The Department of Physical Education and Yoga, Pondicherry University Community College had conducted A Three day National Workshop on Leading Healthy Lifestyle and Improving Self: Physical & Mental in its campus at Lawspet between 8th March and 10 March, 2023. This workshop was collaborated and funded by the Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development (RGNYD), Sriperumbudur. This workshop is creating awareness on essential to promote and correct lifestyle in order to maintain and promote health. The activity is promoting health and providing public health of the most important bases for the development of youth communities. The inaugural was presided over by the Principal of Pondicherry University Community College, Prof. Lalitha Ramakrishnan. The workshop inaugurated by Prof. Shibnath Deb, Director, Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development Guest of honour Smt. Padma Jaiswal, IAS, Secretary to E-Governance and ICT, Government of Puducherry and Special Guest Dr. B. N. Padmaja Priyadharshini, Entrepreneur and Managing Director of HomePlanGuru Pvt. Ltd.  Welcome Address Delivered by Dr. R. Murugesan, Assistant Professor & Head (I/c) Dept. of Physical Education & Yoga and the Scope of the workshop was delivered by the Programme Co-ordinator Dr. S. Jagadeeswari, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Physical Education & Yoga, PUCC. The programme had started with 130 participants from different colleges Puducherry and Tamilnadu.

Prof. Shibnath Deb, Director, Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development, Sriperumbudur delivered a Chief Guest Address and he overwhelmed the importance of youth’s physical & metal health for the future India.

Smt. Padma Jaiswal, IAS, Secretary to E-Governance and ICT, Government of Puducherry, delivered a Guest of honour’s Address and she talked about the importance of leading healthy lifestyle through mental health. She interacted with the participants about need and urge of healthy life being and wellness. And she discussed the importance of physical activity and yoga.

Dr. S. Jagadeeswari, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Physical Education & Yoga, PUCC has delivered a vote of thanks.

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