Yoga Video Blogging Contest
Submission Deadline for the ‘My Life, My Yoga’ Video Blogging Contest extended till 21st June, 2020
Yoga Video Blogging Contest
New Delhi: Ministry of AYUSH and the Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR) extended the last date for submission of the entries for the video blogging contest ‘My Life, My Yoga’ from June 15 to June 21. This global contest on digital platform is being organized on the occasion of 6th International Day of Yoga (June 21).
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Mann Ki Baat on May 31 had called upon the people to participate in the ‘My Life, My Yoga’ video blogging contest. The contest focuses on the transformative impact of Yoga on the lives of the individuals.
Yoga Video Blogging Contest
The participants are required to upload a three-minute video of three Yogic practices (kriya, asana, pranayama, bandha or mudra), including a short video message on how the Yogic practices have influenced their lives. The video may be uploaded on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or the MyGov platform with the contest hashtag #MyLifeMyYogaINDIA and appropriate category hashtag.
The contest will run in two legs. The 1st leg consisting of a country-wise video blogging contests, wherein the winners will be picked up at the country level. This will be followed by the global prize winners who will be selected from the winners from different countries. The contest is an attempt to explore the transformative impact of Yoga on individuals, which will be touched upon by each contestant in the video that he or she submits.
The entries can be submitted by the participants under three categories covering the youth (aged under 18), the adults (above 18 years) and the Yoga professionals, separately for the males and females. For the Indian contestants, prizes worth INR. 1 lakh, 50K and 25K for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd rank within each of the categories have been announced within the first leg. At the global level, US$2500, US$1500, US$1,000 for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd ranking have been announced.
