PM Modi led the Yoga Day celebrations at the United Nations Headquarters Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that yoga comes from India and is free from copyrights and patents at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
“We have gathered here at the meeting place of all humanity. I am pleased to see you all and thank you all for coming. I am told that almost every nationality is represented here today. The meaning of yoga Unite, that’s why you come here together.” Yoga is another form of yoga.” He said that yoga has come from India and it is a very old tradition. PM Modi said that yoga is free from copyright, patent and royalty payments. PM Modi said, “Yoga is portable and can be used in any Adapts to ages and fitness levels, embraces all races, faiths and cultures. It’s really universal.”
‘Yoga is a way of living in harmony with oneself’
Modi said yoga is a way of living in harmony with oneself, with others and with nature. The Prime Minister said, “Yoga is a way of life. A holistic approach to health and wellness. A way of being mindful in thought and action. A way of living in harmony with oneself, with others and with nature.” ” “Yoga adapts to your age, gender and fitness level. Yoga is portable and truly universal,” she added.
‘Great to see the whole world coming together for yoga’
The Prime Minister said that last year, the entire world came together to support India’s proposal to observe 2023 as the International Year of Millets. PM Modi said, “Today it is wonderful to see the whole world coming together for yoga.”
PM Modi does yoga at the United Nations Headquarters in New York
Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the ninth International Day of Yoga celebrations at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The historic yoga session was attended by top UN officials, ambassadors, envoys, representatives of member states as well as prominent members of the global and diaspora community.
The yoga session was held in the sprawling North Lawn of the UN Headquarters, where the statue of Mahatma Gandhi, gifted by India to the UN in December last year during the country’s presidency of the UN Security Council, was installed. People from over 180 countries participated in the Yoga Day celebrations led by Prime Minister Modi, representing various walks of life and including diplomats, artists, academics and entrepreneurs.
Prime Minister Modi paid respect to the statue of Mahatma Gandhi which now “proudly adorns” the North Lawn of the United Nations Headquarters where the yoga was held.
Prime Minister Modi first proposed the concept of Yoga Day in 2014 during his address to the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly. All the members of the United Nations later agreed to celebrate the International Day of Yoga. The phenomenon was first observed on June 21, 2015, and has since become a global phenomenon.