Mumbai: Members of the transgender community in Mumbai practised yogia on the eve of the second International Yoga Day.
The United Nations (UN) in 2014 had proclaimed June 21 as the International Day of Yoga in the wake of receiving a measure proposed by India’s current Narendra Modi government. The day is set apart by mass practice of yoga and other healthy exercises.
A transgender member of the Yoga session, Ananya, said it ought to be made a standard part of life.
“Yoga is very necessary for our health because, the thing is, like if you have your yogas every day, it keeps your health very good and in today’s life, it’s like people don’t have a little bit time also for doing some exercises, and yoga is a part of life which is to be done every day,” she said.
Samina Qazi, a Yoga teacher, guided them through the activities.
“I conducted this session so they (transgenders) get to know about yoga and can use it in their daily life. Plenty of them liked it and they will continue to do practise, god willing,” Qazi said.
On the first International Yoga Day a year ago, Prime Minister Modi drove a large number of individuals through different yogic activities at Rajpath in New Delhi. With it, India made two records: biggest yoga class with 35,985 individuals and most nationalities (84) taking an interest in a solitary yoga occasion.
This year, more than 135 nations will take an interest in the International Day of Yoga festivities over the world, as indicated by an official video.