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    NORTH AMERICAN Newsline                                                  JUNE 26, 2026     |  The Indian Eye 22

             Chicagoland Lights Up with the Largest

                  International Yoga Day Celebration”

            OUR BUREAU
            Chicago, IL

                   n a sun-kissed Sunday morn-
                   ing, June 14, 2026, the Naper-
            Oville Yard Sports Complex in
            Illinois transformed into a vibrant tap-
            estry of mindfulness, movement, and
            melody. Thousands gathered for what
            became Chicagoland’s largest-ever
            International Yoga Day celebration,
            a heartfelt tribute to the ancient prac-                                                              in spreading the timeless wisdom and
            tice that continues to  heal  bodies,                                                                 transformative practices of yoga and
            calm minds, and bridge communities                                                                    meditation  to  promote  peace,  well-
            across the globe. Organized by Mind-                                                                  ness, and holistic living. In recognition
            ful Meditation Yoga under the vision-                                                                 of her extraordinary contributions to
            ary leadership of Anu Malhotra, the                                                                   the community, she was honored with
            event was more than a gathering it was                                                                multiple prestigious awards, which
            a living, breathing expression of unity,                                                              were presented by AMEC leadership.
            wellness, and collective awakening.                                                                       A magical interlude followed as
                From the moment seating began   nath Ghosh (who arrived later), May-  service, she has inspired thousands   the “Angel Moves” performance un-
            at 9:30 AM, an electric yet serene an-  or of Naperville Scott Wehrli and First   through her unwavering commitment   folded. Exceptional vocalist Anil Jha,
            ticipation filled the air. Attendees set-  Lady Linda Wehrli, and Councilwom-  to yoga as a path to holistic living. Her   accompanied by Navneet Malhotra
            tled onto mats and chairs, exchanging   an Supna Jain. Gratitude poured out   address energized the crowd, remind-  and Prashant Kurdukar, filled the air
            warm smiles as volunteers assured   for valued partners including GSA   ing everyone why they had come to-  with divine invocation while the Inter-
            everyone felt welcomed. By 9:45   Global Eye  Magazine  &  the Amer-  gether. Dr. Vijay Prabhakar, founder   national Day of Yoga Officers Lead-
            AM, the pre-celebration ignited with   ican  Multi  Ethnic  Commission,  FIA   of the American Multiethnic Com-  ership Team joined the stage, creating
            the soul-stirring Yoga Geet “Sang   Chicago, United Punjabis of Amer-  mission and Chairman of Global Eye   a visual symphony of peace, love, joy,
            sang  chalo,”  performed  by  a  talent-  ica,Dr Nitin Malhotra & Dr Neil   Magazine USA, followed with inspir-  and collective wellness.
            ed ensemble led by Vipul Srivastava,  Malhotra of  Expert Pain Physicians   ing words that reinforced the event’s   Dignitaries took center stage next.
            Bhakti Yoga program director. Sing-  Group, Dr Paula Malhitra of SKN   theme of unity across cultures.  Mayor Scott Wehrli and First Lady
            ers including Bharat  Malhotra, San-  Institute, Tanishq USA, Dr. Sailesh &   A deeply moving highlight of the   Linda Wehrli shared warm reflections,
            jiv Saraswat, Mamta Joshi, Shivam   Mayuri  Zavery, Dr.  Rishi  Malhotra,  celebration was the special recogni-  joined by Councilwoman Supna Jain.
            Vishwanathan, Manjoo  Srivastava,  Rajat Sahani of Shimla Peppers, and   tion bestowed upon Anu Malhotra,  The atmosphere reached a pinnacle
            Reeta Hoskote, Anu Saraswat, Neel   many  community  organizations  like   Founder and President of Mindful   during the Seva Ratna Award presen-
            Sukhadia,  and Jigna  Pathak, accom-  Sewa International, Arya Samaj of   Meditation Yoga, by Dr. Vijay Pra-  tation. Rajat Sahani, owner of Shimla
            panied by Prashant Kurdukar on gui-  Chicagoland, A3N Media, Indian Di-  bhakar, Chairman of GSA Global Eye   Peppers, was honored for his gener-
            tar, Navneet Malhotra on keyboard,  aspora Connect, and Hindu Swayam   Magazine USA & founder of AMEC..  ous contribution of complimentary
            and sound engineer Saif Ali, created   Sevak Sangh.                 In his inspiring address, Dr. Prabha-  lunch for all participants. Dignitar-
            ripples of vibrant energy that seemed   Anu  Malhotra,  Founder  and   kar spoke glowingly of Anu Malho-  ies presented the trophy to him and
            to dance across the field and beyond.  President of Mindful Meditation   tra’s unwavering dedication to self-  Meenakshi Sahani in recognition of
                Dr. Radhika Chimata, the grace- Yoga, received a thunderous welcome.  less service, acknowledging her more   their outstanding service.
            ful Master of Ceremonies, set a warm   With  over  three  decades  of  selfless   than three decades of tireless efforts   The sacred lamp lighting ceremo-
            and inclusive tone. Her welcome ad-                                                                   ny followed, symbolizing the awak-
            dress painted a vivid picture of grat-                                                                ening of inner light and higher con-
            itude for the sea of participants join-                                                               sciousness. Partners  and  dignitaries,
            ing millions worldwide in this global                                                                 including representatives from FIA
            movement toward peace and well-be-                                                                    Chicago, United Punjabis of America,
            ing. She highlighted Mindful Medita-                                                                  Expert Pain Physicians Group, Tan-
            tion Yoga’s long-standing dedication                                                                  ishq USA, and others, stepped for-
            to  self-care,  inner  growth,  and  the                                                              ward to light the lamps together. As
            profound  truth that individual  trans-                                                               flames  flickered  to  life,  the  musical
            formation strengthens our intercon-                                                                   team performed the Yoga National
            nectedness with family, community,                                                                    Anthem, creating a profoundly mov-
            and society.                                                                                          ing moment. Dr. Radhika Chimata
                The  program  flowed  seamlessly                                                                  and Nilabh ensured smooth coordina-
            into  heartfelt  acknowledgments  of                                                                  tion, while partners received heartfelt
            dignitaries and partners. Special wel-                                                                thanks for their support.
            comes went to Consul General Som-                                                                        -- Asian Media USA

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