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Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga (MDNIY)

New Delhi, Delhi, India • 0 Employees
Higher Education

The Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga (MDNIY) is an autonomous organisation under the Ministry of Ayush, Government of India. It is the nodal agency for Planning, Training, Promotion and Coordination of Yoga Education, Training, Therapy and Research.The Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga is a Government of India initiative with a mandate to promote the yoga culture and spread the yoga philosophy nationwide he functioning of the Institute is under the Ministry of Ayush. The Institute is mandated to promote Yoga philosophy and facilitate training and advanced research on the subject. MDNIY has been organising Yoga Mahotsav annually since 2016. Yoga Mahotsav is a curtain raiser for International Day of Yoga to sensitize the masses regarding celebration of IDY. Common Yoga Protocol and Yoga DVD for International Day of Yoga, celebrated on June 21, were prepared by the Institute in consultation with the eminent Yoga Experts and the officials of various Ministries, Govt. of India. The Institute was started in 1970, in the form a hospital, opened by the now defunct Central Council for Research in Indian Systems of Medicine and Homoeopathy, under the Vishwayatan Yogashram. The hospital was later converted into an institute, by name, Central Research Institute for Yoga (CRIY) in 1976, to provide free training to people and to organize research on yoga. In 1988, the institute was further renamed as the Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga with expanded mandates.