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After Much Ado, Yoga Makes It To JNU

Swarajya StaffJun 19, 2017, 06:54 PM | Updated 06:53 PM IST
International Yoga Day celebrations at JNU (Photo Credit: JNU website)

International Yoga Day celebrations at JNU (Photo Credit: JNU website)


Having battled disapproval for long, Yoga has finally got the nod to be part of academics at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). Ahead of International Yoga Day on June 21, the premier educational institution has approved a short-term course in yoga, as reported by The New Indian Express.


Again in May 2016, the varsity asked its departments to rework on the proposed course structure, but in vain as the council rejected it once again in October last year. The course on Yoga has now finally got the nod, though there is no word on the two other proposed courses on Indian culture.

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