- India,
- 21-Jun-2025 10:55 AM IST
International Yoga Day: On June 21, on the 11th anniversary of International Yoga Day, the whole world was once again seen in the color of yoga. This year's theme "Yoga for One Earth, Yoga for One Health" gave a new vision to the global importance of this ancient Indian tradition. Prime Minister Narendra Modi led a massive yoga event organized in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, and performed mass yoga with more than three lakh people.Yoga celebration across the country
Yoga Day was celebrated with enthusiasm and awareness in every corner of India. Mass yoga programs were organized at more than 3.5 lakh places in the country.
President Draupadi Murmu participated in a yoga session in Dehradun.
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh was seen doing yoga with soldiers in Udhampur.
Many leaders like Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Lieutenant Governor Vinay Kumar Saxena, and Union Minister Piyush Goyal attended the events organized in Delhi and Mumbai.
Nitin Gadkari performed yoga in Nagpur, Pushkar Singh Dhami in Gairsain, Bhupendra Patel in Vadnagar, and Himanta Biswa Sarma in Baksa.It was not just the participation of politicians, but every section of common citizens, students, soldiers, and Divyaangs adopted yoga on this day.PM's message: "Yoga is for all, for all"PM Modi said in his address that "Yoga not only makes the body and mind healthy, but it connects us with nature, increases social harmony and shows the path to inner peace."He specifically emphasized that today is a stressful time, and yoga can become a medium of balance and peace in global instability. He also connected the world to a new initiative "10% Oil Reduction" Challenge, which can combat obesity and unhealthy lifestyle.India's growing influence as yoga ambassadorModi recalled how in 2014, on India's proposal, the United Nations declared June 21 as International Yoga Day, and in a short time 175 countries supported it. This is a testimony to India's diplomatic success and the universality of yoga.Relevance of the theme: Balance of nature and humanityThe theme "Yoga for one earth, Yoga for one health" made it clear that human health is linked to the health of the earth - soil, water, air, wildlife - a vision of yoga is necessary for our life to be balanced with all.
Yoga Day was celebrated with enthusiasm and awareness in every corner of India. Mass yoga programs were organized at more than 3.5 lakh places in the country.
President Draupadi Murmu participated in a yoga session in Dehradun.
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh was seen doing yoga with soldiers in Udhampur.
Many leaders like Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Lieutenant Governor Vinay Kumar Saxena, and Union Minister Piyush Goyal attended the events organized in Delhi and Mumbai.
Nitin Gadkari performed yoga in Nagpur, Pushkar Singh Dhami in Gairsain, Bhupendra Patel in Vadnagar, and Himanta Biswa Sarma in Baksa.It was not just the participation of politicians, but every section of common citizens, students, soldiers, and Divyaangs adopted yoga on this day.PM's message: "Yoga is for all, for all"PM Modi said in his address that "Yoga not only makes the body and mind healthy, but it connects us with nature, increases social harmony and shows the path to inner peace."He specifically emphasized that today is a stressful time, and yoga can become a medium of balance and peace in global instability. He also connected the world to a new initiative "10% Oil Reduction" Challenge, which can combat obesity and unhealthy lifestyle.India's growing influence as yoga ambassadorModi recalled how in 2014, on India's proposal, the United Nations declared June 21 as International Yoga Day, and in a short time 175 countries supported it. This is a testimony to India's diplomatic success and the universality of yoga.Relevance of the theme: Balance of nature and humanityThe theme "Yoga for one earth, Yoga for one health" made it clear that human health is linked to the health of the earth - soil, water, air, wildlife - a vision of yoga is necessary for our life to be balanced with all.