India’s ancient art of yoga captures Durban – The Mail & Guardian

India’s ancient art of yoga captures Durban – The Mail & Guardian

The International Day of Yoga was born from an address by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the UN General Assembly in 2014. Within three months, on 11 December that year, 193 member states and 173 co-sponsor countries voted unanimously to enshrine 21 June as a global day to honour the ancient Indian discipline of yoga. Eleven years on, the vibrant city of Durban — framed by its Indian Ocean shoreline and legacy of civilisational convergenc…