Appreciate this! Yoga is worthy of emulation! Really happy to note that the world, at last is recognizing the power of Yoga!United Nations to declare June 21 as World Yoga Day: Sushma Swaraj
PTI Dec 7, 2014, 04.56PM IST
NEW DELHI: The United Nations will soon declare June 21 as World Yoga Day following a proposal by PrimeMinister Narendra Modi, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said today.
"Three months ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had appealed to the world communitythat India's yoga should be celebrated as World Yoga Day. I am happy to informyou that we have received support of 170 nations and four days from today, theUnited Nations will declare June 21 as the World Yoga Day," Swaraj said ata function in the presence of yoga guru Ramdev.
Addressing the 'Gita Prerna Mahotsav',organised "to celebrate 5,151 years of religious book Gita" at theRed Fort Maidan here, the senior BJP leader said that yoga is not merely an exercise,but a road to prosperity and good health.
During his visit to the United Nations inSeptember this year, Modi had urged the world community to celebrate Indianyoga at the international level and that June 21 be declared as the World YogaDay.
Last month, European Union president Herman Van Rompuy alsotold PM Modi that the 28-member EU supported his idea for a Yoga Day at the UN.
Interestingly, in the cabinet reshufflelast month, he also named a minister for Ayush, dealing with Yoga andtraditional medicine.
United Nations to declare June 21 as World Yoga Day: Sushma Swaraj - Economic Times
PTI Dec 7, 2014, 04.56PM IST
NEW DELHI: The United Nations will soon declare June 21 as World Yoga Day following a proposal by PrimeMinister Narendra Modi, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said today.
"Three months ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had appealed to the world communitythat India's yoga should be celebrated as World Yoga Day. I am happy to informyou that we have received support of 170 nations and four days from today, theUnited Nations will declare June 21 as the World Yoga Day," Swaraj said ata function in the presence of yoga guru Ramdev.
Addressing the 'Gita Prerna Mahotsav',organised "to celebrate 5,151 years of religious book Gita" at theRed Fort Maidan here, the senior BJP leader said that yoga is not merely an exercise,but a road to prosperity and good health.
During his visit to the United Nations inSeptember this year, Modi had urged the world community to celebrate Indianyoga at the international level and that June 21 be declared as the World YogaDay.
Last month, European Union president Herman Van Rompuy alsotold PM Modi that the 28-member EU supported his idea for a Yoga Day at the UN.
Interestingly, in the cabinet reshufflelast month, he also named a minister for Ayush, dealing with Yoga andtraditional medicine.
United Nations to declare June 21 as World Yoga Day: Sushma Swaraj - Economic Times
