Bharat Vikas Parishad ( BVP ) branch South-1 Chandigarh, in association with Chandigarh Yoga Association ( CYA ), celebrated International Day of Yoga ( IYD )on 21.06.2026 at Waste to Wonder Park, Sector 48-A Chandigarh. As a run up to this event, a Free Yoga Camp was organised at the same venue from 08.06.2026 onwards, under guidance of two renowned Yoga Teachers Dr. Ram Paul Aeri and Dr. Rupinder Kaur.

One Team from the Camp, comprising 50 members participated in State level function held at Tiranga Park Sector 17 Chandigarh while the remaining Yoga practitioners along with participants from Bank of India and HUDCO performed Yoga in Sec-48, which was an impressive show of Yoga exercises by around 100 performers in a very serene environment . Many of the performers were in their early seventies, while a few of them were even in late seventies.

The program was conducted under overall supervision of Dr. M K Virmani, Chairman CYA and state president Bharat Vikas parishad Chandigarh Prant. Other prominent figures present on the occasion included Sh T R Wadhwa,Patron, Sh P K Sharma, past President & Sh S.R.Sharma State Organising Secretary, BVP, Sh Anil Kumar Verma Field General Manager & Sh Rajesh Ranjan, Zonal Manager of Bank of India and Smt. Kamaljit Kaur from HUDCO.

Some photographs from the event are attached.