Own the Heritage of Yoga

Shripad Yasso Naik is doing justice to the ministry of Ayush without fuss or controversy Modi’s endorsement has elevated yoga to a new level. We now need to institutionalise the teaching and training of yoga. A scientific system to certify trainers should be developed, including the awarding of degrees, just as in karate and other martial arts. The ministry must ensure that untrained ‘quacks’ don’t become ‘yoga trainers’. The Modi government has effectively created awareness of what promises to be a boost to the body, mind and soul. However, the move to claim ownership of and spread information on the subject is acquiring the proportions of ‘operation overkill’. A gradual approach, sans the fanfare, would have insulated the government from barbs and controversy. romances or even old-fashioned matrimonial ads? Are we becoming a nation of robots? And, such a dubious distinction at that—“one of the largest and most exciting dating markets in the world”. Young India is determined to let technology play Cupid. The new generation wants to taste love and ride the attendant rollercoaster of emotions ranging from exultation to grief. Attractive user names are key to navigating the tangled pathways of cyberia. A word of caution here. Given that the internet allows people to live out their fantasies, it

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