INTERNATIONAL DAY OF YOGA

The United Nations General Assembly declared June 21 as the International Day of Yoga on December 11, 2014. The declaration came after the call for the adoption of June 21 as International Day of Yoga by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. While suggesting June 21, which is the Summer Solstice, as the International Day of Yoga, Modi had said, “It is the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere and has special significance in many parts of the world.” As many as 175 countries including USA, Canada and China, co-sponsored the resolution. It had the highest number of co-sponsors ever for any UNGA Resolution of such nature. International Day of Yoga 2015 had the theme ‘Synergy’ while its 2016 edition had the theme ‘Connect the Youth’. The theme for this year is ‘Yoga for Health’.