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Bikram Choudhury (Yoga Teacher) Biography, Age, Height, Weight, Family, Facts, Caste, Wiki & More

Updated On : February 10, 2022

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Bikram Choudhury is a famous Indian Yoga teacher who was born on February 10, 1944, in Kolkata, India. He is an adept founder of Bikram Yoga, a Yoga training centre which is successful in spreading the therapeutic value of Hatha Yoga through 26 postures sequence.

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Being a skillful child Bikram Choudhury started learning Hatha Yoga poses at the age of three. He immigrated to the United States in the 1970s and founded and established Bikram Yoga studios in California and Hawaii. Bikram Yoga is a form of hot yoga, performed in a hot environment of 40 °C (104 °F) is offered through affiliated Bikram Yoga Studios all around the world. Practicing hot yoga in such high temperature, Bikram calls these studios “Torture Chambers”. The professionally managed organization is run by various experienced health and fitness professionals. The organization is effective in attracting millions of students across the world.  In the 1990s, he started nine-week teacher certification courses. Certified instructors are carrying out Yoga sessions in Bikram Yoga studios around the globe. The participants had experienced profound physical, mental, and emotional benefits of Bikram Yoga.

For his fascinated followers the dexterous Yoga teacher has published various books about his techniques of Bikram Yoga, namely Bikram's Beginning Yoga Class in 1978 and Bikram Yoga: The Guru Behind Hot Yoga Shows the Way to Radiant Health and Personal Fulfillment in 2007. He got a huge appreciation for his work. The creative teacher conducts seminars, lectures, and workshops throughout the world to create awareness about Yoga.

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Bikram Choudhury Family, Relatives and Other Relations

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Ex-wife Rajashree Choudhury (1984-2016)
Daughter Laju Choudhury
Son Anurag Choudhury

He was married to Rajashree Choudhury, founder of the United States Yoga Federation. His wife filed for divorce in December 2015 which was finalized in May 2016. The couple together has a daughter named Laju Choudhury & a son named Anurag Choudhury.

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Bikram Choudhury Age, Birthday Facts and Birthday Countdown

80 years, 4months, 22 days old age Bikram Choudhury will turn 81 on 10 February, 2025. Only 7 months, 7 days, 1 hours,2 minutes has left for his next birthday.

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