Barack Obama expressed intrest in Yoga
Washington: Impressed by the ‘energy and vigour’ of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his recent visit to US despite being on fast, President Barack Obama has expressed his interest in yoga, officials have said. “They joked about the fact that the rest were eating and the Prime Minister (Modi) was fasting. The President expressed admiration for the energy and the vigour with which the Prime Minister was able to maintain this rigorous schedule on a diet of only warm water,” Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia, Nisha Desai Biswal told reporters on Thursday.
Modi, 64, a self-practitioner of yoga, in his address to UN General Assembly this year, called for declaring an International Yoga Day, which has gained support from several countries.
Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard has said that she would help US Congress pass a resolution in this regard. Since 2009 yoga has been a part of the annual White House Easter Egg Roll in the South Lawn.
The Easter Egg Roll is the largest public event held at the White House for the last 135 years. An unprecedented 30,000 families experienced yoga each year with the event since 2009.
The Obama family has given the traditional event a twist, turning it into an active family-oriented day, and included yoga as part of the celebration.
