Sivananda (Yoga Teacher) Age, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Other Name	Swami Sivananda
Nickame	Baba Sivananda, Sannyashi Baba
Profession	Yoga Teacher
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5' 2" (158 cm)
Hair Colour	Grey
Career
Awards	• 2022: Padma Shri by the Government of India for his contribution in the field of Yoga • 2019: Basundhara Ratan Award by the NGO Respect Age International for his contribution to the society • 2019: Yoga Ratna Award by the Shwaasa Yoga Centre for his contributions to the field of Yoga
Personal Life
Date of Birth	8 August 1896 (Saturday) (Unverified)
Age (as of 2024)	128 Years
Birthplace	Sylhet District, Assam Province, British India (now Sylhet Division, Bangladesh)
Zodiac sign	Leo
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Varanasi (Kashi)
Religion	Hinduism
Food Habit	Vegetarian
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Family
Siblings	Sister- 1
Favourites
Food	Dal and Rice
Motto	"The world is my home. It’s people are my fathers and mothers. To love and serve them is my religion."

Some Lesser Known Facts About Sivananda (Yoga Teacher)

• The Yoga teacher Sivananda’s parents lived in extreme poverty and they lived as beggars for their daily living.

• At age six, he lost his parents and sister within a short period of one month after which he was under the care of Guru Omkarananda Goswami in Nabadwip, West Bengal.

• He completed his education under Guru Omkarananda and mastered meditation and yoga from his guru.
  

  An old picture of Sivananda, a Yoga teacher

• According to the Rashtrapati Bhavan documents, he served the underprivileged and patients suffering from leprosy in various places of the country including Kashi (also known as Varanasi or Banaras in Uttar Pradesh), Puri, Haridwar, and parts of North East India.

• He wrote a book Daivabalat Rogaraya which was translated into Assamese and published in 1973.

• The books written about him are Daivabale Roy Aragya (Bengali) by Niranjan Roy in 2007, Kashi Nibasi Eksho Sholo Barshiya Sadhu Babar Sangha Labha (Bengali) by late Purnananda Majumder in 2008, and Daiva Kripay Rog Mukhti o Samasyar Samadhan (Bengali and English) by Ashim Krisha Pyne in 2017.

• He continues his humanitarian work by arranging necessities like food, clothes, blankets, and cooking utensils for those in need.

• He taught yoga on the banks of the Ganges for over three decades.

• He is the oldest living person practising yoga, though his birth date is unverified.
  

  The yoga teacher Sivananda practising Yoga