Lok Sabha Question No. 2722 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-05
Subject: International Yoga Day
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2722

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.08.2015

INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY

2722.		SHRIMATI RAKSHATAI KHADSE:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) 	the list of countries participated in the Yoga International Day and the manner in which the day was celebrated in each country;

(b) 	whether Bhagvad Geeta (translated in Chinese language) has made its debut in China on the occasion of Yoga International Day; and

(c) 	if so, the details thereof?

#### ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

[GEN. (DR) V. K. SINGH (RETD)]

(a)	The first International Day of Yoga was celebrated in 192 countries including India. The list of the countries is at annexure. On International Day of Yoga on June 21, 2015, a wide variety of events were organized to celebrate the occasion. These included:

- Lecture-Demonstrations based on common yoga protocol
- Yoga Mass practice based on common yoga protocol
- Meetings with Yoga Clubs & Community Organizations
- Yoga concerts
- Yogathons
- Yoga Walks
- Commemorative stamps/postal covers on Yoga
- Film/Documentary screenings on Yoga
- Photographic exhibitions on Yoga

(b)	No.

(c)	Question does not arise.

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| **ANNEXURE**  **LIST OF COUNTRIES WHERE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF YOGA WAS CELEBRATED**   |                                       |           |                                                       |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| **S. No**                                                                            | **COUNTRY**                           | **S. No** | **COUNTRY**                                           |
| 1                                                                                    | Afghanistan                           | 49        | Djibouti                                              |
| 2                                                                                    | Albania                               | 50        | Dominica                                              |
| 3                                                                                    | Algeria                               | 51        | Dominican Republic                                    |
| 4                                                                                    | Andorra                               | 52        | Ecuador                                               |
| 5                                                                                    | Angola                                | 53        | Egypt                                                 |
| 6                                                                                    | Antigua and Barbuda                   | 54        | El Salvador                                           |
| 7                                                                                    | Argentina                             | 55        | Equatorial Guinea                                     |
| 8                                                                                    | Armenia                               | 56        | Eritrea                                               |
| 9                                                                                    | Australia                             | 57        | Estonia                                               |
| 10                                                                                   | Austria                               | 58        | Ethiopia                                              |
| 11                                                                                   | Azerbaijan                            | 59        | Fiji                                                  |
| 12                                                                                   | Bahamas                               | 60        | Finland                                               |
| 13                                                                                   | Bahrain                               | 61        | France                                                |
| 14                                                                                   | Bangladesh                            | 62        | Gabon                                                 |
| 15                                                                                   | Barbados                              | 63        | Gambia                                                |
| 16                                                                                   | Belarus                               | 64        | Georgia                                               |
| 17                                                                                   | Belgium                               | 65        | Germany                                               |
| 18                                                                                   | Belize                                | 66        | Ghana                                                 |
| 19                                                                                   | Benin                                 | 67        | Greece                                                |
| 20                                                                                   | Bhutan                                | 68        | Grenada                                               |
| 21                                                                                   | Bolivia (Plurinational State of)      | 69        | Guatemala                                             |
| 22                                                                                   | Bosnia and Herzegovina                | 70        | Guinea                                                |
| 23                                                                                   | Botswana                              | 71        | Guinea Bissau                                         |
| 24                                                                                   | Brazil                                | 72        | Guyana                                                |
| 25                                                                                   | Brunei Darussalam                     | 73        | Haiti                                                 |
| 26                                                                                   | Bulgaria                              | 74        | Honduras                                              |
| 27                                                                                   | Burkina Faso                          | 75        | Hungary                                               |
| 28                                                                                   | Burundi                               | 76        | Iceland                                               |
| 29                                                                                   | Cabo Verde                            | 77        | India                                                 |
| 30                                                                                   | Cambodia                              | 78        | Indonesia                                             |
| 31                                                                                   | Cameroon                              | 79        | Iran (Islamic Republic of)                            |
| 32                                                                                   | Canada                                | 80        | Iraq                                                  |
| 33                                                                                   | Central African Republic              | 81        | Ireland                                               |
| 34                                                                                   | Chad                                  | 82        | Israel                                                |
| 35                                                                                   | Chile                                 | 83        | Italy                                                 |
| 36                                                                                   | China                                 | 84        | Jamaica                                               |
| 37                                                                                   | Colombia                              | 85        | Japan                                                 |
| 38                                                                                   | Comoros                               | 86        | Jordan                                                |
| 39                                                                                   | Congo                                 | 87        | Kazakhstan                                            |
| 40                                                                                   | Costa Rica                            | 88        | Kenya                                                 |
| 41                                                                                   | Côte D'Ivoire                         | 89        | Kiribati                                              |
| 42                                                                                   | Croatia                               | 90        | Kuwait                                                |
| 43                                                                                   | Cuba                                  | 91        | Kyrgyzstan                                            |
| 44                                                                                   | Cyprus                                | 92        | Lao People’s Democratic Republic                      |
| 45                                                                                   | Czech Republic                        | 93        | Latvia                                                |
| 46                                                                                   | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 94        | Lebanon                                               |
| 47                                                                                   | Democratic Republic of the Congo      | 95        | Lesotho                                               |
| 48                                                                                   | Denmark                               | 96        | Liberia                                               |
| **S. No**                                                                            | **COUNTRY**                           | **S. No** | **COUNTRY**                                           |
| 97                                                                                   | Libya                                 | 145       | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines                      |
| 98                                                                                   | Liechtenstein                         | 146       | Samoa                                                 |
| 99                                                                                   | Lithuania                             | 147       | San Marino                                            |
| 100                                                                                  | Luxembourg                            | 148       | Sao Tome and Principe                                 |
| 101                                                                                  | Madagascar                            | 149       | Saudi Arabia                                          |
| 102                                                                                  | Malawi                                | 150       | Senegal                                               |
| 103                                                                                  | Malaysia                              | 151       | Serbia                                                |
| 104                                                                                  | Maldives                              | 152       | Seychelles                                            |
| 105                                                                                  | Mali                                  | 153       | Sierra Leone                                          |
| 106                                                                                  | Malta                                 | 154       | Singapore                                             |
| 107                                                                                  | Marshall Islands                      | 155       | Slovakia                                              |
| 108                                                                                  | Mauritania                            | 156       | Slovenia                                              |
| 109                                                                                  | Mauritius                             | 157       | Solomon Islands                                       |
| 110                                                                                  | Mexico                                | 158       | Somalia                                               |
| 111                                                                                  | Micronesia (Federated States of)      | 159       | South Africa                                          |
| 112                                                                                  | Monaco                                | 160       | South ‎Sudan                                          |
| 113                                                                                  | Mongolia                              | 161       | Spain                                                 |
| 114                                                                                  | Montenegro                            | 162       | Sri Lanka                                             |
| 115                                                                                  | Morocco                               | 163       | Sudan                                                 |
| 116                                                                                  | Mozambique                            | 164       | Suriname                                              |
| 117                                                                                  | Myanmar                               | 165       | Swaziland                                             |
| 118                                                                                  | Namibia                               | 166       | Sweden                                                |
| 119                                                                                  | Nauru                                 | 167       | Switzerland                                           |
| 120                                                                                  | Nepal                                 | 168       | Syrian Arab Republic                                  |
| 121                                                                                  | Netherlands                           | 169       | Tajikistan                                            |
| 122                                                                                  | New Zealand                           | 170       | Thailand                                              |
| 123                                                                                  | Nicaragua                             | 171       | The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia             |
| 124                                                                                  | Niger                                 | 172       | Timor-Leste                                           |
| 125                                                                                  | Nigeria                               | 173       | Togo                                                  |
| 126                                                                                  | Norway                                | 174       | Tonga                                                 |
| 127                                                                                  | Oman                                  | 175       | Trinidad and Tobago                                   |
| 128                                                                                  | Pakistan                              | 176       | Tunisia                                               |
| 129                                                                                  | Palau                                 | 177       | Turkey                                                |
| 130                                                                                  | Panama                                | 178       | Turkmenistan                                          |
| 131                                                                                  | Papua New Guinea                      | 179       | Tuvalu                                                |
| 132                                                                                  | Paraguay                              | 180       | Uganda                                                |
| 133                                                                                  | Peru                                  | 181       | Ukraine                                               |
| 134                                                                                  | Philippines                           | 182       | United Arab Emirates                                  |
| 135                                                                                  | Poland                                | 183       | United Kingdom of Great Britain  and Northern Ireland |
| 136                                                                                  | Portugal                              | 184       | United Republic of Tanzania                           |
| 137                                                                                  | Qatar                                 | 185       | United States of America                              |
| 138                                                                                  | Republic of Korea                     | 186       | Uruguay                                               |
| 139                                                                                  | Republic of Moldova                   | 187       | Uzbekistan                                            |
| 140                                                                                  | Romania                               | 188       | Vanuatu                                               |
| 141                                                                                  | Russian Federation                    | 189       | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)                    |
| 142                                                                                  | Rwanda                                | 190       | Viet Nam                                              |
| 143                                                                                  | Saint Kitts and Nevis                 | 191       | Zambia                                                |
| 144                                                                                  | Saint Lucia                           | 192       | Zimbabwe                                              |

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