Kolkata, June 20 (IANS) As Kolkata prepares for a massive International Yoga Day event on Sunday, to be led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, yoga practitioners called it a “festival” for the city, stressing that they have never witnessed something of this sort in West Bengal.Speaking to IANS, Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha, Secretary of the Ministry of AYUSH, said: “This is the first time in Kolkata that this event is being held in West Bengal, and there is a lot of excitement here to welcome our Prime M…
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Gandhinagar, June 19 (IANS) Ahead of ‘International Yoga Day 2026’ on June 21, Gujarat has reported a major expansion in yoga participation and training infrastructure, with the state government highlighting what it describes as the “highest number of yoga teachers and organised yoga classes” in the country. The Chairman of the Gujarat State Yog Board, Sheeshpal Rajput, said: “Under the guidance of Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi, the state currently operates more than 4,985 free yoga class…
Washington, June 10 (IANS) As preparations gather pace for the 12th International Day of Yoga across the United States, India’s Ambassador to the US Vinay Mohan Kwatra has said yoga has become so deeply embedded in American society that “pretty much in every street” one can find a yoga studio, underscoring the growing global appeal of what he described as “a great treasure of our civilizational heritage”.”If you walk around in Washington, DC, indeed anywhere in the United States it would be a ve…