Washington: Hundreds of people participated in a yoga session organized by the Indian Embassy here at the prestigious ‘Washington Monument’ ahead of International Yoga Day. People from various walks of life including the US administration, parliament, industry, diplomatic corps, media, and the Indian diaspora attended the event on Saturday. Dr. Sethuraman Panchanathan, Director, US National Science Foundation (NSF) said that Yoga is India’s greatest gift to the world.
Dr. Panchanathan was invited as the guest of honor at the event organized by the Embassy in collaboration with several expatriates and American organizations. The Director of NSF said that Yoga is a strong force uniting all geographical regions and borders. A general yoga protocol session was conducted as part of the ceremony, which was enthusiastically participated by the attendees. India’s Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu said that yoga is supposed to enhance physical, mental, spiritual, and intellectual well-being.
He said that in the emerging post-COVID-19 scenario, Yoga is helping to achieve resilience, health, togetherness, compassion, and happiness. Sandhu said Yoga is deepening important people-to-people ties and contacts, which are at the heart of the India-US bilateral partnership. All five Indian consulates in the US – New York, Chicago, Houston, Atlanta, and San Francisco – are also organizing various events to commemorate the 2022 International Day of Yoga.
