01-15 JULY, 2019 I KAMAL SANDESH I 23PM Modi said, “We all know the importance of
Yoga very well. It has always been an important
part of our culture. But now we all have to take the
practice of Yoga to another level,” reports news
agency ANI.
Jharkhand Chief Minister Shri Raghubar Das and
various other ministers were present in the event.
Around 30,000 people participated in the event.
The theme of 5th International Yoga Day 2019 is
“Climate Action”.
The word “Yoga” is derived from the Sanskrit
root ‘yuj’ meaning “to join”, “to yoke” or “to unite”.
Yoga is based on an extremely subtle science which
focuses on bringing harmony between mind and
body. Yoga works on one’s body, mind, emotion
and energy.
Last year, around 50,000 people participated
in the International YogaDay event organised at
Dehradun-based Forest Research Institute.
The first International Day of Yoga was observed
all over the world on June 21, 2015, when over 30,000
people including Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi
performed yoga at the Rajpath in New Delhi.
The idea of International Day of Yoga was first
proposed by Prime Minister Shri Modi during his
speech at the United Nations General Assembly
(UNGA) on 27 September 2014.
Pm modi iNtEracts With PEoPlE aftEr
PErformiNg yoga
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi interacts with
people after performing yoga at Prabhat Tara
ground in Ranchi on International Day of Yoga.
amit shah and JP
Nadda perform yoga
at rohtak & delhi
The Centre along with state governments has
organised various yoga programmes across the
country. Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah
participated at an event in Rohtak and Union
Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh was seen in
the national capital at a morning yoga session at
Rajpath. Bharatiya Janata Party Working President
Shri J P Nadda, BJP National General Secretary (Org)
Shri Ram Lal and other senior leaders of the party
performed yoga opposite the BJP headquarters on
Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya Marg in New Delhi.President Shri Ram Nath Kovind said, “I’m happy that
like previous years, we are celebrating Yoga Day this
year too. It’s not just an event, but a way to make
yoga an integral part of our life”.