The Ministry
of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) has instituted
its first Antarashtriya
Yoga Diwas Media Samman (AYDMS). It was announced by
the Minister
Prakash Javadekar. The aim of the award is to acknowledge
the positive role & responsibility of media in disseminating the outreach
of Yoga in India and abroad. The award will be conferred to Media Houses
engaged in Print Media, Electronic and (Television & Radio).
Prize: The award comprises of a special medal/plaque/trophy and a citation.
Six
juries will assess the
contribution of Media in the popularising of Yoga. The duration of the coverage
for AYDMS would be from 10th
June to 25th June 2019.
Announcement of the honors will be announced and
Antarashtriya Yoga Diwas Media Samman (AYDMS) ceremony in July 2019 (tentative
date).
Categories:
The award would be given under the following
categories:
1)Best
Media Coverage of Yoga in Newspapers – Eleven Sammans
will be conferred in 22 Indian languages and English
2)Best
Media Coverage of Yoga in Television – Eleven Sammans
will be conferred in 22 Indian languages and English
3)Best
Media Coverage of Yoga in Radio – Eleven Sammans will
be conferred in 22 Indian languages and English
In 2019, the year the award was
instituted, thirty-three
awards have been conferred under the 3 categories.
Yoga:
United Nations has universally acknowledged Yoga
under the leadership of Prime
Minister Narendra Modi. Yoga is being practiced globally
around 200
countries on 21 June every year.
Yoga is a group of physical, mental, and spiritual
practices or disciplines which originated in ancient
India. Yoga is one of the six orthodox schools of Hindu philosophical
traditions.
