ALL STUDENTS ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE

9TH INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY -21 JUNE 2023

 

International Yoga Day 2023 Theme

The International Yoga Day 2023 will be celebrated on the official theme, “Yoga for Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam”, which also represents as “One Earth, One Family, One Future.”

धैर्यं यस्य पिता क्षमा च जननी शान्तिश्चिरं गेहिनी
सत्यं सूनुरयं दया च भगिनी भ्राता मनः संयमः।
शय्या भूमितलं दिशोSपि वसनं ज्ञानामृतं भोजनं
एते यस्य कुटिम्बिनः वद सखे कस्माद् भयं योगिनः।।

Meaning that by regularly practising Yoga, a person can imbibe some very good qualities like courage which protects like a father, forgiveness as possessed by a mother & mental peace which becomes a permanent friend. Through regular practise of Yoga truth becomes our child, mercy our sister, self-control our brother, the earth becomes our bed & knowledge satiates our hunger. 

INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY   

Celebrated on June 21, International Yoga Day celebrates the physical and spiritual prowess that yoga has brought to the world stage. While it is an important source of exercise and healthy activity millions join in and practice on a daily basis. For many, these routines are a way to connect the body, mind and soul in a way that has existed for centuries.

HISTORY OF INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY  

The idea of International Yoga Day was first proposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 27, 2014, during his speech at the UN General Assembly, where a resolution to establish June 21 as International Yoga Day was introduced by India’s Ambassador, Asoke Kumar Mukerji.                                                                      

The date of June 21 was chosen as it is the Summer Solstice, the day where there is the most sun out of every other day of the year. Overall, it received support from 177 nations, the highest number of co-sponsors for any UN resolution, proclaiming June 21 as the International Yoga Day.

How is International Yoga Day will be celebrated in 2023?

According to officials, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead the global celebration of yoga from the UN Headquarters in New York. Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar will lead the celebrations in India from Jabalpur, along with Union Ayush Minister Sarbananda Sonowal holding a press conference in New Delhi.

The unique additions to International Yoga Day 2023:

Ocean Ring of Yoga: 

The Ocean Ring of Yoga describes the Indian naval ships that will participate in the Common Yoga Protocol demonstration in nine ports around the globe.

Yoga Bharatmala:

The Indian Army, Indian Navy, Indian Air Force, ITBP, BSF, and BRO will all work together to demonstrate the chain of yoga creating Yoga Bharatmala.

Har Aangan Yoga: 

The International Day of Yoga in 2023 aims for the participation of one and all irrespective of all gender, sex and age with its 'Har Aangan Yoga' initiative. 

A Look AT the Past Eight International Yoga Days

• 2022. Theme: Yoga for Humanity
  Hon’ble PM Narendra Modi celebrated Yoga Day with other participants at Mysuru Palace Ground, Karnataka..
• 2021. Theme: Yoga For Wellness

  Hon’ble PM Narendra Modi launched ‘WHO M-Yoga’ App

• 2020. Theme: Yoga for Health - Yoga at Home

  The event was organised virtually due to the global COVID-19 pandemic

• 2019. Theme: Climate Action
  Hon’ble PM Narendra Modi celebrated Yoga Day with other participants in Ranchi 
• 2018. Theme: Yoga for Peace
  Observed in Dehradun on June 21, 2018, with 50,000 participants.
• 2017. Theme:  Yoga for Health

  Event was celebrated in Lucknow on June 21, 2017, with 51,000 participants. Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed its importance in lifestyle

• 2016. Theme:  Connect the Youth

  The event was held in Chandigarh on June 21, 2016. 30,000 people and 150 Divyangjan participated along with the Hon’ble Prime Minister.

• 2015. Theme:  Yoga for Harmony & Peace

  Held at Rajpath in New Delhi on June 21, 2015. The event registered 2 Guinness World Records- first for 35,985 people participating in a single Yoga session at a single venue and the second for most nationalities (84) participating in a Yoga session 2015.

Read about the personality of the Month- P N Panicker-Father of National Library Movement

  

About P.N. Panicker-

• Puthuvayil Narayana Panicker was born in a Nair family on 1909 March 1 to Govinda Pillai and Janaky Amma at Neelamperoor, Kerala.
• He is the father of the Library and Literacy Movement in Kerala and is an eminent personality.
• In 1926 he started the Sanadanadharmam Library as a teacher in his hometown.
• Panicker led the formation of Thiruvithaamkoor Granthasala Sangham (Travancore Library Association) in 1945 with 47 rural libraries. 
• The slogan of the organization was ‘Read and Grow‘. 
• Later on, with the formation of Kerala State in 1956, it became Kerala Granthasala Sangham (KGS). 
• Libraries created by the movement of Panicker later became a nerve centre of all social and cultural activities of which the literary movement of Kerala is an impressive example.
• Grandhasala Sangham won the ‘Krupsakaya Award’ from UNESCO in 1975. 
• After his organization was taken over by the State, Panicker became subject to political interference and in 1977 he responded by founding the Kerala Association for Non-formal Education and Development (KANFED). 
• KANFED was instrumental in starting the Kerala State Literacy Mission, which led Kerala to its universal literacy movement. 
• Thus, Kerala became the first state which achieved universal literacy.
• Panicker died on 19 June 1995, at age 86.
• The Government of Kerala acknowledged his contributions and ordered that 19 June be observed, annually, as Vaayanadinam (READING DAY ). 
• In 2017, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared June 19, Kerala’s Reading Day, as National Reading Day in India.

NATIONAL READING DAY- 19 JUNE 2023

To remind people about the value of reading books even in an era dominated by the internet, National Reading Day is observed on 19 June each year.

The day marks the death anniversary of PN Panicker, who is famously known as the ‘Father of the Library Movement’ in Kerala. He encouraged various activities under the Kerala Grandhashala Sangham that triggered a popular cultural movement in Kerala that produced universal literacy in the state in the 1990s.

OBSERVANCE OF NATIONAL READING DAY IN SCHOOL ASSEMBLY.

Significance of National Reading Day

The day is a tribute to the effort of PN Panicker to transform society with his literacy movement in India. The Father of Reading passed away on June 19, 1995. PN Panicker founded Sanadana Dharma Library which was the centre of the library movement in Kerala.

Other than the celebration of National Reading Day on his death anniversary, the Ministry of Education in Kerala also observes a reading week known as Vayana Varam from June 19 to 25 every year. Panicker was also the founding figure of the Kerala Association for Non-Formal Education and Development (KANFED). KANFED was involved in enhancing literacy rates and education awareness in rural areas.

The movement and its impact on the state are reflected in India's literacy survey, where Kerala stands as one of the states with the highest literacy rate. His efforts foster the culture of reading and encourage individuals to celebrate the joys of reading and explore the wealth of knowledge in books.

CELEBRATION OF NATIONAL READING MONTH ( 19 JUNE- 18 JULY 2023)

 

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