The word Yoga comes from the Sanskrit word yuj, which means “to attach, join, harness, yoke”, and signifies union of the individual and universal conscious. History of Yoga Yoga is widely considered as an “immortal cultural outcome” of the Indus Saraswati Valley Civilisation – dating back to approximately 2700 BC. A number of seals and fossil […]
The Union Government bestows National Sports Awards every year to recognize and reward excellence in sports in India. These awards include Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, Dronacharya Award, Arjuna Award, Dhyan Chand Award, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy and Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar . These are awarded annually by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
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The National Games comprises various disciplines in which sportsmen from the different states of India participate against each other. Brief History of National Games of India: The genesis of the National Games is in the Olympic movement, which gathered momentum in the country in the 1920’s. There was a need to identify national talent that could be picked for
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The Indian Olympic Association is the body responsible for selecting athletes to represent India at the Olympic Games, Asian Games and other international athletic meets and for managing the Indian teams at these events. Indian Olympic Association: Fact File Formed: 1927 Headquarter: New Delhi First President: Sir Dorabji Tata Current President: Dr. Narinder Dhruv Batra First Secretary General: Dr. A. G. Noehren Current Secretary General: Rajeev
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In 1950’s, Prof M.N Srinivas introduced the term sanskritization to Indian Sociology. He introduced the notion of Sanskritisation to explain the process of cultural mobility in India, in his book ‘Religion and Society among the Coorgs of South India’. During his study of Coorgs in Karnataka, Srinivas found that lower castes in order to raise
