BENGALURU, May 10 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday lauded the role of the Art of Living Foundation in promoting service, spirituality and social transformation, and called for collective efforts to build a developed India through environmental responsibility, youth empowerment and inner well-being.

Addressing the gathering at the Art of Living International Centre here to mark 45 years of the foundation and participate in celebrations linked to founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Modi described Bengaluru as a city that had not only emerged as a global technology hub but had also elevated India's spiritual and cultural consciousness.

The Prime Minister also inaugurated a new meditation hall at the sprawling campus and congratulated the ...