Summer Trek -2007 : Rupin Pass (Himachal Pradesh)

The JNU Mountaineering Club conducted the Summer Trek for the year 2007 from 27 May- 8 June, 2007 to  Rupin Pass in Uttarkashi Shimla -Kinnaur region of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhanad. The trek started from Netwar ( 1401 metres above sea level) in the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand, and passed  through the picturesque valley of Rupin River Pass. The trek passed through Dhaula, Doni, Sewa, Jiskun and Jakha villages and crossed Rupin Pass  (4623 mt) on 5 June. The descent was through Sangla Kanda,  and  finished at Sangla. Total distance of the trek was approximately 65 Km. Fifteen students from different Centres and Schools of JNU participated and successfully completed the trek.

Sanjeev Kumar Chahar,
Convener, Mountaineering Club, JNU

Certificate Course in Yoga Education

JNU Yoga Kendra organized the seventh six weeks Certificate Course in Yoga Education from 15 May -30 June, 2007 at JNU Sports Office. The course was successfully completed by 22 participants. This course is conducted every year during the months of May/June. The course was formally inaugurated on 15 May, 2007. The classes were held on all working days from 7.00 am to 12.00 Noon. The course content included both  practical as well as theory sessions conducted by Sh. Umesh Babu (In charge Yoga Kendra) and by Sh. Ajay Shastri (Yoga Teacher). Guest Lecturers from University of Delhi and Central Council for Research in Yoga and Naturopathy (CCRYN) also delivered lectures. A continuous and comprehensive evaluation of the  participants was done in both theory and practice. Certificates to successful participants and a special prize to the topper of the course, Sh. Muktanand Agarwal of the Centre for Sanskrit Studies, JNU were given by Ms. Damayanti Tambay (Deputy Director, Physical Education) in a well attended valedictory ceremony held on 10 July 2007.

Umesh Babu,
In-Charge, Yoga Kendra