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New Delhi : The sixth International Day of Yoga (IDY) was celebrated with great enthusiasm across the country through electronic and digital media. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing the nation on this occasion, underlined the role of Yoga in strengthening the family bondage. He said that Yoga brings all closer and binds every member of a family including children and elders. This is the reason why ‘Yoga with Family’ has been made the theme of this year’s IDY.
The Prime Minister further said that COVID-19 mainly attacks the pulmonary organs of the human body and Pranayams are helpful in strengthening the respiratory system. He said, “If we can finetune our chords of health and hope, the day is not far away when the world will witness the success of healthy and happy humanity. Yoga can definitely help us make this happen.”
In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, mass gatherings on IDY was not advisable and keeping this situation in mind, the Government encouraged people to practice Yoga at their homes along with their family members. In this regard, the Ministry of AYUSH maximised the use of social and digital media platforms to facilitate online participation from the people, according to a PIB release.
On this occasion, the Minister of State for AYUSH Shripad Naik said that International Day of Yoga has turned into the biggest public health movement. “Now every country of the world celebrates IDY and the public has embraced this event and adopting it as a celebration of India’s culture and tradition,” he stated.
Naik further added that many leading Yoga institutions have joined forces with the Ministry in this effort. Such activities intensified in the last one month with added focus of training in Common Yoga Protocol (CYP), which is followed by participants of IDY every year for ensuring harmony in the mass demonstrations of Yoga.
Secretary, Ministry of AYUSH, Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha, said that the Ministry of AYUSH streamed various online initiatives including daily morning CYP session on Doordarshan and social media for people to follow and learn the Protocol.