What is Sivananda (yoga teacher)?
'''Sivananda''' is a [[yoga]] teacher from [[Bangladesh]] who claims to be born on 8 August 1896. On March 21 2022, he was awarded the [[Padma Shri]]. ==Bio== Sivananda is alleged to have been born on August 8, 1896, although this has not been independently verified. Indian media have taken his claimed date of birth at face value but credible sources supporting/contravening the same are lacking. He was born in Sylhet District of Bengal Presidency of British India (present-day [[Sylhet Division]] of Bangladesh). His parents lived in extreme [[poverty]] and even had to beg for their living. His sister, mother, and father all died within a month of each other when he was just six years old. Then he travelled to Kashi from Bengal and began serving there. Swami Sivananda mastered yoga and meditation after receiving his education from Guru Omkarananda. For over three decades, he taught yoga on the banks of river [[Ganga]] in [[Varanasi]]. [[Category:Longevity claims]] [[Category:People from Sylhet Division]] [[Category:Yoga]]