BENGALURU: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Bengaluru on Friday to inaugurate the Namma Metro Pink Line and attend the Golden Jubilee celebrations of Prashanti Kutiram, which also mark the birth centenary of author HV Sheshadri.The programme at S-VYASA University, organised by the S-VYASA Registered Society, is scheduled to begin at 10am. RSS Sarkaryavah Dattatreya Hosabale will attend as the distinguished guest, while Karnataka governor Sudha Yadav, chief minister DK Shivakumar and Ahn Byeong-Gu, mayor of South Korea’s Miryang City, will be guests of honour.The celebrations mark 50 years of Prashanti Kutiram, which is known for its work in yoga research. H.R. Nagendra, president of VYASA Society, said the institution was developing a specialised research laboratory, named Ritambhara, to study higher dimensions of yoga, including Samadhi.“We are celebrating the Golden Jubilee of 50 years of our service at Prashanti Kutiram. We are known for research in the world. We are going further to develop the most unique research lab called Ritambhara to track the higher dimensions of yoga to what we call Samadhi,” Nagendra told news agency ANI.He also announced the launch of S-VYASA’s Thiruvananthapuram campus to coincide with the Prime Minister’s visit. Nagendra acknowledged the contributions of the institution’s faculty, students and alumni and invited people to join the celebrations online.Meanwhile, the institution will organise a free artificial limb fitting camp to commemorate Sheshadri’s birth centenary. Prem Bhandari, chief adviser for international affairs at S-VYASA, said 1,000 people would be provided with artificial limbs under the initiative.Bhandari, who represents Jaipur Foot USA, said the decision was taken after discussions with the organisation’s founder, Padma Bhushan D.R. Mehta.He also recalled Modi’s association with the initiative, saying the Prime Minister had inaugurated one of its camps in 2016 at his request.Bhandari said he was also working towards establishing an S-VYASA centre in New York, as part of efforts to expand the institution’s international presence.(With agency inputs)
