Event Details
International Day of Yoga 2023
FROM 21 Jun 2023 TO 21 Jun 2023
Venue : SMIMS @
The Department of Physiology, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Sikkim Manipal University celebrated the 9th International Yoga Day on 21st June 2023 along with activities like Walkathon, Yoga Session, Scientific Webinar and Inter-college Debate Competition.
The programme started with lamp lighting ceremony by Registrar SMU Prof. (Dr.) Karma Sonam Sherpa, Dean, SMIMS, Dr Muralidhar V Pai, HOIs, HODs and Heads of offices, SMU.
Dr. Sanjay Kumar, Prof & Head Dept. of Physiology, SMIMS delivered the welcome address. Dean, SMIMS also addressed the gathering. This was followed by the yoga session wherein faculties, students and staff followed the yoga protocol developed by Ministry of AYUSH, Govt. of India.
Then the Scientific webinar was addressed by eminent speaker, Prof (Dr.) Varun Malhotra, Additional Professor, Department of Physiology, AIIMS Bhopal on the topic "Yoga beyond Mat".
The webinar was attended by more than 500 students & faculties from all over India and abroad through online platform (approx. 300 participants) and offline mode at the Auditorium, SMIMS (approx. 230 participants). It is also to be mentioned that Sikkim Medical Council (SMC) has also approved credit 03 hours for speakers and 02 hours for participants (SMC/3132/CME/23).
