KBN University marks International Yoga Day with campus wellness session

KBN University turned International Yoga Day into a campus wellness lesson in Kalaburagi, drawing faculty members and students into a practice session that was built around more than ceremony. Pro Vice-Chancellor Syed Ashfaq Ahmed said regular yoga, pranayama and meditation can help keep the body and mind free from ailments and support a healthier, more disciplined life.

Medical Dean Guruprasad reinforced that message by stressing that some form of exercise is essential for a healthy body, while Commerce Dean Srinivas said the university’s yoga training gave participants a valuable learning opportunity. Yoga trainer Sujatha thanked the university for providing space to conduct the session, underscoring how the day functioned as instruction as well as observance. With a large number of faculty members and students taking part, the campus event was framed as a shared wellness practice rather than a narrow specialist exercise.

The university had already started building that routine before the main observance. KBN University’s Faculty of Medical Sciences launched a ten-day yoga training programme on June 12, with day 2 held on June 13 and day 3 on June 14 in the amphitheatre on campus. The programme included a lecture on the origins and practice of yoga and was designed to promote its physical, mental and spiritual benefits, giving students guided practice with an experienced teacher instead of a one-off demonstration.

That campus effort sat inside a much larger observance. The United Nations proclaimed June 21 as the International Day of Yoga through resolution 69/131 in 2014 after India’s proposal won support from a record 175 member states. The 2024 observance marked the 10th International Day of Yoga, and the official theme, Yoga for Self and Society, highlighted the balance between personal well-being and social harmony. The Ministry of Ayush has used embassies, high commissions and digital platforms to widen participation abroad, and KBN’s campus session fit that same pattern of making yoga a regular part of public life, not just a day on the calendar.