Yoga in UNESCO's 13th intangible cultural heritage of humanity list
In a major international recognition for India, UNESCO inscribes Yoga in its list of Intangible cultural heritage of humanity; Yoga now joins a list of 12 other heritages from India. Yoga, India's one of the ancient practices has now been inscribed as an element in the UNESCO's list of Intangible Cultural
Heritage of humanity during the 11th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Yoga has become the 13th intangible cultural heritage that has been listed from India so far with UNESCO.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has played a key role in having the United Nation declare June 21st as the International Yoga Day in 2014.
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