Ahead of the eighth International Day of Yoga on June 21, prime minister Narendra Modi said on June 13 said that yoga has gained tremendous popularity globally.
People from different walks of life, including leaders, CEOs, sportspersons and actors regularly practice yoga and talk about how it has helped them, the prime minister tweeted in multiple languages, including in Assamese.
Modi also posted a video which highlighted various details and benefits of the ancient Indian practice, and also carried snippets of his remarks at the United Nations General Assembly in 2014.
Subsequently, June 21 was adopted as the International Day of Yoga.
In the last few years, Yoga has gained tremendous popularity globally. People from different walks of life including leaders, CEOs, sportspersons and actors regularly practice Yoga and talk about how it has helped them. https://t.co/UESTuNPNbW
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 13, 2022
As run up to the International Day of Yoga, Union ministry of Ayush is organizing several ‘Yoga Utsav’ programmes across India.
The ministry of Ayush, with active support from Government of Assam, organized a Yoga Utsav at the iconic Shivdol in Sivasagar district of Assam on May 2 to mark the 50 days countdown to International Day of Yoga, 2022.
বিগত কিছু বছৰত যোগে বিশ্বব্যাপী যথেষ্ট জনপ্ৰিয়তা অৰ্জন কৰিছে। নেতা, চিইঅ’, ক্ৰীড়াবিদ আৰু অভিনেতাকে ধৰি জীৱনৰ বিভিন্ন ক্ষেত্ৰৰ লোকসকলে নিয়মীয়াকৈ যোগাভ্যাস কৰি আহিছে আৰু ই তেওঁলোকক কেনেদৰে সহায় কৰিছে সেই বিষয়ে কৈ আহিছে। https://t.co/UESTuNPNbW
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 13, 2022
Union Ayush minister Sarbananda Sonowal, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, MPs from Assam, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, senior officials from central and all Northeast states including eminent dignitaries and experts, Yoga enthusiasts and students participated in the Yoga Utsav.
