led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Rajpath on Sunday, the first-ever International Yoga Day is carved in golden words in the history of India. The day saw spreading of the essence of positivity to stay fit and healthy through yoga as soon as sun’s rays touched the national Capital.
Yogis, who took part in the event, said that it was a huge opportunity to perform along with the PM and yoga guru Baba Ram Dev. They said, from now on, yoga will spread its benefit around the globe.
As many as 35,000 people participated in the gala event spreading the spirit of unity in diversity and brotherhood among people. Not only Hindus but Muslims and Christians also performed yoga together.
Chanting the slogans, Yoga aega, tabhi tuo rog jaega, Manoj Kumar, a paratrooper, said, “I am blessed to be part of this gala occasion, which is one of its kinds. I salute the PM for leading such an event by setting a benchmark for other countries.”
Full of zest and zeal, a group of 17 students studying at Shri Sanatan Dharam Saraswati Bal Mandir based at Punjabi Bagh thanked the PM. Their teacher Shakuntala Sharma also seemed to be grateful to the PM. She said, “The students are determined to learn yoga. And by performing yoga, students can prosper in their studies as a healthy mind and body can only make them to achieve success in life.”
With the sudden change in the weather early morning, the participants turned energetic. Ajanli, a student of Moraji Desi Yoga Institute, said, “I don’t feel like going back home as weather has become so welcoming. It has spread the soul of healthy environment everywhere.”
Thanking the PM, a 79-year-old Ikbaal Khan, who had come all the way from Faridabad to take part in the event, said: “It is an event of unity in diversity among the people. From today there will be positivity through good health.” While doing Namaj five times a day, he performs yoga every day, he added.
Similarly for many others, it was a great opportunity to perform yoga at Rajpath. This event is likely to be written in Guinness Book of World Records. People around Rajpath, who have set their mind to stay fit and healthy by performing Yoga from now on, were found taking selfies with each other.