INDIA, June 10, 2016 (Press Information Bureau): HPI Note: We were struck by this long press release listing what appear to be tens of thousands of events being set up by the government for the Day of Yoga.
Addressing a press conference at Chandigarh today regarding the preparations for International Day of Yoga, which is to be celebrated at Chandigarh on 21st June, 2016, Union Minister of State (I/C) Shri Shripad Yesso Naik outlined the events that are to be held in this regards. All Ministries in the Government of India have been requested to celebrate IDY in their premises and offices across the country. All State Governments have been requested to celebrate the event at the State HQ, District, Block and village level.
A Mass Yoga Demonstration of Common Yoga Protocol (CYP) will be held from 7 to 7:45 AM on June 21st at the Capitol complex, Chandigarh. Thirty thousand are expected to participate. A two-day International Conference at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi will be held on the 22nd and 23rd of June. Yoga experts from India and abroad will participate in the Conference. The Conference will deliberate on use the of yoga in various disease conditions in Tertiary Care Hospitals. 3.64 million volunteers enrolled in 38,769 NSS units in Colleges/Schools across the country, are being motivated to participated in Yoga Demonstrations.
All the reputed and eminent yoga teachers/gurus and institutions like Patanjali Yogpeeth, Brahma Kumaris, Kaivalayadhama, Pune, The Yoga Institute, Art of Living etc., have been associated in celebration of IDY 2016. These institutions will be organizing mass toga events in their respective premises/Ashrams, helping in extending training support to state governments and other govt. agencies, armed forces, etc.
Details of events and programs from national to village level are at “source” above.