Modi government wants the International Day of Yoga to be bigger and better this year
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When the Modi-led government announced the first International Day of Yoga on June 21st last year, it got them huge appreciation from all corners of the world. This year, to make the event even more impressive, the Modi government is not leaving any stone upturned.This year, the event would be even longer, with advanced yoga retreats for foreigners in scenic locations in India and arranging a mass Yoga demonstration in either Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan or Madhya Pradesh, the states ruled by BJP government.
The government also wants to ensure that all institutes including the UGC, AICTE, NITs, IITs, IIITs, IISERs, SPAS and NITTRs make their 100% participation in the event. For promotion purposes, a special 4-minute long 'Yoga Geet' will also be released and played at the event.
All this is decided by a high-level committee which is headed by PM's Yoga guru Dr HR Nagendra, who is also the Vice chancellor of the Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana. He has held several meetings with top officials across ministries so that the event has a considerable fanfare.
Apart from this, the committee would also hold a yoga conference from 21-23rd June, where the traditional approach of Yoga, its health benefits based on evidence, production of evidence-based research and Yoga for health education would be discussed.
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