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Paris to host its third International Yoga Day

Paris to host its third International Yoga Day

May 8, 2017

Yoga is garnering popularity globally and is actively supported by the Indian government as a soft power tool. After putting together a successful, free and open Yoga session for people at La Villette in 2016, the Embassy of India in Paris is coming up with yet another session on...

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Yoga rediscovers its roots

Yoga rediscovers its roots

June 21, 2016

While Yoga had been practiced in India for over 5,000 years, since the mid-20th century, the practice began to find a ready home in the West, notably the United States and Germany.

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Rain takes a break for International Yoga Day in Paris

Rain takes a break for International Yoga Day in Paris

June 19, 2016

The morning was gloomy enough with dark clouds racing across the skies but by around 8 am, a bright Sun managed to break through the clouds, cheering the organisers, who had prepared the beautiful laws of the Parc de la Villette, a large public park in north-eastern Paris.

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