Ahead of the first UN Yoga Day to be observed on June 21, India-China Yoga college has been inaugurated at Yunnan Minzu University in Kunming, the first such government institution in China were the Indian spiritual art form has become very popular in recent years.  

 Minister of State for External Affairs V K Singh along with Vice Governor of Yunnan Province Ding Shaoxiang unveiled the plaque of India-China Yoga College in Yunnan Minzu University yesterday.   

The MoU for establishing the Yoga College was signed during the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to China last month. Singh, who is in Beijing to take part in the 3rd China-South Asia Expo in which India is the 'theme country, also unveiled the bust of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore presented by India to the University.   

Indian Ambassador to China Ashok Kantha said it is first yoga college in China. It will provide certification courses with Indian teachers helping with curriculum development and training.