Yoga in train: Mumbai local commuters perform asanas while travelling

After taking due permission from Western Railways, the initiative was officially rolled out on International Yoga Day in 2017, where commuters performed asanas for the first time in the train for about 15-20 minutes.

Yoga in train: Mumbai local commuters perform asanas while travelling

Ruchita Shah, a young Mumbai-based journalist, has been a regular traveller on the local trains, touted as the lifeline or rather a second home for the more than 22 million city-dwellers.

Many spend hours commuting in it, bonding over games, sharing common griefs and joys and also festivals.