Shillong, June 21 -- Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday led the 12th International Day of Yoga celebrations at the Eastern Air Command headquarters in Meghalaya, performing yoga alongside nearly 1,000 Indian Air Force and Army personnel before holding discussions with chief minister Conrad K. Sangma on a series of strategic infrastructure projects.

The mass yoga session was attended by Sangma, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh, Air officer commanding-in-chief, Eastern Air Command, Air Marshal Inderpal Singh Walia and general officer commanding headquarters 101 area Lt Gen Mohit Wadhwa.

Singh described yoga as "a holistic science and an art of living" that connects individuals with their inner selves, society, nature ...