Convocatioin 2009

PRASHANTI KUTIRAM, Bangalore, Karnataka (India) April 8, 2009  -- The VII SVYASA Convocation concluded amid cheers here at Prashanti Kutiram, Bangalore with 46 students graduating in various Yoga Degrees and Diplomas

The Valedictorian speech was delivered by Sri N Sheshagiri, in his typical flamboyance. Sri N Seshagiri is Additional Secretary to Department of Electronics, Govt. of India since 1984 and Special Secretary in the Planning Commission and Ministry of IT. Dr HR Nagendra presided over the Convocation in the presence of senior SVYASA faculty.  Prof NVC Swamy, Dean, Academic Affairs, invited the graduands on to the stage for their valediction.

The total number of graduates included three PhD, one MD, 24 MSc and 12 BSc Yoga students. PhDs were awarded to Sri Meesha Joshi, Sri R Rangan & Smt Sony Kumari. The best MSc Dissertation award , Madan Mohan Sankhdher Memorial Best Student Award, went to Ms R K Roshni Raj Lakshmi.

Sri N Sheshagiri in his Valedictorian address said, “True yoga of today may be regarded as science from tomorrow.” He added, “I experiment on myself and let faith evolve in me.” During his speech, he remarked, “Unifying yoga and science is something that SVYASA has done meticulously and extensively over the past six years!! “

Sri I Ravi Kumar, Deputy Registrar, Academics, SVYASA said, “The number of students for Yoga Courses are increasing” adding that this could be due to the increasing ‘acceptability’ that Yoga is enjoying worldwide. “All our Yoga courses have a number of foreign students too” he added, to emphasize the global demand for Yoga!

About SVYASA:
SVYASA is a unique University which is a mix between an Ashram and a modern university. Classes are conducted in the Gurukul system of teaching. Yoga Courses vary from certificate courses to Degree, Diploma and Doctorate programmes at the Graduate and Post-Graduate levels. SVYASA courses have been developed by yoga masters with long years of experience. The programme at SVYASA includes Raja Yoga, Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga and Jnana yoga, as codified by Swami Vivekananda

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