 

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Dr Monika Aggarwal, Associate Professor from University Institute of Applied and Management Science (UIAMS) welcomed the guests and conducted the proceedings. Prof. Renu Thakur, Coordinator ICSVS introduced the speaker. The keynote speaker of the day was Prof. G. D. Sharma, former Chairman of the Department of Yoga Studies, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla. He is an eminent scholar of Yoga 

studies. He has received  various awards and honours for his commendable work in this field.

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 On the first day of the 14 day Workshop , Prof Sharma spoke on the benefits of yoga in the modern times. He started the session  with the chanting of Om and informed that it fills us with positive energy. He stressed that yoga manages our life and by regulating our lifestyle we can minimise our sufferings and lead happy life. Strict discipline is the key to happiness. We should interact with ourself and try to listen to our soul and contemplate on the virtues. He highlighted the importance of regulated breath (pranayama) in our life. ‘Prana’ is the key to both mental and physical health. Mastering ‘Prana’ through yogic techniques can help us control our wandering mind. He introduced the participants to Atha Yoga Anushasnam cited in the Yogasutra of Patanjali. In the modern times we are careless about our lifestyle and have become totally ignorant that vikalpa stops growth of humans ,so we are to control our mind to grow.The pandemics cannot harm us if we are disciplined and adhere to the advisory issued by the health experts.The balanced food does wonders, so we should eat right food at right  time and in right quantity. Yoga is an essence of a happy and successful life. WHO and ICMR are also propagating yoga for good health. Let us lead a disciplined life and keep ourselves free from all kinds of ailments.

 Dr Kuldeep Dhiman, project fellow of ICSVS proposed the vote of thanks. Large number of participants from different parts of the country participated in the Workshop.

Chandigarh December 6, 2020

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Society for Promotion of Science & Technology in India (SPSTI) in association with the Chandigarh Chapter of NASI (National Academy of Sciences India), Technology Enabling Centre (TEC), University Institute of Engineering & Technology and Panjab University Alumni Association Chandigarh organised an online memorial meeting in honour of the Father of Indian IT Industry, Padma Bhushan Dr. F.C. Kohli, Founder and first C.E.O. of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), who left for his heavenly abode on November 26, 2020. 

The web assembly took place today at 11:00 AM to pay tribute to this preeminent alumnus of the University of Punjab, Lahore (a precursor of Panjab University, Chandigarh).

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The meeting was steered by Prof. Keya Dharmvir, General Secretary of SPSTI. 

Prof. Arun K. Grover, former Vice Chancellor of Panjab University spoke on the background of the memorial meeting, highlighting Dr. Kohli’s association with Tata Consultancy Service and TIFR (Tata Instt. Of Fundamental Res., Mumbai) and his work with Prof. Yash Pal, Prof. Narasimhan, Prof. M. K. G. Menon, Dr. Mathai Joseph and Dr. Kehav Nori. Prof. Rajesh Kochhar, an eminent historian of Science, presented a brief profile of Dr. Kohli including his personal and professional life. There were messages from Prof. Raj Kumar, VC, PU and Prof. Kesav V. Nori, IIIT Hyderabad, who was earlier a senior functionary at TCS, highlighting his role as a great mentor and visionary.

Shri Som Mittal, former Chairman NASSCOM, paid his tribute stating him being an engineer at heart and being a great student as well as a great teacher throughout his life. Dr. Ananth Krishnan who is Chief Technology Officer at TCS read the official statement on the great loss and said greatest tribute to him will be if we can live up to his vision for the growth of nation. Shri Rajiv Vaishnav shared how his every meeting with Dr. Kohli was focussed on what better NASSCOM can do to, showing his passion for nation. There was also a message from Prof. Shri S. K. Munjal from Hero Enterprises indicating both computer and software industry would not have been possible without Mr Kohli’s interventions. Dr. Anil Sahasrabudhe, Chairman, AICTE, shared his personal experiences and the supportive role played by Dr. Kohli. Prof. Manoj Arora, former Director, PEC shared his vision that science curriculum including mathematics should be revised every year. Prof. Sarit K. Das, Director IIT, Ropar also shared how passionate Dr. Kohli was with the development of nation and stated his words “India has no damn business to remain poor”. Prof. Dheeraj Sanghi, Director, PEC, Dr. Manu Sharma, UIET, Prof. Renu Wig, former Director, UIET, Prof. R. K. Kohli, Secretary, Chandigarh chapter of NASI, Prof. Deepti Gupta, Dean Alumni Relations, Panjab University, Mr. Akhil from MP and Prof. G. S. Kainth, ex Faculty, IIT Kanpur, also paid their tribute by sharing their experiences. The meeting was also attended by Prof. R. P. Bambah, former VC, Panjab University and a contemporary of Dr. F. C. Kohli in Lahore, with more than 200 participants on zoom and about 222 on facebook page of SPSTI. 

The meeting ended with vote of thanks by Shri Dharam Vir, IAS (Retd.) & President SPSTI, to all the present for the memorial meeting remembering Dr. Kohli as a legend who not only had passion for developing technology in country but also had similar love for academics