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UPSCC celebrates International Women’s Day 2026 
The Uttar Pradesh State Chapter Committee of the Indian Yoga Association (IYA UPSCC) celebrated International Women’s Day 2026 through an online programme on 8 March 2026, based on the theme “Give to Gain.” The event brought together yoga practitioners, teachers, and enthusiasts from across Uttar...
Jammu SCC organises second session of 40-Day Countdown to IDY 2026 
The Jammu & Kashmir State Chapter Committee (SCC) of the Indian Yoga Association (IYA) formally launched its 40-day countdown to the International Day of Yoga (IDY) at Himmat Learning Field Higher Secondary School, Channi Himmat, Jammu. The programme was organized under the chairmanship of Dr....
Parmarth Niketan marks Pujya Swamiji’s 75th Birth Anniversary 
Parmarth Niketan, a Member Institute of the Indian Yoga Association (IYA), celebrated the Birth Anniversary of its President and Spiritual Leader, HH Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji Maharaj, Governing Council Member, IYA, on the sacred banks of Maa Ganga in Rishikesh.As Pujya Swamiji entered his 75th...
Common Yoga Protocol classes organized by TNSCC ahead on IDY 2026 
As part of the celebrations leading up to the 12th International Day of Yoga (IDY) 2026, regular Common Yoga Protocol (CYP) classes are being conducted in Chennai by Tamil Nadu State Chapter Committee of IYA and under the guidance of Gnanasiriyar N. Elumalai, Ph.D. Scholar,...
YogaPeace Sansthan celebrates Holi Sneh Milan 2026 
YogaPeace Sansthan celebrated Holi Sneh Milan 2026 with great enthusiasm, bringing together members, students, and well-wishers for an evening filled with joy, devotion, and fellowship. The celebration commenced with Yogacharya Dhakaram, Founder of YogaPeace Sansthan, warmly welcoming guests with a traditional chandan tilak, reflecting the...
YogaPeace Sansthan organizes inspiring heritage and learning tour to Jaipur 
YogaPeace Sansthan, under the visionary leadership of its Founder, Yogacharya Dhakaram, successfully organized an educational and cultural excursion to Jaipur for its students. The tour reflected the institution’s commitment to providing holistic learning experiences that extend beyond the classroom and yoga hall.Accompanied by Yogacharya Dhakaram,...
Bihar SCC meets online to discuss the way forward 
The Bihar State Chapter Committee of the Indian Yoga Association (IYA) convened an online Executive Committee meeting via Zoom on 1 May 2026. The meeting was attended by the Executive Committee members and focused on strengthening the chapter’s activities, expanding outreach, and planning future initiatives.A...
Uttar Pradesh SCC conducts CYP in Lucknow 
As part of its ongoing efforts to promote Yoga and holistic well-being, the Uttar Pradesh State Chapter Committee of IYA organized a Common Yoga Protocol (CYP) practice session on 2 June 2026 at Sadbhavana Park, Jankipuram, Lucknow.The session was conducted in accordance with the Common...
Uttar Pradesh SCC inaugurates Four-Day Yoga Camp at Balrampur District Jail 
As part of the nationwide countdown to the 12th International Day of Yoga (IDY) 2026, the Uttar Pradesh State Chapter Committee of IYA successfully inaugurated a four-day Yoga Camp at Balrampur District Jail on the 20th day of the countdown celebrations. The camp was organized...
Jharkhand SCC and Gramin Upkar Sansthan organizes 100-Day Countdown programme for IDY 2026 
As part of the nationwide celebrations leading up to the 12th International Day of Yoga (IDY) 2026, Jharkhand State Chapter Committee of IYA in collaboration with the Gramin Upkar Sansthan, Jharkhand, an Associate Centre of the Indian Yoga Association (IYA), successfully organized a grand Common...



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NMB Research Papers
Yoga Research

NMB Research Papers 

SNo Title Authors Journal J Impact F actor Status

1

Diabetes Prevention through Yoga-Based Lifestyle: A Pan-India Randomized Controlled Trial Raghuram Nagarathna,Venkata S. Ram, Sasidharan K. Rajesh, Amit Singh, Vijaya Majumdar, Suchitra
Patil, Hongasandra R Nagendra
Diabetes
(ADA)
7.273 (Abstract) Published

2

Distribution of Glycated Hemoglobin and its Determinants in Indian Young Adults., Raghuram Nagarathna, Navneet Kaur, Akshay Anand, Kanupriya Sharma, Rima Dada, Palukuru Sridhar, Purnendu Sharma, Amit Kumar Singh, Suchitra Patil, Hongasandra R Nagendra Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice 3.2 Published

3

A composite of BMI & WC may be better obesity metric in Indians with high risk of T2DM NMB
2017
Raghuram Nagarathna, Murali Venkatarao, Rajesh S K, Amit Singh, Hongasandra R Nagendra Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice 3.2 Published

4

Nationwide distribution of Indian Diabetes Risk score (MDRF-IDRS) Nagarathna Raghuram, Rahul Tyagi, Akshay Anand, Amit Singh, Hongasandra R Nagendra Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice 3.2

Accepted for publication

5

Perceived stress and depression in Pre- Diabetics and Diabetics among Indian population a call for mindfulness based intervention Raghuram Nagarathna, Shweta Modgil, Amit Mishra, Radhika Khosla, Akshay Anand, Amit Singh, Hongasandra R Nagendra General hospital psychiatry 3.2 Published

6

Efficacy of a Validated Yoga Protocol on Dyslipidaemia in Diabetes Patients: NMB-
2017 India Trial.
Nagarathna R, Saurabh Kumar, Amit S, Patil S, Anand, A, Nagendra HR, Medicines
(basl)
2.1 Published

7

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Yoga in rural and urban India: KAPY: A nationwide randomized cluster sample survey Raghuram Nagarathna, Madhava Sai, Amit Mishra, Akshay Anand, Amit Singh, Hongasandra R Nagendra Medicine 2.1 Published

8

Impact of Yoga on Blood Glucose Level among Patients with Type 2
Diabetes Mellitus: A Multicentre Controlled Trial
Amit Singh, Padmini Tekur, R. Nagaratna1, and H. R. Nagendra Journal of
Stem Cells
1.55 Published

9

Partitioning of radiological, stress and biochemical changes
in pre-diabetic women subjected to Diabetic Yoga Protocol
Amit Kumar Singh, Navneet Kaur, Sushant Kaushal, Rahul Tyagi, Deepali Mathur, Madhava Sai Sivapuram, Kashinath Metri, Sridhar Bammidi, Vivek Podder, Shweta Modgil, Radhika Khosla, Kiran Sharma, Abhilasha Anand, Neeru Malik, Vidhya Sagar Boroiah,
R. Nagarathna, H.R. Nagendra, Akshay Anand
Diabetes and metabolic syndrome- clinical research and reviews .83 Published

10

Narendra Modi’s citizen centered Yoga-Diabetes Management Program: Will Indian State install Integrative Medicine in premier Institutes? Akshay Anand Annals of Neuro- science 0.8 Published
11 Development and implementation of ZED-YOG quality module: Niyantrita
Madhumeha Bharata skill development initiatives
Tyagi R, Anand A Annals of Neuro- science 0.8 Published
12 Methodology Part-1 Nagendra HR, Nagarathna R, Rajesh SK, Amit S, Telles S, Hankey
A
IJOY   Published
13 Methodology Part-2 Nagarathna R, Rajesh SK, Amit S, Patil S, Anand, A, Nagendra HR, IJOY   Published
14 Nationwide Psychometric Analysis of Yoga Barriers and Benefits-2017 Raghuram Nagarathna, Shreyas A Chawathey, Amit
Mishra, Akshay Anand, Rajesh S K, Amit Singh, Hongasandra R Nagendra
Work 1.1

Published

15 Higher perceived stress and poor glycaemia changes in Pre Diabetics and Diabetics among Indian population Raghuram Nagarathna, Shweta Modgil, Amit Mishra, Radhika Khosla, Akshay Anand, Amit Singh, Hongasandra R Nagendra Journal of medicine and life 1.1   Published
16 Effect of yoga based life style program on reduction of diabetes risk and regression
to normoglycemia, a multicentre RCT NMB
2017
Raghuram Nagarathna, Venkata S. Ram, Sasidharan
K. Rajesh, Amit Singh, Vijaya Majumdar, Suchitra Patil, Hongasandra R Nagendra
BMI open diabetes research and care 5.06

Accepted for publication

17 Local (Chandigarh, Panchkula) Prevalence
of Healthy, Pre-diabetes, and Diabetes in North Indian population based on Glycated Haemoglobin (HbA1c) and Indian Diabetes Risk Score (IDRS)
Saurabh Kumar, Akshay Anand$, R Nagarathna$, Navneet Kaur, Deepak K Pal, Neeru Malik, Amit K Singh, HR Nagendra Endocri- nology, Diabetes and meta- bolism 1.1

Accepted

18 Association of Diabetes with other co- morbidities in North India Vivek Podder*, Vinod Srivastava*, Saurabh Kumar*, R Nagarathna$, Madhava Sai Sivapuram, Navneet Kaur, Kanupriya, Amit K Singh, Neeru Malik, Akshay Anand$,
HR Nagendra
Journal of neuro science in rural practice 0.5 Accepted
19 Prevalence and determinants of self
–reported Diabetes
in young adult Indian
population
Raghuram Nagarathna, Parul Bali, Akshay Anand, Amit Singh, Suchitra
Patil, Hongasandra R Nagendra
Frontiers 3.2 Review
20 Effectiveness of Yoga life style on lipid metabolism in vulnerable population
– a community based multi centered study
Raghuram Nagarathna, Saurabh Kumar,
Akshay Anand, Amit Singh, Suchitra Patil, Hongasandra R Nagendra
Mindfulness 23.5 Editorial review
21 Prevalence of diabetes and pre diabetes pan India NMB 2017 Boulton, Raghuram Nagarathna R, Kashinath Dixit, Girish N Rao, Mariyamma, Akshay Anand, Amit Singh, Hongasandra R Nagendra NEJM 70.67 Under process
22 Prevalence of hypertension in diabetes pan India NMB 2017 Raghuram Naghna, Aghoramuthy G, Akshay Anand, Amit
Singh, Sridhar Palkuru, Suchitra Patil, Kashinath Metri, Hongasandra R Nagendra
American Jounral of heart   Under process
23 Prevalence of obesity in diabetes pan India NMB
2017
Raghuram Nagarathna, Vijaya Majumdar, Akshay Anand, Amit Singh, Hongasandra R Nagendra Inter- national journal of obesity 3.56 Under process
24 Prevalence of hypertension, hypercholesterolemia and Diabetes in Chandigarh trinity Kanu Priya, Vivek,Sheetal Sharma, R. Nagarathna$, Navneet Kaur, Neeru Malik, Amit K Singh, Akshay Anand$, HR Nagendra Acta Diabet- olgica
Rebuttal is being sent.
3.1 Review
25 Role of DYP in preventing Diabetics-North Indian Study Navneet Kaur, Akshay Anand$, R Nagarathna$, Neeru Malik, Amit K Singh, HR Nagendra Submiiting to Mindfulness on 23.4.2020   in Commu- nication
26 The psychometric based effects of DYP on Diabetes in Chandigarh tri city Dr. Rama Malhotra Akshay Anand$, R Nagarathna$,  Amit K Singh, HR Nagendra  Work   in Commu- nication
27 Effects of long-term yoga practice on health parameters , Akshay Anand$, R. Nagarathna$, Navneet Kaur, Neeru Malik,
Amit Kumar Singh, HR Nagendra
IJOY submitting by  30/4   in Commu- nication
28 Prediction of type 2
Diabetes in North India
based on Indian Diabetes
Risk Score: Is waist
Circumference main
culprit?
Kanupriya*, Priya Battu*, Rakesh,Akshay Anand$, R. Nagarathna$, Navneet Kaur, Neeru Malik,
Amit Kumar Singh, HR Nagendra
Diabetes and metabolic syndrome submitting by 30/4   in Commu- nication
29 Alteration in stress and sleeping pattern among practitioner of yoga DYP Puja,Akshay Anand$, R Nagarathna$, Dr. Rama, Deepak K Pal, Vinod Srivastava, Ami K Singh, HR Nagendra     in Commu- nication

Papers under preparation

30 Prevalence of hypertension amongst seven zones of India- NMB 2017 Raghuram Nagarathna, Akshay Anand, Amit Singh, Suchitra Patil, Hongasandra R Nagendra Journal to be decided    
31 Prevalence of complications in high risk diabetes population
– a pan India 2017 study
Raghuram Nagarathna, Akshay Anand, Amit Singh, Suchitra Patil, Hongasandra R Nagendra Annals of neuroscience    
32 Diabetes prevalence in Socio economic strata : a retrospective NMB study Raghuram Nagarathna, Akshay Anand, Amit Singh, Suchitra Patil, Hongasandra R Nagendra IJOY    
33 Prospective study of different staple diets of Diabetics in Indian population Deepali Raghuram Nagarathna, Akshay Anand, Gauri Rokkam, Amit Singh, Suchitra Patil, Hongasandra R Nagendra Diabetes clinical research and practice    
34 Prevalence of smoking and alcohol across seven zones of India – a pan India 2017 study Madhav,Dr. Vivek, Pradhan Raghuram Nagarathna, Hongasandra R Nagendra et al Journal of medicine and life submitting afteter 25.4    
35 Prospective study of different diet factors in Diabetics Indian
population- NMB 2017
Raghuram Nagarathna, Hongasandra Nagendra et al To be discussed    
36 Distribution of physical activity amongst high risk population Vivek,Raghuram Nagarathna, Hongasandra R Nagendra et al Journal of yoga and physical
Therapy
   
37 Association between sleep pattern and high risk for diabetes Saurabhkunar, Raghuram Nagarathna, Hongasandra R Nagendra et al JAIM    
38 Depression in Diabetes Raghuram Nagarathna, Hongasandra R Nagendra et al To be discussed    
40 Medical expenses and hospital visits in high risk population of India Raghuram Nagarathna, Hongasandra R Nagendra et al To be discussed    
41 State wise prevalence of Diabetes and Pre Diabetes Raghuram Nagarathna, Hongasandra R Nagendra et al Waiting for main prevalence paper    
42 Association of junk food and self-reported Diabetes Raghuram Nagarathna, Hongasandra R Nagendra et al To be discussed    

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