Yoga in India - Ae Throgh the Wort

James mallinson's discovery that physical yoga first appears in india about a thousand years ago and is first taught in a buddhist text. It should challenge the narrative that yoga is an ancient gift to the world, practised by hindoo sages for five thousand years. But it probably won't the facts won't get in the way. And in the grand scheme of things, as kashmer and assam state are added to the watch list of n g o geniside watch, yoga might not seem so important. Sol this episode was written and reported by me, claudia williams and by katy gunning, who is also the producer.