Yoga may promise inner peace and outer flexibility, but for the poor, it’s a luxury they can’t afford, neither in time nor in spirit.
While the privileged folks bend and breathe on well-manicured lawns, the working class is too busy stretching every buck and muscle just to survive.
For those burdened by fragile health and fragile livelihoods, peace of mind is not a meditative state; it’s a distant dream.
Yoga mats don’t roll out in slums and sweat shops every day.
On International Yoga Day, June 22, let’s not forget that for many, life itself is a daily contortion.
In the true spirit of Yoga, we need to unite with the underprivileged and take them out of poverty so they can also benefit from the many attributes of this ancient Indian practice and philosophy.
-Promod Puri
Promod Puri.com 
Dear Promod Bhai: I really liked your blog “Yoga: Stretches for the Rich, Struggles for the Poor.” You are correct to say that Yoga mats don’t roll out in slums.
I am increasingly getting concerned about inequality around the world.
Recently Elon Musk became the first person in history to surpass a net worth of $1 trillion with the surge in valuation of SpaceX, combined with his holdings in Tesla and X.
The day he became a trillionaire, a friend sent me an appropriate definition of evil: “The definition of evil is being a trillionaire in a world where millions of children are starving.”
According to an analysis by the International Monetary Fund, there are only 20 countries around the world that have economies that are larger than $1.1 trillion. This means the vast majority of the countries have an economy worth less than Musk.
Oxfam states such extreme concentrated wealth is symptomatic of decades of pro-billionaire politics that have allowed the ultra-rich to write economic rules in their favour.
Oxfam’s analysis shows that a 10% tax on Musk’s $1 trillion could end global extreme poverty for a year, lifting over 800 million people above the extreme poverty line.
I fail to understand why governments around the world don’t tax the ultra rich and provide benefits for the poor.
Harinder
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Thanks for your comment. I agree with the argument of the huge disparity between the ultra-rich and the poor. Pro-wealth accumulation is not confined only to visible billionaires; there are dictators and authoritarian rulers under the guise of democracy or socialism who are just as much millionaires and billionaires as the visible billionaires.
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I liked your blog about Yoga, especially
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Thanks.
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