International Response on International Yoga Day The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has intimated that as per the reports received from Indian Missions abroad, International Day of Yoga (IDY) celebration on 21st June 2015 received a positive response. The activities carried out in various countries included Lectures, Mass Yoga Practice based on Common Yoga Protocol; meetings with Yoga clubs and community organizations; Yoga concerts; Yogathons; Yoga walks; screening of films/ documentaries and photographic exhibitions on Yoga. As per inputs received from the Ministry of External Affairs, all 193 member countries of the United Nations (except Yemen) participated in the celebration of the first International Day of Yoga. The Expert Committee constituted for the IDY celebration did not recommend inclusion of Surya Namaskar in the Common Yoga Protocol for IDY. This information was given by the Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of AYUSH, Shri Shripad Yesso Naik in a written reply to an unstarred question in the Lok Sabha today.
