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Modi, Murmu Champion Yoga Day; Navy Goes Underwater

6/21/2026

Summary

Modi Leads Yoga

Prime Minister Narendra Modi led Day of Yoga on June 21, 2026, at Kolkata’s Red Road.
President Droupadi Murmu joined a mass yoga demo in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, urging active aging.
Union Minister Lallan Singh, Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary and Minister Nishant Kumar performed yoga in Patna, calling for school sessions.
The Indian Navy’s INS Satvahana held an underwater yoga session on June 20, with 40 submariners practicing bhujangasana.

Summary

India Hosts Yoga

More than 210 Indian diplomatic missions organized International Day of Yoga events at nearly 2,500 locations worldwide on June 21, 2026.
The Yoga Sangam portal recorded over six lakh registrations, with the 100-day Yoga 365 campaign attracting more than three million users from 130 nations.
Indian missions in Tokyo and Shanghai hosted yoga events, drawing 2,100 participants at Tsukiji Hongan-ji temple and about 400 diplomats, scholars and diaspora members at Shanghai’s Bund Finance Centre.

History

Historical Context

After Narendra Modi’s September 2014 UN appeal, the General Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution co-sponsored by 177 nations, designating 21 June as International Day of Yoga. The 2015 debut involved 84 countries and a Guinness record of 35,985 participants in Delhi. The 2026 nationwide drives, featuring Modi, President Droupadi Murmu and INS Satvahana, continue this cultural-diplomacy effort.

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Modi Leads Yoga

Prime Minister Narendra Modi led Day of Yoga on June 21, 2026, at Kolkata’s Red Road.
President Droupadi Murmu joined a mass yoga demo in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, urging active aging.
Union Minister Lallan Singh, Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary and Minister Nishant Kumar performed yoga in Patna, calling for school sessions.
The Indian Navy’s INS Satvahana held an underwater yoga session on June 20, with 40 submariners practicing bhujangasana.

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