INDIA, June 21, 2018 (The HIndu): June 21 is being observed as International Yoga Day every year, after the United Nations accepted India’s proposal in 2014. This year, the national event was held at Dehradun’s Forest Research Institute with the participation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Mr. Modi highlighted the importance of yoga, a gift from India to the world. “Yoga has the perfect solution to the problems we face, either as individuals or in society. Yoga is beautiful because it is ancient yet modern,” he said.
Events were organized across the country, including Rajpath, where as many as 15,000 people took part in a mass yoga session headed by Union Minister Harsh Vardhan. Rajasthan created a world record bringing over 100,000 people together at a yoga session to mark the International Day of Yoga. Two representatives from Guinness World Records, watched as yoga guru Ramdev put the gathering, which included Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, through a series of asanas. The organisation then handed over a certificate to Ms. Raje and Mr. Ramdev, saying it had been the largest gathering worldwide of people performing yoga.