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Yoga is a great teacher: Haryana CM Khattar
Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar follows his daily passion for yoga which he says helps him to keep calm and balance. In between meetings and long hours spent behind the desk, he manages to find time for breathing exercises and other yogic asanas.
“Yoga is a great teacher. It helps keeping one’s body, mind and soul in perfect sync,” Khattar told in an interview here. He said yoga has taught him how to keep his feet firmly on the ground.
“It’s a great virtue which teaches you how to keep your cool, calm and poise and even out the odds while negotiating the ups and down of life,” said the 61-year-old bachelor, known for his clean image and working round-the-clock.
A firm believer in the concept of simple living and high thinking, Khattar, who has a strong RSS ideology, can enter the kitchen to make tea for himself.
Practising yoga every morning, Khattar said: “Yoga can enable one to achieve undisturbed calmness of mind, have compassion for the less blessed ones, be on the side of virtue and shun the wicked.”
“In fact, think deep and you will find a sure linkage between yoga and the sermon of the Gita on karma,” he said while performing deep-breathing exercises on his lawn.
The chief minister has no qualms in saying: “I derive the strength to do so from yoga which keeps your body fit, mind healthy and kills negativity which finds roots when body, mind and soul are not in sync.”
“I sleep very less. Pranayama and deep breathing keep me energetic throughout the day,” said Khattar, who is at the helm for the first time and earned the reputation of a tough task master.
A state-level function will be organised on International Yoga Day June 21 in Karnal at which Khattar would be the chief guest and about 21,000 yoga trainees would participate in it.
The chief minister said 1,000 ‘vyayam shalas’ or fitness centres would be opened in rural areas to take yoga to the grassroots in the first phase.
He said the government would appoint trainers in these centres to train the youth.
Yoga guru Baba Ramdev gave the chief minister full marks as a practitioner of yoga at the two-day training camp for the ministers, legislators and bureaucrats in Panchkula on June 15, where most of his cabinet colleagues failed to do exercises.
Asked how he manages to keep his cool, Khattar flashed a smile before giving the credit to yoga that he has been practising since early childhood.
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Dr. Abhishek Verma Dedicates a Shelter in Memory of His Mother, Veena Verma, at KGMU; Inaugurated by Daughter Nicolle Verma
World-renowned business tycoon Dr. Abhishek Verma has supported Foodman Vishal Singh’s Hunger-Free World mission. In memory of his mother, Late Veena Verma, who was a 3 term Rajya Sabha MP.
Dr. Verma dedicated a state-of-the-art free permanent shelter for the attendants of patients at KGMU Medical University, Lucknow, under the aegis of Vijay Shree Foundation. His daughter, Nicolle Verma, inaugurated the shelter.
During the event, Foodman Vishal Singh honored Nicolle Verma by presenting her with a memento. Mrs. Nidhi Sharma and Avantika Yadav, associated with the organization, welcomed her with garlands. Following this, Nicolle Verma distributed essential items to the attendants and also handed out fruits. She became emotional remembering her grandmother on her birth anniversary.
On this occasion, she also inaugurated the “Veena Verma Sevalaya” in memory of her grandmother, Veena Verma, to serve the attendants. She expressed, “I feel proud that my family is engaged in nation-building as well as social service. Today, in collaboration with Vijay Shree Foundation founder Foodman Vishal Singh Ji, I feel immensely proud to dedicate this shelter for the poor, helpless, and needy attendants of patients battling serious illnesses like cancer. I am honored to be associated with the Hunger-Free World Mission for humanity.”
Inspired by the continuous humanitarian service provided by Vijay Shree Foundation over the past 17 years, Nicolle Verma donated 10 lakh rupees to support the cause. The purpose of this donation is to ensure that services continue for the needy attendants of patients suffering from severe illnesses in hospitals, as facilitated by Foodman Vishal Singh.
It is noteworthy that Dr. Abhishek Verma’s family has a legacy of public and philanthropic service. They are helping millions to carry forward the values and service work of their parents. On the occasion of his mother’s birth anniversary, Dr. Abhishek Verma dedicated this state-of-the-art permanent shelter at Lucknow Medical College to serve the attendants of patients through the Vijay Shree Foundation.
Supporting Foodman Vishal Singh’s Hunger-Free World mission, Dr. Abhishek Verma assured that he would continually support keeping this flame of humanity alive. He also promised to assist in providing medicines to the helpless patients.
Continuing her grandmother’s legacy of service, Nicolle Verma personally served food to the needy patients and attendants. She said, “It is our good fortune to have received the joy of doing this noble work today through Foodman Vishal Singh. I have taken another step forward in carrying my family’s values and cooperation by joining hands with the Vijay Shree Foundation. My father taught me to serve and help the needy, and I feel happy when I bring a smile to someone’s face.”
On the birth anniversary of the late Veena Verma, the event organizer, Vijay Shree Foundation founder Foodman Vishal Singh, said, “We feel proud and happy that Dr. Abhishek Verma, a globally renowned business tycoon, has extended his support to uplift our country from the hunger index. Today, on his mother’s birth anniversary, he inaugurated a state-of-the-art permanent shelter at Lucknow Medical College, which will always be helpful for the needy attendants of patients. It is a pleasure for me and the organization to receive the affection of Mr. Verma.”
The event was attended by General Manager Verma Family Office Hemant Garg, Sonu Rajput, and the organization’s volunteers, including Sandeep Singh, Parmeshwar Ji, Prashant Rao Gautam, Balram Singh, Ramesh Chaudhary, Suman, Jeetu, Anil, Suraj, Vinay, Manish Bhadauria, Manas Mehrotra, Vivek, Apurv, Happy, and others.