Who Will Be Joining PM Modi for Yoga Day Event at UN HQ? Here's The List of Attendees

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday morning extended his warm wishes to the nation on the 9th International Yoga Day. Currently on a state visit to the United States, PM Modi expressed his delight at the significant global response to India's call for participation, with over 180 countries joining in the celebrations.

In a video message early Wednesday morning, PM Modi said,''At around 5:30 pm IST, I will participate in the Yoga program which is being organised at the headquarters of the United Nations. The coming together of more than 180 countries on India's call is historic. When the proposal for Yoga Day came to the United Nations General Assembly in 2014, it was supported by a record number of countries.''

Here are the Prominent personalities who will be joining PM Modi for Yoga Day:

• Csaba Korosi - A Hungarian diplomat currently serving as President of the 77th United Nations General Assembly.
• Eric Adams - American politician and former police officer, serving as the 110th mayor of New York City
• Amina J.Mohammed - Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations and Chair of the United Nations Sustainable Development Group.
• Richard Gere - Famous Hollywood actor; He is an advocate for human rights in Tibet; He is a co-founder of the Tibet House, US and Chairman of the Board of Directors for the International Campaign for Tibet.
• Vala Afshar - He is Chief Digital Evangelist at Salesforce, and shares motivational stories / immigrant successes / tech in society stories.
• Jay Shetty - Award-Winning Storyteller, Podcaster, and former monk
• Vikas Khanna - Award winning Indian chef and restaurateur; Host of the TV Show MasterChef India.
• Mike Hayes - COO, VM Ware (Cloud computing tech major) based in Silicon Valley. Highly Decorated former US Navy SEAL Commander, has served as a White House Fellow, and as Director, National Security Council.
• Britt Kelly Slabinski - Highly decorated US Navy SEAL officer, has won several distinguished military honours for his services in Afghanistan and Iraq. Currently, Consultant at LeadWright Enterprise
• Francisco D'Souza - Founder & CEO, Recognize (private equity). Son of IFS officer P.P. D'Souza; ex-CEO of Cognizant, now runs a venture capital fund in the US.
• Colleen Saidman Yee - Celebrated Yoga teacher. New York Times christened her "The First Lady of Yoga.
• Rodney Yee - Celebrated Yoga instructor,presently actively involved into integrating Yoga with Western medical paradigm. He has written two books, "Yoga: the Poetry of the Body" and "Moving Toward Balance: 8 Weeks of Yoga with Rodney Yee"
• Deidra Demens - She runs a popular Yoga studio in New York City. She combines Yoga with theatre.
• Christopher Tompkins - He is a scholar of South and Southeast Asian Studies at Berkeley University, California, with an emphasis on the roots and evolution of Yoga in the tradition of Tantrik Śaivism
• Victoria Gibbs - Celebrated Yoga teacher and meditation coach. She is a 3-time New York regional champion of Yoga.
• Jahnavi Harrison - Also known by her spiritual name, Jahnavi Jivana dasi, is a British musician. Known for her mantra meditation music (kirtan). She regularly appears as a presenter on BBC Radio.
• Kenneth Lee - Community Health Chaplain at University Hospital, Newark, New Jersey. He is the husband of Ms. Jahnavi Harrison.
• Travis Mills - Travis Mills is a war veteran who lost all four limbs in Afghanistan; He promotes yoga, meditation, and wellness to overcome adversity
• Jeffrey D Long - Professor of religion and Asian studies at Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania,
• Seema Mody - She is currently global markets reporter for CNBC with focus on foreign policy and Wall Street.
• Zain Asher - Prime Time news anchor at CNN popularly known for global news show 'One World with Zain Asher' .
• Ricky Kej - Three-times Grammy Award-winning, three-times Grammy nominated Indian music composer and environmentalist.
• Falguni Shah - American singer whose music blends ancient classical Indian melodies with contemporary western sounds
• Mary Millben - American singer and actress.

The Yoga Day program will also witness the presence of distinguished individuals and influential figures from various spheres of life. Diplomats, officials, academicians, health professionals, technocrats, industry leaders, media personalities, artists, spiritual leaders, and yoga practitioners, among others, will grace the event with their participation. An extraordinary gathering awaits as people from over 180 countries join Prime Minister Modi in this grand celebration of Yoga Day.