West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose participates in International Yoga Day celebrations in Kolkata
The Hindu
Chief Ministers from various states have also participated in Yoga Day celebrations all over India
West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose on June 21 participated in the ninth International Yoga Day celebrations in Kolkata along with the National Cadet Corps (NCC) cadets and officials of the Central Bureau of Communication (CBC).
Following the program, the Governor said that yoga has united the East and the West. He said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be participating in a yoga program at the United Nations headquarter where he had said that yoga is the way to the world.
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"Yoga has united East and West. Today Indian Prime Minister told the United Nations that yoga is the way to the world. Let us come together coming together is the beginning, discovery and success of yoga," he said. Earlier on June 21, Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) National President J.P. Nadda participated in the International Yoga Day programme at Tau Devi Lal Stadium in Gurugram.
Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami also performed Yoga in Haridwar. Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar, Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan, and Ayush Minister Sarbanand Sonowal to perform yoga at garrison ground in Jabalpur. In Himachal Pradesh, Union Minister Anurag Thakur took part in the International Yoga Day.
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Every year International Yoga Day is celebrated on June 21 worldwide. It serves as a platform to raise awareness about the numerous benefits of yoga and promote its holistic approach to physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. The concept of International Yoga Day was introduced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his 2014 address to the United Nations General Assembly.
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