4.1 Concept of Stress

AVARTAN- A Chronlogy

•  Conceiving the event

•  Objectives

•  Targets

•  Booking of venue—Kantirava Indoor Stadium

•  Redesigning the ideas

•  Conception

•  Avartan theme and logo decided

•  Contacting Prabhat Kalavidaru for cultural performance during the event.

•  Contacting IT professionals

•  Follow-up through phones/ e mails/ by post

•  Training the teachers

•  Regular weekly meetings

•  Meetings with Yoga therapists/ teachers of VYASA all around Bangalore

•  Fundraising activities

•  Designing of brochures

•  SMET stalls in IT companies

•  Printing of brochures

•  Avartan song composed by Sri T. Mohan based on Avartan sloka from Mandukya Karika

•  Approaching the event managers with proposals.

•  Production of Avartan DVD

•  Advertising and marketing activities speeded up

•  The new Gallery tickets

•  Visits to VVIPS with invitation

•  Specific tasks finally assigned for volunteers for event management.

•  Food, security, reception, crowd management etc. taken over by specific committees.

•  Compiling of research publication for display during the event

•  Press meet at the press club

•  Coverage in various news channels and papers.

•  Practice of Avartan song at Prasanti and Eknath Bhavan by students and staff of SVYASA.