Sportspersons in Japan are resorting to Yoga
Jibananda , who is also the founder of Indo Japan Association Kolkata and teaches yoga at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Justice and Public Prosecutor in Japan, is now in the city to welcome newly appointed Japanese Consul General in Kolkata Masayuki Taga.
Jibananda ,accompanied by other members of Indo-Japan Association Kolkata including acting vice president Dr. Sudhir Kumar Ghos, Secretary Nabinananda Ghosh and assistant secretary Ajit Kumar Ghosh felicitated Taga at a brief function held in Japanese Consulate here .
After being trained by noted Yoga exponent late Bishnu Charan Ghosh, Jibananda along with his wife Karuna Ghosh started teaching Yoga in Japan five decades ago.
In his fine efforts in popularizing Yoga in Japan as well as in other countries including Australia, NewZealand, Italy and United States,Jibananda is now being ably assisted by his daughter Dr. Anchita Karmakar.
Jibananda Informed that as Japan would be hosting the next Olympic Games , soccer players and other sports persons in Japan are showing keen interest in Yoga to improve their skill and health.
Ghosh Yoga Institute ,like earlier occasions, is extending their expertise in this regard, he said.
Jibananda, said that beside sports persons, people in general are also resorting to yoga to live a healthy and long life. In this regard he specially mentioned about Ghosh Yoga Institute old student and former Director of indo-Japan Association in Tokyo 102- year old S Mismi who was awarded Padma BIbhusan by Government of India for spreading Yoga two years back.
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