It's not commonly known but Nehru was just as much a follower of Yoga as is Narendra Modi. A devout practitioner of Yoga himself, Nehru encouraged Yoga demonstrations and enjoyed watching Yogis perform their best feats.

On Modi's International Yoga day, Delhi witnessed more than 35,000 students, bureaucrats, soldiers taking part in the 35 minutes outdoor yoga session at Rajpath. But in this rare video footage from 1957, Nehru is seen witnessing many Yogis carrying out different Yoga asanas. It gets crazier as it goes on. In front of hundreds of people, Yogis take it to the next level. Defying the odds, one of the Yogis lie on the ground and a road roller goes on top of him. Despite the daredevilry, no one gets a scratch and yes, that happens all in front of the PM Nehru.