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In 1984, Choudhury married Rajashree Choudhury, who assisted him in founding the United States Yoga Federation and the International Yoga Sports Federation (IYSF). [32] [33] She won the first National Yoga Championship held by the Yoga Federation of India in 1979, followed by four more consecutive years as National Yoga Champion. [34]
His ex-wife Rajashree Choudhury, also a student of the Ghosh lineage and an all-India asana champion, created USA Yoga, described in 2022 as the leading competitive yoga organisation. [7] The documentary film Posture by Nathan Bender and Daniel Nelson portrays competitors and detractors of the USA Yoga Federation National Championship. [8]
Rajashree Choudhury (born 1965), Indian-born founder of USA Yoga and International Yoga Sports Federation Rajshree Pathy , eminent entrepreneur from Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India Rajshree Thakur (born 1981), Indian actress best known for her role as Saloni in the Hindi television drama Saat Phere
Rajshree is the daughter of acclaimed Indian filmmaker V. Shantaram and actress Jayshree, his second wife. Her brother Kiran Shantaram was a former Sheriff of Mumbai. While shooting with Raj Kapoor in America for the film Around the World, she met American student Greg Chapman. The two married three years later, on 28 November 1967 in an Indian ...
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Choudhury has faced multiple lawsuits alleging sexual harassment, assault, racism and homophobia. In 2016 he fled to India, where he continued to teach yoga. His former lawyer, Minakshi Jafa-Bodden, took over the running of Bikram, Inc. in America, after she successfully sued Choudhury for $7M in damages and he fled the country to avoid payment.
Bikram Choudhury, creator of Bikram Yoga, claimed to have been taught by Ghosh from the age of five. However, he did not become a regular student at Bishnu's gymnasium until 1962 at the age of 18. At that time Bikram was a bodybuilder. His system of yoga was based on Ghosh's teachings.
Bikram Choudhury – inventor of Bikram Yoga [83] Rajashree Choudhury – founder of USA Yoga Federation; Warren Christopher (1925–2011) – diplomat; Chyna (1969–2016) – professional wrestler, model, actress, author; Liz Claman (born 1963) – CNBC anchor; Greg Clark (born 1965) – NFL player