International Yoga Day: PM Modi on why 'Yoga at home, with family' is the need of the hour

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed nation on International Yoga Day on Sunday, stressing on benefits of yoga as he elaborated on me 'yoga at home, yoga with family'. This year's International Yoga Day me, PM Modi revealed, was to stay away from social garings owing to dangers of COVID pandemic and urged citizens to perform yoga from home with ir family. PM Modi elaborated on positives of performing yoga, its effect on boosting one's immunity system and its need at time of coronavirus pandemic. 

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'Yoga from home with our family'

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PM Modi's full address

What is Yoga Day?

idea of celebrating International Yoga Day was first suggested by PM Narendra Modi in his 2014 UNGA speech. Followed by propositions, United Nations General Assembly drafted a resolution that was titled International Yoga Day on October 14, 2014. draft proposed humongous support across world and 21 June was selected as International Yoga Day.

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First Yoga Day celebrations

International Yoga Day was first observed across world on June 21, 2015, and was observed in New Delhi. In 2015, Ministry of AYUSH helped set up event that included PM Modi, several dignitaries that arrived from about 84 countries and around 35, 985 people gared at Rajpath, New Delhi to celebrate day. Around 21 yoga asanas were performed for about 35 minutes.

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