Daijiworld Media Network - Hubballi (RJP)
Hubballi, Jun 21: International yoga day is being observed throughout the world for the first time on Sunday, June 21. Being the day an international event a lot of work had to be done to make the yoga programmes alike all over the places. There was need of a protocol. Such protocol was prepared by a team headed by a Kannadiga Dr Ishwar V Basavaraddi.
The book titled 'Common Yoga Protocol' brought out by union health ministry has been distributed throughout the world. The book helps to have common practices during the yoga day observations. Yoga starts with a prayer and goes on for an hour. Uniform duration and asanas are observed everywhere.
The programme has 5 asanas which one does standing and 4 asanas which are done in sitting position. Six asanas which are done in sleeping position are also there.
Dr Ishwar V. Basavaraddi is the director of Morarji Desai national institute of yoga (MDNIY), autonomous organization of department of AYUSH, ministry of health and family welfare, government of India, since June 2005.
Dr Basavaraddi hails from Gadag. He is basically a physicist having done his M Sc in physics. Later, he turned to yoga and yoga Philosophy. He did MA in Philosophy and Ph D in yoga philosophy. He has two post graduate diplomas to his credit – one in yoga education and another in computer application. He has also got Yoga training for advanced yoga sadhana at eminent yoga institutes under reputed Indian yoga masters.
Dr Basavaraddi has participated in many national and international conferences and seminars and presented research papers. He has delivered several hundred lectures and lecture cum demonstrations and conducted Workshops in different academic institutions in India and abroad.
He has also edited many books in yoga. He has travelled abroad many times and represented MDNIY and government of India. He is a member of several committees. Dr Basavaraddi is recognized as one of the well-known yoga educationist and yoga expert of the country. Several initiatives have been taken up under his stewardship to propagate and promote yoga across the country and abroad.