Mega naturopathy camp held at PG Govt College-46

Chandigarh: A mega naturopathy camp was held at PG Govt College (PGGC - 46) Chandigarh today under the Nisargopchar Mahotsav of Ministry of Ayush. The camp was organized by National Institute of Naturopathy (NIN) Pune in association with Regional Centre For Entrepreneurship Development (RCED), Chandigarh and the  PGGC-46.

Ministry of AYUSH is conducting 150 Nisargopchar Mahotsav across the country to mark the Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary, in the spirit of gratitude and inspiration to his contribution to humanity for promoting and practicing the basic human values such as Non-violence, Nature Cure, Sanitation and Health etc.

The event was inaugurated by Mrs Raj Bala Malik, Mayor, Chandigarh. At the inaugural session others who spoke were Mrs Harjinder Kaur, Chairperson, Chandigarh Commission for Protection of Child Rights, Mr S.L Thakur, IRS, (Retd.) Commissioner Custom & Excise, Chandigarh, Dr Rishi Raj Vashisht, Chairman, Council of Indian Medicine, Govt of Haryana, Dr Kajal Gupta, Expert NIN Pune, Dr Rosy Walia, Principal, PGGC-46 and Mr Paramjit Singh, Director, RCED. Mrs Mann Kaur, athlete of 104 years spoke on the occasion and was honored.

The Chief Guest spoke about the practice of nature cure, which lays a lot of stress on the individual’s responsibility. She urged the students to take care of their health as it will help them achieve their personal and professional goals. She said that doctors should also be teachers and mentors and not just therapy dispensers. 

Ms Harjinder Kaur stressed on the need to stay close to the nature more importantly, an individual's engagement with the community and God. Dr Kajal Gupta said that the best way to pay tribute to Gandhi ji would be to adopt the practice of naturopathy. She also mentioned how food, exercises, cleanliness, education, work, employment all have a bearing on the health of an individual.

Paramjit Singh, Director, RCED, said, “RCED conducted different pre-event competitions relevant to the theme in different schools and colleges across tricity to motivate youth to adopt the values of Mahatma Gandhi. Prizes were given to the winners of the pre event competitions during the Mahotsav itself.”

More than 800 people from different walks of life participated in the event. During the technical sessions, talks were delivered by experts of Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Sidha, Homeopathy and Naturopathy. Dr Geeta Mehra, Food Technologist, Dr Poonam Aggarwal Thakur, Principal, NIIFT, Mr Gurdev Singh, Coach and son of Bibi Mann Kaur, Dr Deep Kaur, dietitian, My Diet My Way Clinic and Mr Gursharan Singh, District Food Officer. Verka and My Diet My Way Clinic supported the event.