Taxmen in Ludhiana aim to set a world record on International Yoga Day

• Employees at the Income Tax department in Ludhiana, Punjab are aiming to set a world record on International Yoga Day.
• They aim to continuously perform yoga over the span of 24 hours on 21 June.
  
• The department has encouraged family members, citizens to participate as well.

India made a global impact when PM Narendra Modi’s proposal for an International Yoga Day was passed at the United Nations. And now, taxmen in Ludhiana, Punjab are going the yoga way to set a world record.

Basically, the officials who work at the Income Tax department in the city are aiming for the record of performing yoga for 24 hours at a stretch. The clock started at 12AM today (21 June) and will go on till midnight.

Since yoga, at least originally, isn’t about physical fitness but mental well-being, the participants won’t be exerting themselves continuously but will be performing asanas in batches instead.

What’s surprising is that the enthusiasm isn’t restricted to the employees. Appropriately being pegged as a ‘yogathon’, the families of the participants have registered as well. The Chief Commissioner stated that the event is completely non-exclusive, so anyone and everyone is welcome to join, including the citizens of the city.

One might think that doing yoga for an hour is strenuous, let alone 24 whole hours, but reports indicate that the department has been practising their asanas for over a week now with help from experts.

(Representative image)