Mangaluru, June 21, 2025: A Jala Yoga performed by a group of around 40 amateur swimmers at the MCC Swimming Pool in the city on June 21, Saturday on the occasion of International Yoga Day, has garnered much attention.
During the Jala Yoga sessions, S M Shivaprakash, retired Dean of Fisheries College, Mangaluru wrote a post card letter while swimming to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The swimmers presented different Yogasanas including Padmasana and Shavasana in the 16 foot deep water of the Swimming Pool. The event was organized in accordance to the theme of this year’s Yoga Day- “Yoga for One Earth, One Health.”
Shivaprakash in his post card letter to the PM wrote as so – Dear Modiji, Happy International Yoga Day. I am writing this post card while swimming in the pool. Fit India- Shivaprakash, Mangaluru.