Two day State Level Yogasana Competition
Organised by
Dept. of Sports Science and Yoga, RKMVERI
29th- 30th March, 2025
About DSSY
In the year 2012, the University established a full-fledged academic department to promote scientific studies and research related to sports, including adapted sports, and yoga – ‘Department of Sports Science & Yoga’. The five-storey building christened as ‘Atma-Vikas’ (literally, five-layered self-development) houses the Department of Sports Science and Yoga, equipped with modern laboratories and classrooms, state-of-the-art conference room, a fully functional fitness centre and huge Yoga halls, dedicated exclusively to teaching and research in the fields of Sports Sciences and Yoga. Ramakrishna Mission is well known for its contribution in this field of education in India. The Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University (presently named RKMVERI) was established in 2005, under Section 3 of University Grants Commission (UGC) Act, 1956, in order to promote education and research in selected “thrust” areas – of which adapted sports and yoga were one of the important areas. In the year 2012, the University established a full-fledged academic Department to promote scientific studies and research related to sports, including adapted sports, and yoga.
About Yogasana competition
A state level yogasana competition was held on 29th March (for girls) and 30th March (for boys), which had three age categories:
| Group A (10-14ys) Boys and girls |
Group B (14-18ys) Boys and girls |
Group C (18-25ys) Boys only |
Each participant was asked to perform a total of five asanas:
- One front-bending asana
- One back-bending asana
- One balancing asana
- One twisting asana
- One optional asana.
Participant summary:
| Age Group | Number of Participants | |
| Boys | Girls | |
| 10-14 years | 59 | 92 |
| 14-18 years | 32 | 53 |
| 18-25 years | 07 | X |
| Total | 98 | 145 |
In total 243 participants were there in the competition
The following persons were judges for the event
- Rabindranath Das
- Uday Sankar Chatterjee
- Basudev Maity
- Subhas Lal Harijon
- Chandan Dutta
- Debnath Das
- Kumkum Sinha
- Kanak Dalui
- Prasanta Samanta
Results
Group A (10-14 years Boys):
| Position | Name | Institution | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dyutimoy Jana | Shibpur Yoga Angan | 82.0 |
| 2nd | Ayush Manna | Pallab’s Yoga Institute | 80.0 |
| 3rd | Aritro Mondal | Shibpur Yoga Angan | 79.5 |
Group A (10-14 years Girls):
| Position | Name | Institution | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Nilasha Paul | Roy Yoga Center | 80.0 |
| 2nd | Mohona Pal | Yogashala | 79.5 |
| 3rd | Aradhya Maity | Bagnan Girls High School | 78.5 |
Group B (14-18 years Boys):
| Position | Name | Institution | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ayush Chatterjee | Shibpur Yoga Angan | 83.5 |
| 2nd | Tangsu Patra | Janakalyan Samity | 82.5 |
| 3rd | Debjit Mukherjee | Swamiji Yoga Prasikhyan Kendra | 82.0 |
Group B (14-18 years Girls):
| Position | Name | Institution | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Banasri Bera | Deulia Hiraram High School | 79.5 |
| 2nd | Priyanka Pal | Kishor Bahini Dantan | 79.0 |
| 3rd | Rupsha Haldar | Yoga Tirtha | 78.5 |
Group C (18-25 years Boys):
| Position | Name | Institution | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ahan Samanta | Panskura Sports Development Academy | 76.0 |
| 2nd | Ankur Saha | RKM Janasikshamandira | 75.0 |
| 3rd | Pritam Dutta | Sundaram Yoga Centre | 74.5 |
| Faculty/Staff Name | Details |
|---|---|
| Swami Vidyapradananda (Primary Coordinator) | Sports Science and Yoga – Belur Campus |
| Attendees (other than 2 & 3) | 243 (Male: 98, Female: 145) |
| RKMVERI Faculty & Staff | 10 (Male: 10, Female: 0) |