World Meditation Day

Indian Missions worldwide celebrate first World Meditation Day

Indian missions around the world celebrated the inaugural World Meditation Day on Saturday, December 21, highlighting meditation's transformative impact on mental and physical well-being. The event was marked by a series of activities and ceremonies, with prominent global figures and diplomats emphasizing the practice's ability to foster peace, harmony, and personal growth. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a post on X, urged everyone to incorporate meditation into their daily routines. He descr...

December 21, 2024 12:27 PM

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar brings peace through meditation to UN headquarters consumed by global turmoil

Eighteen minutes of tranquility descended on the world organisation’s headquarters consumed by global turmoil as Sri Sri Ravi Shankar led a meditation session as a path to peace at the United Nations. At that very moment on Friday, the Security Council down the corridor was grappling with “threats to international peace and security” in a bitter debate, having earlier in the day disposed of topics like “children in armed conflicts”, the tensions in the Middle East and Africa, and the ...