Prime Minister to lead 2nd International Yoga Day on June 21st

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will lead the Second International Day of Yoga celebrations in the country in Chandigarh on the morning of 21st of June.

The function will begin at 6.30 am and will include 45 minutes of Yoga protocol demonstration. Over 35 thousand people are expected to participate in the event at Capitol Complex, Chandigarh while ten thousand more will perform at 100 different venues in the city of Chandigarh.

Over 173 Indian missions across the world are also organizing Yoga demonstrations to spread awareness for International Yoga Day.

In his remarks at the International Conference on Yoga for Holistic Health organized on the Yoga Day last year, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had described Yoga as a “state of mind” (avasthaa), as opposed to being a commodity or a system (vyavasthaa).

A theme song for International Day of Yoga, named ‘Yog Geet’ has been released this year in addition to the Yoga Protocol of forty five minutes. This song is of 3 minutes and 15 seconds in Hindi language. The song is written and produced by DeerajSaraswat and Sh. Gandhar T.D. Jadhav and Ms. Gatha Jadhav have given their voice to the song. Music has been composed by Sh. Sumanto Ray.