Yoga is the incredible contribution of Indian saints and it has become a people’s revolution in the whole world, said Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on the occasion of the 3rd International Day of Yoga held here on Wednesday.
More than 15,000 people participated in the programme held at the Janata Maidan.
Pradhan said, due to the efforts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the United Nations (UN) has declared June 21 as the International Day of Yoga.
While the Prime Minister took the leadership in celebrating the day at lucknow, 173 countries joined this celebration simultaneously. Around 175 crore of people of the world have been trying to apply the ancient theory of Yoga to keep their body and mind healthy and for leading a healthy life, he said.
He too stated that yoga is not only a physical exercise but also a practice that maintains a strong relation between the mind and the body and helps regular doers to live long with peace.
Members of various institutions and social organisations, including the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan and NCC cadets, gathered at the venue at 5.30 am. live telecast of the Prime Minister’s speech from lucknow was also aired.
The PNG Ministry and some PSUs under it, including the IOCl, organised this mega event. On the occasion, six Mt Everest climbers from the ONGC and equal number of international athletes of the BPCl were also felicitated.