Narendra Modi’s yoga evangelism
The Economist joins an invigorating mass contortion in Trafalgar Square
Trafalgar Square, like many public places in London, is crammed with British Indian history. On one of its giant plinths is a statue of Charles James Napier, conqueror of Sindh in 1843. On another is Henry Havelock, who beat the rebels at Kanpur in 1857. On June 20th the square hosted a more contemporary display of Indian empire-building—in the form of 300 British Indians and assorted others (including The Economist) practising yoga.
This article appeared in the Asia section of the print edition under the headline “Narendra Modi’s yoga evangelism”
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