the french contributed mainly for the establishment of the university at pondicherry.
the french contributed mainly for the establishment of the university at pondicherry.
who contributed mainly for the establishment of the university at pondicherry?
the french
he received many honors in his lifetime. he was chosen by the ministry of health, government of india, new delhi, as a governing body member of the prestigious central council for research in yoga and naturopathy in march 1986 and he held this post till his death in 1993. he was awarded yoga shiromani by the then president of india sri zail singh at the world yoga conference held at the asian village, new delhi in december 1986. the vishwa unnayan samsad at new delhi honoured him in 1992 with the title father of modern yoga science. pujya swamiji had himself organised five world conferences in pondicherry, attended by professional persons and yogis from all over the world. he sponsored the first ever international yoga asana competition in pondicherry in 1989. since that time an international yoga competition has been held each year in various places in south america, india and europe. he was one of the driving forces behind yoga sports. in this regard he is considered the founding father of the yoga sport movement. due to his inspiration and support, the government of pondicherry instituted an annual international yoga festival from january 1993 in pondicherry, which features lectures by eminent speakers, yoga asana competitions, and yogic cultural programmes etc. due to his influence, the government of pondicherry has also instituted yoga teaching in all government schools from 1997.
yogamaharishi swami gitananda
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