TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ On the seventh International Yoga Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the ancient Indian discipline remains a “ray of hope” and a source of strength for the people in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. The prime minister said frontline warriors and doctors have told him that they made yoga their “protective shield” while fighting the pandemic.
Addressing a Yoga Day programme, Modi also announced that in collaboration with the World Health Organization, India has taken another important step as the world is going to get the power of ‘M-Yoga’ application, which will have many videos of yoga training based on Common Yoga Protocol available in different languages. Terming this as a great example of fusion of modern technology and ancient science, the prime minister expressed hope that the M-yoga app will help in spreading yoga world over and contribute to the efforts of ‘One World, One Health’.
Talking about yoga’s role during the pandemic, Modi said there were several instances of yoga sessions conducted by doctors and nurses in hospitals and experts were stressing the importance of breathing exercises like ‘pranayama’ and ‘anulom-vilom’ in strengthening the respiratory system. “At a time when the whole world is fighting the coronavirus pandemic, yoga remains a ray of hope,” Modi said.
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