PM Modi to lead main event of Yoga Day to be held in Kolkata on June 21

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead the main event of the International Day of Yoga in Kolkata on June 21, Union Minister for Ayush Prataprao Jadhav said on Monday.

Addressing a press conference, Jadhav said this year’s theme, ‘Yoga for Healthy Ageing’, highlights the role of yoga in promoting physical health, mental well-being and healthy ageing. “This year’s main event of the International Day of Yoga will be held on Kolkata’s historic Red Road under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” he said.

Jadhav said that International Day of Yoga (IDY) is receiving unprecedented support across the globe and yoga events will be held in nearly 2,500 locations worldwide.

“Under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Modi, Yoga has evolved into a global mass movement and millions of people across the world have embraced yoga as an integral part of their daily lives,” the minister said.

This year’s theme addresses one of the most significant needs of our time. Yoga plays a vital role in enabling people to lead healthy, active, self-reliant, and mentally resilient lives as they age, he said.

Highlighting the growing international outreach of the movement, the minister said that in coordination with the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), more than 210 Indian missions abroad will organise yoga events at nearly 2,500 locations across the world. “This reflects how yoga has transcended its origins as India’s cultural heritage to become a shared global movement for health and well-being,” he said.

“Across the world, people are living longer than ever before. The real challenge, however, is to ensure that these added years are healthy, active, independent and meaningful.