BALTIMORE - ATTENTION, downward-facing-dog enthusiasts. The International Day of Yoga is coming on June 21. A brainchild of Narendra Modi, the Indian prime minister, it is being backed by more than 175 countries and heavily promoted worldwide. Last week, the Indian Embassy in Washington emailed me an invitation to celebrate on the National Mall, complete with a downloadable yoga "protocol" of exercises. Even Ban Ki-moon, the United Nations secretary general, has been seen, shoeless, practicing his tree pose in Delhi.
New York Times: India and the politics of yoga
A man does yoga pose on floor in a sport hall.
