Arrest warrant issued against 'hot' yoga founder Bikram Choudhury

A United States court has issued an arrest warrant for Bikram Choudhury, the Indian-American "hot" yoga guru who was ordered in 2016 to pay over USD 7 million in connection with a sexual harassment......

Bikram Choudhury fined Rs 6.28 crores

'Minakshi Jafa Bodden is the first person to have ever taken Bikram Choudhury to trial and we greatly admire her courage.'Ritu Jha/Rediff.com reports from California. IMAGE: Bikram Choudhury has......

No copyright protection over Yoga poses: US court

Indian-American yoga guru Bikram Choudhury is not entitled to copyright protection over yoga poses and breathing exercises he uses in hot rooms developed by him, a US appeals court has ruled. In an......

Meet India's 10 most renowned yoga gurus

Yoga has been an intrinsic part of the Indian ethos for over 5,000 years. In December 2014, the United Nations recognised that Yoga ‘provides a holistic approach to health and......

The rise and fall of Bikram Chaudhury, now on Netflix

A Netflix documentary reveals the sordid story behind the dazzling success and dizzying fall of the founder of Bikram Yoga, discovers Indira Kannan. Photograph: Kind courtesy Bikram Yoga/Facebook......

AMAZING FILMS, coming up!

Aseem Chhabra picks Indian and other South Asian gems at the Toronto International Film Festival. Priyanka Chopra was last seen in a Hindi film in 2016. In the three-and-a-half years since then,......

Chak De! India inspires Chile U-17 team

Bollywood films, yoga! That’s how Chile prepared for U-17 World Cup IMAGE: Chile Under-17 players get ready for FIFA World Cup. Photograph: La Roja/Twitter From watching 'Chak De! India' to......

US to host national yoga championship

A non-profit body in the US seeking to make Yoga postures as an Olympic sport, will hold a national Yoga championship in New York next week. The USA Yoga 2012 New York Regional and National Yoga......