Dehradun: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday performed yoga with over 50,000 enthusiasts at the Forest Research Institute (FRI) campus here and said the ancient Indian discipline has emerged as a "powerful unifying" force in a strife-torn world. Addressing a large gathering with the British-era FRI building in the backdrop, Modi said yoga had shown the world the way from "illness to wellness" and enriching lives across the globe. He said in fact, yoga has become the most significant mass movement across the globe in the quest for good health and wellbeing, which is crucial to the creation of a peaceful world.
"Dehradun to Dublin, Shanghai to Chicago, Jakarta to Johannesburg, Himalayan highlands or sunburnt deserts, yoga is enriching millions of lives all over the world.