YOGASALA RGUKT-NUZVID ACHIEVEMENTS 12 of our students (6 Boys and 6 Girls) participated in All India Inter University National competitions and secured 10th place (Boys Team) and 13th place (Girls Team) which was held at University of Madras, Kanchipuram from 3rd to 9th Feb. 2019. Twelve students represented A.P in the National Level School Games Federation of India (SGFI) Yogasana competitions. Our student B. Anand Prasad N170049 achieved Third Place and secured Bronze medal in competitions which was held at Durg, Chattisgarh, 2017-’18. The first ever medal to Andhra Pradesh was won by our student. Our student B. Anand Prasad N170049 received first ever “Kreeda Pratibha Puraskar” (cash prize of Rs.20,000/-, Tab, Gold medal & certificate) from Government of Andhra Pradesh on 15th Oct. 2018 at Ongole. Three students represented A.P in the YFI National Level Yoga competitions. P. Sobha Rani achieved Sixth place and got selected for Asian Yogasana Championship. Medals & Places: District State National Total Level Level Level Places secured in National Level - 2018-'19 : SGFI U-17 : 5th Place (Artistic - Boys) Gold 41 69 - 110 SGFI U-19 : 5th Place (Rhythmic - Boys) SGFI U-19 : 7th Place (Team - Boys) SGFI U-19 : 4th Place (Artistic - Boys) Silver 34 22 - 56 SGFI U-19 : 10th Place (Rhythmic- Girls) AIU : 10th Place (Team Event - Boys) AIU : 13th Place (Team Event - Girls) Bronze 27 12 1 40 YFI National Level : 6th Place (2014-'15) Total 250 220 76 546 Participation * SGFI : SCHOOL GAMES FEDERATION OF INDIA * AIU : ASSOCIATION OF INDIAN UNIVERSITIES * YFI : YOGA FEDERATION OF INDIA 1 PERFORMANCES AND APPRECIATIONS The students of RGUKT, Nuzvid performed Laya Yoga at the ‘Ugadi Milan’ hosted by the Hon’ble Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu and Smt. Usha Naidu, at Upa Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on April 06, 2019. Former Vice President of India Shri. Hamid Ansari, the former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, Shri. Anil Baijal and several eminent personalities from different walks of life attended this program and appreciated our students. Our students enthralled the huge gathering, including Hon’ble President of India Sri. Ram Nath Kovind, Hon’ble Vice President of India Sri. M. Venkaiah Naidu, Hon’ble Governor of Telugu states Sri. E. S. L. Narasimhan and other attendees with their Rythmic Yoga Performance on 22nd Feb., 2019 on the eve of 18th Anniversary Swarna Bharat Trust, Nellore. Our students have bought laurels by their splendored performance of Rythmic Yoga in the presence of Hon’ble Vice President of India Sri. M. Venkaiah Naidu garu, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Sri. Kailash Satyarthi, DRDO Chairman Sri. G. Satish Reddy and other attendees on 6th Jan., 2019 on the eve of 3rd Anniversary of Swarna Bharat Trust, Atkur. The students of RGUKT Yogasala have performed Laya Yoga for ‘Namami Gange’ and ‘Vandemataram’ songs on the occasion of National award function conducted by Padmabushan Sri. S.P. Bala Subrahamanyam, held at Nellore on 4th June 2018 and received warm appreciation from Sri. S.P. Bala Subrahamanyam (The veteran singer), Smt. S. Janaki (Famous singer), Sri. Vennelakanti (writer), Sri. Bhuvana Chandra (writer) Sri. P.H.D. Rama Krishna, IPS (Superintendent of Police, Nellore) and public also from Tamilnadu and Karnataka states. Performed ‘Laya Yoga’ for ‘Namami Ganga’ song on the eve of 3rd International Day of Yoga (21-June-2017) and received warm appreciation from Sri. Nara Chandra Babu Naidu, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, other ministers and higher officials of the state. Performed ‘Laya Yoga’ for ‘Namami Ganga’ and ‘Vandemataram’ songs in BJP booth level Party workers Meeting held at Vijayawada on 25th May 2017 and received warm appreciation from Sri. Amithshah, National BJP President, Sri. Venkaiah Naidu, Urban Develop Minister, Sri. Suresh Prabhu, Central Railway Minister and other Central and State ministers. Performed ‘Rhythmic Yoga’ in ‘DGP XI VS CS XI’ cricket match held at Mulapadu, Vijayawada (26-March-2017) and received warm appreciation from Sri. Ajay Kallam, Chief Secretary of Andhra Pradesh and Sri. N. Sambasiva Rao, Director General of Police and other IAS and IPS officers. Performed “Rhythmic Yoga” on the eve of World Heart Day (29-Sept-2016), at Vijayawada and received warm appreciation from the Sri. Kamineni. Srinivasa Rao, Hon’ble Health Minister and Sri. Gowtham Sawang,IPS, Commissioner of Police and all the Cardiologists. Performed “Rhythmic Yoga” on the eve of Second International Day of Yoga (21- June-2016) at Vijayawada and received warm appreciation from Sri. N. Chandra Babu Naidu, Hon’ble Chief Minister of A.P and Sri. Suresh Prabhu, Hon’ble Union Minister for Railways for our students’ meticulous performance. Our Students performed Rhythmic Yoga for ‘Vandemataram’ song and received appreciation from the Hon’ble Chief Minister Sri. N. Chandra Babu Naidu, Chancellor Prof. D. Raj Reddy, and other attendees at 1 convocation of RGUKT, Nuzvid on 23rd December 2015. 2 PARTICIPATIONS AND SERVICE TO GOVERNMENT The Yoga students of our campus trained Yoga and created awareness among more than 20,000 students and people outside the campus at various locations of Andhra Pradesh during their vacations. The consolidated material required for participating in SGFI Yoga competitions has been prepared in Telugu on 24th Aug. 2018 and distributed to students all over the state through Department of School Education and Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh (SAAP). This will facilitate every student in nook and corner of the state to participate in this prestigious competition. Honorable Chief Minister Sri. Nara Chandra Babu Naidu has launched "Suryaradhana" programme as a state festival which will be held every year. For such programme involving mass Suryanamaskar, Hon’ble CM recognized and called for Yogasala students of RGUIIIT Nuzvid. 400 of our students were involved in the event held at IGM Stadium, Vijayawada on 28th Jan. 2018. The instructions were given by Satya Sridhar Akkineni, Yoga Instructor, RGUKT Yogasala, demonstration was given by our students on which all other participants followed. Hon’ble CM appreciated RGUKT Yogasala for such successful lead. Sri. B. Lakshmi Kantam, Collector of Krishna district praised our students and informed that they would be awarded. We have received warm appreciation from Sri. Babu Rao, Joint Collector II, Dr. N.Banga Raju, VC&MD, Sports Authority of A.P, other Government officials and public. Yogasala has taken a unique idea and conducted 3rd International Day of Yoga (IYD) protocol session in various schools of Nuzvid for 7 days and finally conducted IDY on 21st June 2017 in various schools of Nuzvid and Vijayawada. The department of Yoga has conducted three days state level Yoga training program for all the KGBV, P.E.T’s in our campus from 6th to 8th March 2017. Made a video of “Common Yoga Protocol” in Telugu on the eve of second International Day of Yoga (21st June, 2016), to circulate to all schools in Andhra Pradesh which was kept on the website of A. P. School Education (9th May, 2016). Our students have conducted SURYA (Students Upliftment & Rejuvenation through YogA), the concept developed by Yoga Ratna Dr. S. N Omkar, Chief Research Scientist, IISc., and former Yoga coach for Indian Cricket teams for the health and well being of people, during their vacations in their respective villages. ___________________________________________________________________ 3 .