Archive · 18 Sep 2026
Vice President Says Yoga Counters Technology-Driven Stress Through Balance
Vice President C P Radhakrishnan said yoga can help people handle the stress of modern life.
He said technology and constant information can make it hard to pause and concentrate.
Yoga encourages people to focus on their breathing and reconnect with themselves.
It can also help balance the mind and body.
Maharashtra Governor Jishnu Dev Varma said yoga’s original ideas and scientific foundation should be protected.
The remarks were made at an anniversary event for a yoga college in Pune.
The college is connected with Kaivalyadhama, which studies and teaches yoga.
A book of letters by Kaivalyadhama’s founder was released at the event.
Vice President C P Radhakrishnan said yoga provides balance, awareness and concentration amid technology-driven stress.
He said yoga helps people pause, focus on their breathing and reconnect with themselves.
Radhakrishnan addressed the 75th anniversary of the Gordhandas Seksaria College of Yoga and Cultural Synthesis at Kaivalyadhama in Pune.
Maharashtra Governor Jishnu Dev Varma urged India to preserve yoga’s fundamental knowledge, scientific basis and original philosophy.
Kaivalyadhama released a book containing letters written by its founder, Swami Kuvalayananda.
- Who
- Vice President C P Radhakrishnan, Maharashtra Governor Jishnu Dev Varma, former Union minister Suresh Prabhu and representatives of Kaivalyadhama.
- What
- Officials discussed yoga’s role in improving balance, awareness, concentration, fitness and overall well-being during the 75th anniversary celebrations of the Gordhandas Seksaria College of Yoga and Cultural Synthesis.
- When
- Friday, September 18.
- Where
- Kaivalyadhama in Pune, Maharashtra.
- Why
- The speakers said yoga can help people manage the stress and fast pace of technology-driven modern life while preserving India’s yoga heritage.
- Event
- 75th anniversary celebrations of the Gordhandas Seksaria College of Yoga and Cultural Synthesis
- Location
- Kaivalyadhama, Pune
- Main speaker
- Vice President C P Radhakrishnan
- Yoga’s benefits cited
- Balance, awareness, concentration, physical fitness and overall well-being
- Institution founder
- Swami Kuvalayananda founded Kaivalyadhama in 1924
- Book released
- A collection of letters written by Swami Kuvalayananda
- International recognition
- June 21 was declared International Day of Yoga after Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted yoga at the United Nations General Assembly in 2014