Yoga is a physical, mental, and spiritual discipline which originated in India. The origins of yoga have been speculated to be around fifth and sixth century BCE. Yoga gurus from India later introduced yoga to the west, following the success of Swami Vivekananda in the late 19th century. Since then yoga has been working as a torch bearer for Indian culture in the west. Hence, any amount spend on yoga day celebration helps in glorifying Indian culture. Hence, expenditure on yoga day is fully justified according to us.
On December 11, 2014, the 193-member United Nations General Assembly approved by consensus, a resolution establishing June 21 as ‘International Day of Yoga’. Indian government spent a large sum of money for making it a successful …show more content…
A large number of people participated in these events. This shows the worldwide popularity of yoga. Indian yoga gurus like Baba Ramdev and BKS Iyengar are well recognized in many countries. Popularization of yoga in the world has also brought good faith for India. Yoga is a disciplined method for attaining a goal, and people performing yoga form a perception of India as a peaceful and disciplined country. Hence, it makes sense in spending some money on yoga day, as it helps to improve ‘Brand India’.
Also, many studies have successfully determined the effectiveness of yoga as a complementary intervention for cancer, asthma, and heart disease. There are evidences that suggest that yoga may reduce risk factors and aid in a patient’s psychological healing process. When such results can be obtained by performing yoga, which is free of cost, then it makes absolute sense in promoting such an …show more content…
Many political parties said that celebration of yoga day is utter waste of public money and is only image building for a particular political party. They just forget the fact that many people perform yoga willingly and are fully satisfied with it. They conveniently ignore the fact that Yoga might reduce the acute health problems that this country has been suffering from for years. They are not able to see the reach of such a campaign to the remotest of areas in a country which is short of doctors in huge numbers. And they fail to assess the long term benefits of this harmless and affordable science against the nominal price that we are paying for a marketing
On December 11, 2014, the 193-member United Nations General Assembly approved by consensus, a resolution establishing June 21 as ‘International Day of Yoga’. Indian government spent a large sum of money for making it a successful …show more content…
A large number of people participated in these events. This shows the worldwide popularity of yoga. Indian yoga gurus like Baba Ramdev and BKS Iyengar are well recognized in many countries. Popularization of yoga in the world has also brought good faith for India. Yoga is a disciplined method for attaining a goal, and people performing yoga form a perception of India as a peaceful and disciplined country. Hence, it makes sense in spending some money on yoga day, as it helps to improve ‘Brand India’.
Also, many studies have successfully determined the effectiveness of yoga as a complementary intervention for cancer, asthma, and heart disease. There are evidences that suggest that yoga may reduce risk factors and aid in a patient’s psychological healing process. When such results can be obtained by performing yoga, which is free of cost, then it makes absolute sense in promoting such an …show more content…
Many political parties said that celebration of yoga day is utter waste of public money and is only image building for a particular political party. They just forget the fact that many people perform yoga willingly and are fully satisfied with it. They conveniently ignore the fact that Yoga might reduce the acute health problems that this country has been suffering from for years. They are not able to see the reach of such a campaign to the remotest of areas in a country which is short of doctors in huge numbers. And they fail to assess the long term benefits of this harmless and affordable science against the nominal price that we are paying for a marketing