Bengaluru is preparing for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit on Friday, when he is scheduled to inaugurate the Namma Metro Pink Line and attend the Golden Jubilee celebrations of Prashanti Kutiram at S-VYASA University. The programme is scheduled to begin at 10 am, according to a report by ANI carried by Deccan Chronicle.
The metro inauguration places Bengaluru’s expanding urban transport network at the centre of the Prime Minister’s visit. The report does not provide details on the Pink Line’s route, station count, opening date for passenger services or the operational arrangements that will follow the inauguration. Those details will determine how commuters experience the new corridor after the ceremony.
Modi will also participate in the Golden Jubilee celebrations of Prashanti Kutiram and a birth centenary commemoration for author H.V. Sheshadri. The programme is being organised by the S-VYASA Registered Society at S-VYASA University. Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh Sarkaryavah Dattatreya Hosabale is expected to attend as the distinguished guest.
Karnataka Governor Dr Sudha Yadav, Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar and Ahn Byeong-Gu, mayor of South Korea’s Miryang City, are listed as guests of honour. The event combines a major public transport announcement with institutional and commemorative programmes organised by S-VYASA.
H.R. Nagendra, president of the VYASA Society, said the occasion would mark 50 years of service at Prashanti Kutiram. He said the institution was known for research in yoga and planned to develop a research laboratory called Ritambhara to study what he described as higher dimensions of yoga, including Samadhi. He also announced the launch of the institution’s Thiruvananthapuram campus during the Prime Minister’s visit.
Nagendra invited faculty members, students, alumni and the public to join the programme online. The organisation’s statements indicate that the celebrations are intended to highlight S-VYASA’s research and institutional work alongside the inauguration and other official engagements.
The event will also include an announcement concerning assistive devices. Prem Bhandari, chief adviser for international affairs at S-VYASA, said the institution would organise an artificial limb fitting camp and provide 1,000 Jaipur Foot artificial limbs free of cost to commemorate the 100th birth anniversary of H.V. Sheshadri. Bhandari said the decision was taken after consultation with S-VYASA founder Padma Bhushan Dr D.R. Mehta.
Bhandari also referred to the Prime Minister’s participation in a Jaipur Foot camp in 2016 and said he was working towards establishing an S-VYASA centre in New York. The report does not specify the dates, location arrangements or beneficiary-selection process for the proposed artificial limb camp.
The Prime Minister’s visit is scheduled to proceed with the Namma Metro Pink Line inauguration, the Prashanti Kutiram Golden Jubilee programme and the H.V. Sheshadri birth centenary commemoration. Further information on the metro corridor’s passenger operations and service arrangements is expected through the responsible transport authorities.
