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Make the practice of yoga an integral part of life, says President

By FnF Correspondent | PUBLISHED: 21, Jun 2016, 13:34 pm IST | UPDATED: 22, Jun 2016, 16:21 pm IST

Make the practice of yoga an integral part of life, says President New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee kicked off today the 2nd International Yoga Day Celebrations at Rashtrapati Bhavan with around 1000 persons participating in a mass Yoga event.

Addressing participants, the President urged people to make the practice of Yoga an integral part of life.

He said this will provide them mental and physical strength. It will enable them live a healthy life. It will create overall harmony between body and mind. It will enhance mental and physical well-being.

The President also recalled that on December 11, 2014, the General Assembly of the United Nations approved by consensus a resolution co- sponsored by 177 countries to declare 21 June every year as International Day of Yoga.

In Raipur, Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy Piyush Goyal presided over the function to celebrate International Yoga Day at Kendriya Vidyalaya  Chhattisgarh today.

In order to emphasize importance of sports and to promote Indian heritage of yoga among youth, Shri Goyal participated in mass Yoga demonstration along with Dr. Raman Singh, Chief Minister, Chhattisgarh.

A large number of students also took part in this 45 minutes Yoga protocol demonstration programme.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Singh said that Prime Minister  Narendra Modi, with his Yoga Day Celebration, reminded everyone why India has always been considered Knowledge house the world.

Explaining the benefits of Yoga, Dr. Singh stated that Yoga is not only increases immunity power of body but it also helps in activating whole system of human physiology.
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