Jawahar Lal Nehru - A tryst with Yoga

Iconic #JawaharlalNehru, the 1st Prime Minister of India, was a strong advocate of #Yoga. He believed that Yoga could help to improve physical and mental health &  promoted its use in India and around the world. 

Nehru's legacy in Yoga:-

• First political leader to recognize the potential of Yoga to improve health and well-being.

• He moved a Resolution in the Indian Parliament in 1952 stating that Yoga should be a part of India's health education.

• He ensured that Yoga exercises were included in the 'National Plan of Physical Education and Recreation' in 1953.

• He helped to make Yoga more accessible to the public by introducing it into the school system and by providing Govt funding for Yoga Research and Education.

• He wrote about the benefits of Yoga in his book "The Discovery of India". He helped popularize Yoga by writing about it in his books.

• He himself was an advanced practitioner of Yoga and encouraged others to also practice it.

• Nehru's efforts helped to make Yoga more widely known and practiced activity. 

• He helped to legitimize yoga by promoting it as a Scientific and effective form of exercise.

Nehru's Legacy remains his profound impact on the practice of Yoga across the globe. Today Yoga is a widely accepted and practised form of exercise that is known for its many benefits to physical and mental health.

(c) Rohit Singh Negi

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