The International Day of Yoga has been celebrated annually on 21 June since 2015, following its inception in the United Nations General Assembly in 2014. Derived from the Sanskrit language the word “Yoga” refers to uniting (with someone) or joining. The ancient Indian sage Patanjali is thought to be the Father of Modern Yoga because he is the person who codified all the aspects of Yoga into a certain format and introduced Yoga Sutras.  

International Yoga Day 2021 theme is “Yoga for well-being”. All the world is passing through COVID-19 pandemic and almost every country has imposed lockdown in a certain form. In this situation, it is hard or impossible for people to remain mentally and physically fit and healthy. People are suffering from anxiety and depression even if the lockdown is getting softer in some parts of the world. In this situation, it is risky to go outside and take part in group activities. Social distancing and a strong body immune system are the only available cures that we should embrace. International Day of Yoga 2021 theme focuses on telling people to stay motivated at home and adopt a healthy lifestyle by doing exercise and yoga. People are getting fatter and desperate at home because they feel like caged animals. Exercise helps us to stay optimistic and yoga helps us to explore new ideas to spend time and earn money without going outside. Thus venue of this Yoga Day is our home. Let’s appreciate the theme 2021 of International Yoga Day and practice yoga at home until this curse of COVID-19 leaves us.

A small online activity was done by the students of ITC East, Batch 1&2, Yr 9, 2021-22 to celebrate the International Yoga Day on the 21st June 2021 with 54 students. Ms EstrelaOsta (Communicative English & ITES Trainer) coordinated the activity. All the students tried the different postures of Yoga in their respective houses, took pictures of the same and forwarded them to their respective groups to spread awareness among the masses about the importance of Yoga and its effects upon human health. Yoga is a physical, mental and spiritual practice. Hence this activity energised the students, thus making it a successful one. After the activity was over Ms EstrelaOsta collated the pictures of the different Yoga postures done by the students in a short video.