Colleges set to launch course on Vedic science

Updated on: Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Jaipur: The grand success of vedic science in curing several diseases along with relieving stress has forced the city-based private educational institutions to introduce various programmes in Yoga and Meditation. To provide professional training in this area, one private university and some colleges are set to introduce formal training courses on yoga therapy, vedic culture and meditation from this academic session.

Nirmal Panwar, vice-chancellor of a private university, Jaipur, is introducing two-year diploma course on vedic science along with short-term applied courses on the same. He said, “Now a days, every corporate house has introduced a weekly programme on Yoga for its employees to increase their efficiency and to keep them healthy. Similarly, every premier educational institute has made vedic science a part of their curriculum.”

This has resulted in the opening up of a new job market for the trained vedic science professionals. There is acute scarcity of these professionals in the market. Such initiative will only create job opportunities along with preserving our ancient scientific living sciences, added Panwar.

Rajasthan University sports department offers a certificate programme in yoga science. Most of the private colleges have confirmed to have received a overwhelmed response from the students. Suraj Yadav, a student from Himachal Pradesh, has enrolled for a certificate programme in vedic science at a private university (Jaipur) said, “The expertise in this subject promises of better future along with a healthy life.”

The yoga practice has already become a part of the curriculum in management and engineering colleges. Another premier institute, BITS, Pilani, is giving special focus on the Yoga and Meditation. “This course certainly helps our students to attain their professional excellence in their fields,” said S K Verma, chief warden, Hostel and Yoga programme co-ordinator.

Deepak Saxena, students’ advisory board said, “There is an increase in the demand of professional Yoga and meditation teachers in India and abroad.” The major obstacle that these centres are facing is the proper faculty. Most of them hired experienced teachers from religious seminars. Some private non-educational centres are successfully running Yoga courses in the city. In most of the institutes, senior citizens and middle-aged professionals have joined with ailments like diabetes, hypertension and sleep disorders.

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