New Delhi [India], June 21 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday carried out Yoga at New Delhi’s Nehru Park on the twelfth annual International Day of Yoga alongwith Ambassador of Norway to India, May-Elin Stener.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the nationwide celebrations of the twelfth International Day of Yoga, performing yoga asanas alongside 1000’s of individuals at Kolkata’s Red Road and asserting that yoga has the facility to unite all the world.
This 12 months’s theme, ‘Yoga for Healthy Ageing’, displays the rising international emphasis on wholesome and energetic residing throughout the lifespan. As populations age and non-communicable ailments and lifestyle-related well being issues rise globally, the emphasis is shifting from merely including years to life to enhancing well being span, high quality of life and general well-being.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres prolonged greetings on the event of the International Day of Yoga, highlighting yoga’s international attain and its function in selling bodily and psychological well-being throughout generations.
In a put up on X, he stated, ‘From its deep roots in historic India, yoga has turn into actually common, serving to hundreds of thousands of individuals of all faiths & cultures discover calm, construct power & dwell with goal. It teaches us mindfulness, respect & take care of ourselves, for our planet & for each other. On this Yoga Day, let’s prolong that care to the older members of our human household & construct a world the place each technology can lead a wholesome life. Namaste!’
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Indian embassies internationally celebrated International Day of Yoga.
The Embassy of India in Japan famous that Yoga helps the journey towards concord of thoughts and physique.
In a put up on X, it stated, ‘Rooted in historic knowledge and beloved world wide, yoga continues to help the journey towards concord of thoughts and physique to this present day.’
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The Consulate General of India in Shanghai hosted the twelfth version of the International Day of Yoga.
‘twelfth IDY in China! Magic on the Bund in Shanghai. Consul General Shri Pratik Mathur was completely happy to host the luxurious ceremony for the twelfth version of the International Day of Yoga in Shanghai with an impressive view of Pearl TV Tower on the historic BUND alongside the banks of the Huangpu river, a significant landmark which is a testomony to age previous historic hyperlinks between India and China.’
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‘The historic location on the coronary heart of the Yangtze river delta area, the expansion hub of the area, supplied the proper backdrop to the closure of the 90 day burst of actions and applications constructed round IDY 2026 which unfolded since Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s clarion name in Mann ki Baat,’ the Consulate added. (ANI)