Gov attends National Women’s Yoga Camp

Haridwar : Uttarakhand Governor Margaret Alva, today, visited the National Women’s Yoga Camp organised by the Patanjali Yogpeeth, here.
She said on the occasion that even as educating a man opened up opportunities for him, educating a woman opened up opportunities for the entire family.
The camp is in the second stage of training women in the art and science of yoga. Governor Alva also said that women in India were often labeled weak, but pointed out that five national political parties had women as their National Presidents. Alva praised Ramdev for entrusting women with the responsibility of spreading the knowledge of yoga and asserted that the step would take the practice to even newer heights.
The Governor further said that in early times, the knowledge and practice of yoga was limited to sadhus, but Swami Ramdev had through his efforts taken the powerful science to the common people. Alva also paid tribute to Subhash Chandra Bose on his birth anniversary.
Patanjali Yogpeeth’s General Secretary Acharya Bal Krishna said that the institution was spreading awareness about Indian culture, traditions and good health through its yoga camps. He also talked about the Bharat Swabhiman Trust.
Swami Ramdev, in his address to the camp members said that women who trained at these camps were operating in the 600 districts across India. He expressed confidence that India would embrace yoga and use its knowledge and potential to become a super power in the world.