Mumbai/New Delhi 21 st June 2025( TGN) — Along with various locations across India, the 11th International Yoga Day was celebrated with great enthusiasm around the world on 21st June. From the United States to Russia, China, the United Kingdom, France, Japan, Qatar, Australia, and various cities across Africa, thousands of people participated in mass yoga sessions, paying tribute to this ancient Indian discipline. Special yoga camps were also organized at the United Nations offices in New York and Geneva, with enthusiastic participation from both people of Indian origin and locals.
Indian missions around the world organized special yoga sessions during this time, where thousands learned unique techniques from yoga experts. At New York’s iconic Times Square, hundreds gathered and pledged to incorporate yoga into their daily lives. At the United Nations headquarters in New York, renowned yoga guru Deepak Chopra led a meditation session that saw over 1,200 participants. India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador P. Harish, stated that this year’s theme, “One Earth, One Health,” reflects the spirit of “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam”—the world is one family.
In London, a special message from King Charles III was read out. In China, the Indian Embassy in Beijing held a yoga competition. The Yoga Day celebration in Juba, South Sudan, organized by the Indian Embassy, was particularly inspiring, with participation from members of the Indian community, South Sudanese citizens, and UN peacekeepers.
It is worth noting that Prime Minister Narendra Modi proposed the observance of 21st June as International Yoga Day at the United Nations General Assembly on 27th September 2014. The proposal was adopted on 11th December 2014 with the support of 193 countries. Since 2015, the day has been celebrated annually as a grand festival of yoga across the globe. As a symbol of India’s cultural heritage, yoga has delivered a message of global unity, peace, and health to the world. It is not merely a form of exercise but a way of life that the world is now embracing.
