International Yoga Day: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday led the International Yoga Day celebration event at the headquarters of the United Nations in New York. 

With PM Modi, President of the 77th UN General Assembly Saba Korosi, New York City Mayor Eric Adams, award-winning storyteller Jay Shetty, Indian chef and restaurateur Vikas Khanna and Grammy Award winner Ricky Kej performed various yoga asanas. People from more than 180 countries participated in PM’s Yoga Day programme.

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Addressing the gathering at the occasion, PM Modi said that it was here, about nine years ago, that I had the honour of proposing to the United Nations to celebrate June 21 as International Yoga Day. I am pleased to see all of you and thank you all for being here. I am told that almost every nationality is represented here today. Yoga means to join so you are coming together it is an expression of another form of yoga.

PM Modi said that last year, the whole world came together to support India’s proposal to observe 2023 as the International Year of Millets. Millet is a superfood. They promote overall health and are also good for the environment. Yoga comes from India. Like all ancient Indian traditions, it is also alive and dynamic. Yoga is a way of life. It is a way of being careful in thoughts and actions. It is a way of living in harmony with oneself, with others and with nature.

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