The International Day of Yoga 2020 in Ha Long Bay (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Indian Embassy in Vietnam announcedon June 18 that it will launch the seventh International Day of Yoga (June 21) onlinewith the message “Be With Yoga, Be At Home”.
On the occasion of the day themed “Yoga For Wellness”, IndianPrime Minister Narendra Modi sent a letter to Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinhand thanked Vietnam for its support to hold the event annually.
To mark the event, the embassy’s Swami Vivekananda CulturalCentre will work with partners to hold a series of activities from June 19-27,including online yoga sessions in collaboration with the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha,the Vietnam – India Friendship Association in Hanoi, the Ho Chi Minh NationalAcademy of Politics’ Centre for Indian Study, the Vietnam Institute of Indianand Southwest Asian Studies under the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences andthe Indian Business Chamber in Hanoi.
The centre is also offering online yoga courses and a series oflectures on the benefit of the sport. An online quiz test for yoga lovers isalso available on the fanpage https://www.facebook.com/IndianCultureInVietnam.
In 2014, the United Nations General Assembly designated June 21as International Day of Yoga, following an appeal by PM Modi in his speech tothe assembly on September 27, 2014.
Since 2015, the Indian Embassy has worked closely with the provincialauthorities and socio-economic organisations to hold the event.
Due to COVID-19 last year, small-scale activities inresponse to the event were held in Ha Long Bay – an UNESCO cultural heritage, andin Vinh Phuc, Ninh Thuan, Phu Yen, Thanh Hoa and Ho Chi Minh City./.
