Summer Yoga Camp
Organized by Omkarananda Saraswati Nilayam Inter-College,
Muni-Ki-Reti, from 18th May 2009 to 25th May 2009

Students getting ready for grand performance. Front: Col. Sachdeva (Principal) and Swami Vishveshwarananda.

The Summer Yoga Camp in Omkarananda Saraswati Nilayam, an Inter-College from Class Nursery up to Class 12, having presently a strength of 2500 students, was held from 18th May 2009 to 25th May 2009 for interested students.

On 25th May 2009, a nice, sunny summer-morning, the conclusion of this Camp was celebrated, in which about 50 students, up to class 10, participated and showed their skills in Yoga.

Under the able guidance of the School-Yoga-Teacher Shrimati Anuradha Bhargava, the children started first with prayers, followed by several Asanas. It was a wonderful view to see these nicely, specially dressed students, all neatly in line, giving their presentations.

There was no doubt about their capability, which indicated their constant training and hard work. The discipline which they showed spoke volumes about their seriousness to practise Yoga in their daily lives.

A few selected students are performing High Class breath takingly difficult Asanas.

A few selected students were called to the Dais to show what Yoga really means. Their breath-taking performance was the top of the demonstration. The flexibility of these students, doing extremely difficult Asanas, was amazing and thrilling. For their great demonstration they received thundering applause.

Toppers with their well-deserved certificates.

Experts in Yoga, who could later on see their performance on the Video, admitted, that it was a Master-demonstration.

H.H. Shri Swami Vishveshwar'ananda Saraswati, President of Omkarananda Saraswati Charitable Trust, had been invited as Chief Guest of this Function. He thanked the students, Yoga-Teacher and all those involved, who made the summer-camp an unforgettable event. In his address Swamiji highlighted the importance of Yoga, its benefits in respect of good health and specially as a form, essential for a fast spiritual progress.

After his kind words Swamiji distributed certificates to the selected and deserving Yoga-student Candidates.

Somashekhari congratulates an extraordinary student and speaks of the importance of Yoga. Col. Sachdeva is holding the certificates

Gurudev Paramahamsa Swami Omkarananda, seen on the picture left, must have been happy by the hard work of Students, Teachers and Principal.

Kumari Somashekhari, General Secretary Omkarananda Saraswati Charitable Trust, Guest of Honour of this function, congratulated personally every student on the Dais. She was full of praise for all the children, who took part in this Summer Yoga Camp, and appreciated their will-power and their hard work which made them very, very special.
Mrs. Kusum Agarwal, Headmistress (Junior-wing) specially reminded the students to keep great discipline, controlling their eating-habits and living with a positive attitude.
Finally the honourable Principal, Col. Sachdevaji, who had introduced the idea of adopting Yoga as a subject in the School in benefit of the students' development, explained in his speech the different aspects of Yoga, encouraging the students to do more and better. He specially thanked Anuradhaji, the Yoga-Teacher, for giving brilliant training to the children, and he also thanked Miss Sangeeta Adhikary, Coordinator (CCA), and all others, who spent a lot of time for preparing this Summer Yoga Camp and were instrumental in making this function a memorable success.