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Perspective

Feb. 24, 2015

Bending law to control yoga

News that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is trying to take over yoga through some kind of geographical indication came as a surprise to many. By Beatrice Martinet


By Beatrice Martinet


Although there is no doubt that yoga has deep roots in India - a country where the practice is believed to have seen the light for over 5,000 years - the recent news that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is trying to take over this hugely popular discipline through some kind of geographical indication came as a surprise to many.


This effort to strengthen India's control over what it considers its "traditional knowledge&q...

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