New Delhi: In a proud moment for India, the United Nations will declare June 21 as World Yoga Day on Thursday after Prime Minister Narendra Modi had urged the world community to celebrate Indian yoga at the international level in his speech at the United Nations General Assembly in September.
It’s a huge decisive win for India. Around 170 nations supported Modi’s proposal. In November, European Union president Herman Van Rompuy told Modi that the 28-member EU supported his idea for a Yoga Day at the UN.
Three months ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had appealed to the world community that India’s yoga should be celebrated as World Yoga Day. I am happy to inform you that we have received support of 170 nations and four days from today, the United Nations will declare June 21 as the World Yoga Day,” Sushma Swaraj had said on last week.
In his speech at the UNGA, Modi had said, “Let us work towards adopting an International Yoga Day. Yoga is an invaluable gift of our ancient tradition. It is not about exercise but to discover the sense of oneness with you, the world and the nature. Yoga is the 5,000-year-old Indian physical, mental and spiritual practice that aims to transform body and mind.
Bureau Report
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