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Video Blogging Contest

Video Blogging Contest

GUIDELINES

1. The world is gearing up to observe the sixth International Day of Yoga (IDY) on 21st June 2020. On this occasion, the Ministry of AYUSH and the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) come together to announce the My Life – My Yoga ( also called “Jeevan Yoga”) Video Blogging Contest.

2. The observation of IDY in the past years has been marked by thousands of harmonious mass demonstrations of Yoga in public places. Due to the contagious nature of COVID-19, no mass gathering would be advisable this year. Hence, this year the Ministry is encouraging the people to practice Yoga at their homes, with participation from the entire family. Through the My Life – My Yoga video blogging competition, the Ministry of AYUSH and ICCR seek to raise awareness about Yoga and to inspire people to prepare for and become active participants in the observation of IDY 2020 on 21st June 2020. The contest will support participation via MyGov and the social media platforms of Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram. Video contest will be open to participants from all countries.

Event Name

My Life – My Yoga Video Blogging contest

Duration

31 May 2020 14:00 HRS IST to 21 June 2020 23:59 HRS IST

Where

YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter

Contest Hashtag

Country specific hashtag # MyLifeMyYoga<COUNTRY>Eg: # MyLifeMyYoga<INDIA>

Contest website

Stay tuned on Yoga Portal (https://yoga.ayush.gov.in/yoga/ ) of the Ministry of AYUSH for further details related to processing of entries and announcements of awards.

Contest

Female Categories

Male Categories

categories
  • Youth (below 18 years)
  • Adult (18 years and above) 
  • Yoga professionals
  • Youth (below 18 years)
  • Adult (18 years and above) 
  • Yoga professionals

Prizes

For each of the above categories:

Stage 1: Country-specific prizes

  1. First Prize – to be announced by the Indian Mission in the respective country
  2. Second Prize – to be announced by the Indian Mission in the respective country
  3. Third Prize – to be announced by the Indian Mission in the respective country

Stage 2: Global prizes
Global Prizes will be selected from winners of all the countries. Details will be announced shortly, on the Yoga Portal of Ministry of AYUSH.

Announcement of Prizes

Date to be decided by respective country embassies (on or before 21 June 2020)

Co-ordinating agency

International Co-ordinator: ICCR
India Co-ordinator: Ministry of AYUSH

Links to #MyLifeMyYoga Creatives:

 

For More details, please visit https://innovate.mygov.in/my-life-my-yoga/

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