Bikram Choudhury Rank
About Bikram Choudhury
Indian-born yoga expert, Bikram Choudhury is widely known for developing the Bikram Yoga system. According to him, he started practicing yoga during his time in India when he was in his teens. He moved to the United States in 1971 to start teaching the discipline. He has been considered as a guru in the practice of hot yoga.
His technique became famous after a number of celebrities were seen practicing it. Some prominent people to perform this yoga style include David Beckham and Madonna.
Legal battles
Before the end of 2014, Choudhury had been sued by five women claiming that he had sexually assaulted them. In 2016, he was asked to pay a total of $6.4 million to Minakshi Jafa-Bodden, one of his clients, after she won a lawsuit claiming that she was sexually harassed by Choudhury.
Family
He married fellow yoga expert Rajashree Choudhury in 1984, but they went their separate ways after thirty-one years.
Trivia
He claims that he was trained by the famous Bishnu Charan Ghosh.
He left the United States in 2016 and started training yoga in countries like Mexico and Spain.
In 2020, while in Mexico, authorities seized his passport after he was unable to settle a $180,000 bill he had accumulated during his time at the prestigious Princess Mundo Imperial Hotel
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F.A.Q. about Bikram Choudhury
When is his birthday?
Bikram Choudhury's birthday is on February 10, 1946.
In how many days is his birthday?
Bikram Choudhury's birthday is in 292 days
How old is he?
He is 78 years old.
Where is Bikram Choudhury from?
He was born in Calcutta, India.