Aligarh Muslim University will celebrate International Yoga Day in a big way: Registrar

Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) will celebrate International Yoga Day in a big way on June 21, registrar Abdul Hamid said on Friday.

Giving details of the event, he said,

"AMU has been observing International Yoga Day since 2015, but this year it will be done in a big way. The celebrations will be marked by a series of events beginning June 15... some prominent yoga exponents have been invited to deliver lectures and hold workshops."

"A special feature of this year's event will be a four-day-long training programme, especially for girls. It will be organised by the Department of Physical Education," he added.

The week-long programme is being organised by the Department of Physical Education of AMU. The University authorities also rejected the reports in a section of the media that there is no programme scheduled on International Yoga Day at AMU.

Yoga is a physical, mental and spiritual practice which originated in India. The International Yoga Day is celebrated annually on 21 June since 2015. An International day for Yoga was declared unanimously by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The concept of International Day of Yoga was first proposed by the current Prime Minister of India, Mr Narendra Modi. He proposed the idea during his speech at the UNGA on 27 September 2014.

The International Yoga Day Theme of 2019 is Climate Action.

The fifth annual International Day of Yoga will be celebrated at the United Nations on Thursday, 20 June 2019, with the theme being "Yoga with Gurus," followed by a panel discussion on 21 June. The main event of International Yoga Day will be held in Ranchi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the event in the Jharkhand capital.

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The Indian Prime Minister has recently shared videos of various Asanas in Yoga on Twitter:

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