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HIT Hosts International Day of Yoga Commemorations

The Harare Institute of Technology and the Embassy of India in Zimbabwe, jointly hosted commemorations to mark the International Day of Yoga at the University campus in Belvedere.

The commemorations were held on Wednesday 14 June and included a yoga session, and a brief history on the genesis and importance of the event. The commemorations are part of a build-up to the main event to be held on 21 June; marking the 3rd International Day of Yoga established by India’s Prime Minister, Shri Narendira Modi.

The Embassy has so far held successful events in Rusape and Mutare, with other activities lined up for Kwekwe, Bulawayo, Gweru, Victoria Falls and Borrowdale, Harare.

Indian Ambassador to Zimbabwe, His Excellency, Mr Rungsung Masakui expressed his appreciation to HIT for being an important partner to the Indian Embassy and for a solid relationship which had flourished through the years. He chronicled how the event was conceptualized in India and the importance of yoga in promoting healthy lifestyles, a positive mindset, unity and harmony within the self and with others.

HIT Vice Chancellor, Eng. Q.C. Kanhukamwe was part of the participants who engaged in the yoga sessions. He hailed the solid relationship between the Embassy of India in Zimbabwe and HIT; adding the positive outcomes of the engagement in terms of human intellectual development, and collaborative relationhsips with institutions of higher education in India.

The yoga event was attended by participants from the surrounding community in Belvedere and staff members from HIT.

In February, HIT hosted the ITEC day for the Embassy of India.

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