yoga and hinduism

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been a vocal advocate of yoga and its benefits since his early days in office.

Yoga philosophy is a branch of Hindu philosophy that deals with the understanding of life and the universe. Yoga philosophy is a combination of two Sanskrit words, 'yuj' and 'aasana'. Yuj means to connect or to join together, while asana means posture.

Let us examine the claims that are made by the so-called ‘intellectuals’ to detach Hinduism from Yoga.