Yoga at Queensland Cricket embraced warmly by the community

By Dr Ashutosh Misra

The inaugural International Day of Yoga was held at the iconic Home of Cricket — the Allan Border Field hosted by Queensland Cricket in association with the Indian High Commission Canberra, the Institute for Australia India Engagement, Federation of Indian Communities of Queensland, BAPS Swaminarayan, Bharatiya Samaj, Hindu Swayamsewak Sangh and Australia India News.

The Yoga demonstration was led by Ms Seema Lathker of the Art of Living, accompanied by Mr Sharad Lathker and Ms Radhika, a PhD student.

The event was kickstarted by the introductory remarks of Dr. Ashutosh Misra— Multicultural Project Leader, Queensland Cricket, followed by the welcome speech of Mr Liam Hibbert, Chief Operating Officer, Queensland Cricket who represented Mr Terry Svenson, CEO QC.

The Honorary Consul of the Government of India Mrs Archana Singh welcomed the guests and thanked Queensland Cricket and all the partnering institutions on behalf of the government of India.

Mr. Adam Dale— General Manager, Partnerships at Queensland Cricket delivered the vote of thanks expressing his gratitude towards the Government of India, partnering institutions and the guests for making the event such a tremendous success.

Also, a special note of thanks goes to Dr Ram Mohan, Chairman Australia India News and Mrs Amrita Deshpande, Mr Jaynesh Brahmbhatt and Brijesh Banwadiya—BAPS Swaminarayan, Ms Kriti Bharadwaj—BHP Billiton, Mr Yashpal, Suresh Limbini and Hitesh Modi—HSS, Ms Lucy Hicks—Venue and Facilities Manager Queensland Cricket, Mr John Butterworth— Operations Manager, Community Cricket QC, Mr. Nick Stuart—Head of Premier Cricket, Integrity & Projects, QC Mr Daniel Kearney— Area Manager, Metro, QC, Mr Abhishek Sharma—Bharatiya Samaj, Mr Anil Subramaniam— Vice President, FICQ; Mr Jinendra Khara- Redland Bay Council, and Dr Amol Wagholikar—Program Director, Sports and Wellness IAIE and the amazing shutterbug Pablo Lanata, among others.