Rotary Club of Bombay
West in association with Inner Wheel Club of Bombay West, Rotary Club of Bombay
Airport, its sponsored Rotaract Clubs and The Yoga Institute celebrated
International Women’s Day in a unique way with Chief Guest, Dr.Hansaji Yogendra.
Welcoming the gathering,
Rtn.Anand Gupta, President of RC of Bombay West said that International Women’s
day to him was the celebration of respect, appreciation, love and care towards
women in our life and in the society. He
urged everyone to join together as partners – women and girls, men and boys –
to make gender equality a reality for all.
Dr.Hansaji Yogendra,
Director of the Yoga Institute, in a conversation with Dr.Kavita Rege,
President of Inner Wheel Club of Bombay West, offered insights of Yoga
philosophy, importance of Yoga in today’s world, the need to control our mind for healthy
being, food intake and diets, significance of proper rest and sleep,
maintaining healthy family relationships, generation gap, etc. Her easy solutions to complex life problems
delivered in easy to understand language impressed the gathering of over 200
people from the community, students and teachers of the Yoga Classes conducted
at Rotary and members of the host organizations. Members from the audience too asked some
pertinent questions to Dr.Hansaji which she replied with flair in plain and
simple sentences.
Earlier, Dr.Hansaji
Yogendra was introduced by her disciple and a Yoga Counselor, Rotary Ann Shahin
Merchant. Dr.Hansaji, an honorary member
of RC of Bombay West, is Chairperson of Yoga Certification Council of Quality
Council of India and President of International Board of Yoga. Over the past five decades, Hansaji has made
significant contributions in areas like yoga education, research, experiential
learning and standardisation of yoga practices. She led the NCERT project of designing and
formulating Yoga Education Syllabus for schools nationwide. Shahin also gave details of Dr.Hansaji’s
contribution to research work on treating various ailments through Yoga as well
as the social initiatives undertaken by The Yoga Institute under her
leadership. To her students, Dr.Hansaji
is not only a guru, but a true friend, a mentor and a guide.
Rtn.Suketu Jariwala
proposed a well-structured vote of thanks which came straight from the
heart. The event was followed by a
sumptuous dinner for all invited guests.
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Report by Rtn.Aslam
Merchant
