Kongunadu Arts and Science College (KASC) and Swami Vivekananda Seva Kendra, Ram Nagar, Coimbatore jointly Celebrated International Yoga Day – 2020 recently via Google Meet. 500+ participants attended this virtual event and performed yoga asanas via Google Meet Live Streaming and You Tube Live Streaming.
Dr. C.A. Vasuki, Secretary and Director, KASC, delivered the Presidential Address. In her address, she emphasized the importance of Yoga and insisted the participants to perform Yoga not only on special occasions but to do it daily and make it as a regular habit. She further added that the physical and mental wellness are the essential thing which we should care about and Yoga perfectly takes care of that.
Dr. M. Lekeshmanaswamy, Principal, KASC, delivered the Keynote address and Dr. V. Chinnusamy, CEO, KASC, offered felicitation. T. Hari Prakash, The Grandson of the Yoga Paati Nanammal who is currently pursuing his UG final year in the Department of Zoology in KASC performed a live Yoga demonstration on this occasion.
600+ people watched the recording of the event in YouTube and performed Yoga at their Home along with their family. Staff Members (both Teaching and Non-Teaching), Research Scholars, Students, Alumni, Parents and the public numbering around 1500, submitted the photos of them taken while they performed yoga at their home, through Google Forms. In addition to this, a National Level Online Quiz Competition on ‘Yoga and Mental Wellness’ was conducted in which 1000+ participants took part.