In West Bengal, International Yoga Day has been celebrated with earnestness and in harmony. Governor, Dr C V Ananda Bose led a Yoga session at the Raj Bhawan. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Kolkata Port Trust organized a yoga programme at Millenium Park in Kolkata. Chairman Rathindra Raman, Dy Chairman Samrat Rahi and other officials of the Port authority were present in the event. Kolkata Metro Rail also organized a yoga session at Tollygunge in Kolkata. Kolkata Metro General Manager P. Uday Kumar Reddy and all the departmental heads were present.
Various units of the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting and other central government offices also celebrated the Yoga Day today in Kolkata and other parts of the state. Akashvani Kolkata along with its other offices also organized yoga sessions today.
Nehru Yuva Kendras, Kendriya Vidyalayas, Visva Bharati University of Shantiniketan also organized yoga sessions. Archaeological Survey of India, Kolkata Circle the day at centrally protected Monument ‘Rashmancha’ at Bishnupur Bankura district.
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