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Compulsory Yoga?

Posted by: Ion | March 16th, 2007 · 6:34 PM

India ponders a plan for requiring Yoga in all schools:

Yoga, de rigueur among celebrities and the fashionably rich from Hollywood to Hong Kong, now looks set to become compulsory in Indian schools despite objections from Muslim and Christian groups who say that it is a Hindu practice.

A powerful parliamentary committee, including the son of Sonia Gandhi, leader of the ruling Congress party, has recommended that all schoolchildren aged 6 to 18 should attend obligatory yoga classes.

“Yoga helps one to achieve all-round development. Considering the immense potential of this ancient knowledge of India, the committee recommends that yoga be made compulsory for all schoolgoing children in the country,” the 32-member panel said.
(zaadz)

No word if Maharishi Mahesh’s Yogic “flying” will be available as an Advanced Placement course:

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