Prime Minister Narendra Modi Felicitates Ven. Bhikkhu Sanghasena with PM Yoga Award at WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine
New Delhi, 19 December 2025: On the occasion of the Closing Ceremony of the 2nd WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine, held today at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi felicitated the recipients of the Prime Minister’s Awards for Outstanding Contribution to the Promotion and Development of Yoga for the years 2021–2025.
Ven. Bhikkhu Sanghasena, Founder President of the Mahabodhi International Meditation Centre (MIMC), Leh, UT Ladakh, was honoured with the Prime Minister’s Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Promotion and Development of Yoga for the year 2021. The award was conferred by the Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in the august presence of Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization; Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda, Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare and Chemicals & Fertilizers; and Shri Prataprao Jadhav, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for AYUSH and Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare. The Prime Minister’s Yoga Award for 2021 recognises the lifelong contributions of Ven. Bhikkhu Sanghasena, whose work seamlessly blends yoga, meditation, and spiritual wisdom with compassionate humanitarian service. Through the Mahabodhi International Meditation Centre, he has played a transformative role in promoting holistic well-being, mental health, and social upliftment in Ladakh and beyond, touching the lives of thousands through education, healthcare, yoga, and meditation initiatives. During the ceremony, Ven. Bhikkhu Sanghasena humbly offered a Buddhist prayer mala (beads) to the Hon’ble Prime Minister as a symbol of blessings, peace, and goodwill. The recognition at this prestigious global forum underscores India’s leadership in promoting yoga and traditional medicine, and honours individuals whose selfless service has strengthened the global movement for holistic health, inner peace, and harmony.