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| Late BKS Ayengar |
22/06/2017
PUNE: Pune-based
Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute was selected as first recipient
of the Prime Minister’s award for outstanding contribution for promotion and
development of yoga for the year 2017.
Established on January 19, 1975 by BKS Iyengar, the world’s
most influential yoga guru, the institute attracts students from all over the
world to learn yoga. The Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute has
worked to spread yoga internationally. The institute has published several
books on yoga, of which, many have been translated into multiple languages.
The announcement about the award was made on Tuesday ahead of World
Yoga Day. During the second International day of Yoga celebrations at
Chandigarh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the awards for
promotion of the ancient Indian spiritual discipline.
Iyengar has been credited with rediscovering yoga by changing
some of its techniques to deliver maximum impact. He focused on precision and
alignment, which later came to be known as Iyengar yoga. Iyengar practised for
several years to improvise on patanjali hatha yoga. In order to acquire
right postures and deliver maximum impact, the yoga guru made use of straps and
objects like wooden blocks.
Following the announcement, a committee was constituted for
the screening of nominations. In its first year after the award was announced,
the committee received 85 nominations. The selection was done from among 85
nominations received and 15 more recommended by a screening committee, said the
agency report.
The jury, chaired by cabinet secretary, with additional
secretary to the Prime Minister, foreign secretary, secretary (AYUSH), and
Veerendra Heggade as members, examined the screening committees’
recommendations.
“After considering all relevant facts and other inputs, the
jury recommended that the award for the current year be given to Ramamani
Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute,” said a senior official from AYUSH ministry.
Following this, the ministry of AYUSH developed the guidelines
for the awards and two committees -- screening committee (for preliminary
evaluation) and evaluation committee (Jury)-- were constituted so that a
transparent process is followed in finalising the awards.
The nomination for the awards were invited through open
advertisements. The screening committee shortlisted 16 names from among the
applications received after detailed discussions and analysis.
In addition, the committee also recommended for consideration
of 15 names of eminent yoga individuals and organisations who have longstanding
credibility in the field of promotion of yoga but whose names did not figure in
the applications received.
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