June 21 was declared as the International Day of Yoga by the United Nations General Assembly in December 2014. “From next year when we celebrate yoga day, in this one year, you continue to do what you do for yoga but focus on one subject and this is my subject- Diabetes and yoga”, he said.
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“Make yoga a part of your life”, he said. “Some people fail to understand yoga”, he said. Here are the live-streaming and live updates of the International Yoga Day Event 2016 which is being held in Chandigarh.
Mr Modi credits his daily yoga and meditation routine with his health and the three-to-four hours of sleep he is said to require each night.
Speaking on the occasion in Chandigarh with a mass gathering of nearly 30,000 people, the prime minister said that he had proposed June 21st as the ideal day for Yoga Day celebrations because in many parts of the world, this day is quite long and is closer to the earth.
Over 173 Indian missions across the world are also organizing Yoga Day celebrations to spread awareness about the ancient Indian exercise. It embodies unity of mind and body; thought and action; restraint and fulfilment; harmony between man and nature; a holistic approach to health and well-being.
“Make yoga a part of your life”, he told thousands of yoga enthusiasts. It provides a balance to mind and body.
In his address, Modi urged people to embrace yoga for better physical and mental health.
He said yoga had become a big economic activity worldwide, with a huge demand for yoga trainers.
Escalating his attack on the Centre, the JD (U) leader said even his party members’ practice yoga, but they don’t show-off.
The emphasis this year is on participation of Divyangs, the nomenclature coined by Modi for differently-abled, youths and people from economically weaker sections. Approximately 30,000 people were part of the event that is being celebrated in Chandigarh’s Capitol Complex. The DMRC had announced closure of Rajiv chowk Metro station till 0830 hrs in view of it. As part of the celebrations, Union ministers Rajnath Singh, Arun Jaitley, Smriti Irani and Manohar Parrikar led yoga sessions in various parts of the country.
Donning T-shirts and track-pants, the yoga enthusiasts, shortlisted to perform yoga, had begun lining up around the spruced up Chandigarh complex around 4 a.m. on Tuesday.
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Army Chief Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag, IAF Chief Arup Raha and Coast Guard Director General Rajendra Singh took part in the events.
