International Yoga Day: On the occasion of International Day of Yoga, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday performed yoga on board India’s first indigenously built aircraft carrier INS Vikrant along with hundreds of naval personnel.
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh took different postures for about an hour and joined the personnel in their performance and led the ceremony on the huge aircraft carrier. The ‘Agnivars’ also performed yoga in unison adopting the spirit of unity and welfare.
Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral R Hari Kumar and other senior officials of the Navy and Ministry of Defense were also present during the event.
The first International Day of Yoga was celebrated on June 21, 2015 after the United Nations General Assembly declared the same day as the International Day of Yoga. The resolution was introduced by India and co-sponsored by a large number of countries.