Veteran filmmaker Subhash Ghai and actor Jackie Shroff participated in an International Yoga Day event at the former's acting school, Whistling Woods International, in Mumbai on Wednesday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (local time) praised the energy and commitment shown by participants during the Yoga Day event at the UN Headquarters lawns in New York that entered the Guinness Book of World Records for drawing the people of most nationalities performing Yoga to
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated and laid foundation stones for 144 development projects worth Rs 3638.25 crores in Ballia district on Wednesday.
Speaking to ANI, Gere said, "It is a lovely message. He (PM Modi) is a product of Indian culture and comes from a vast place like Indian culture does. This message of universal brotherhood and sisterhood is the one we want to hear again and again."
"Every day I do some exercise and pranayam some one to one and half hours daily. It has become a habit for me. I am not able to do yogasanas extensively but pranayam has been beneficial to my health and I derive energy from it," the minister said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a maiden state visit to the US, emplaned for Washington DC on Wednesday after overseeing a special Yoga session on the lawns of the United Nations headquarters in New York City.
"This is a very special day as it (the Yoga event at the UN headquarters) has entered the Guinness Book of World Records. We are very proud of Modi-ji. Yoga Day is for universal peace and brotherhood. Peace and harmony, not more wars, are expected from the world," the spiritual leader tol
"Swami Vivekananda introduced Sanatan Dharma to the world in 1893 and PM Narendra Modi brought yoga to the world stage in 2014. Yoga is India's gift to the world and we're privileged that PM will lead the International Yoga Day celebrations from the UN this year," said Sarma while address