'Urge All To Make Yoga Part Of Their Daily Lives': PM Modi On International Yoga Day

Today is the International Yoga Day. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is leading the event from Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir.

PM Modi, speaking at the event, highlighted the rapid increase in the number of yoga practitioners worldwide. He is leading the celebrations of the 10th International Day of Yoga at the Sher-e-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC) in Srinagar.

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"We can feel the energy in Srinagar, that we gain through Yoga. I extend greetings to people of the country and people performing Yoga in every corner of the world on Yoga Day. International Yoga Day has completed a historic journey of 10 years. In 2014, I proposed International Yoga Day at the United Nations. This proposal by India was supported by 177 nations and this was a record in itself. Since then, Yoga Day has been creating new records," PM Modi said.

"When I am abroad, global leaders discuss Yoga wit me," the Prime Minister said. "As we mark 10th International Yoga Day, I urge everyone to make yoga part of their daily lives."

"This year in India, a 101-year-old woman Yoga teacher from France was accorded the Padma Shri. She had never come to India but she dedicated her entire life to creating awareness about Yoga. Today, research on Yoga is being done in prestigious universities and institutions around the world; research papers are being published," the PM said.

The 30-minute yoga session, originally scheduled to begin at 7 am, was delayed due to the rain, reported NDTV. Among the attendees are Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha and Ayush Minister Prataprao Ganpatrao Jadhav.