Ghosh Yoga Institute Japan student awarded "Padma Bhusan"

Jibananda, who is  now on a visit to India, informed that 99-year- old Misumi,  who learned  yoga when the Institute was set up in Tokyo more than four decades ago, was  given this prestigious award for his  contributions  and continuous work in fostering Indo-Japan cultural ties and spreading Indian yoga in Japan.

Misumi at present is the Director of Indo- Japan  Association in Tokyo.

Jibananda  said GYIJ on this unique achievement  organized a felicitation for Misumi, its senior most student at  its head quarter i in Tokyo.  Speaking at the felicitation Misume said this award was indeed a very big  honour for him as well as Japan.

He informed that  regular practicing of  Yoga has given him the  long life and energy   for which he is grateful to Ghosh Yoga Institute and its founder Jibananda.

Misumi felt  this award would  improve  the cultural ties and bridge of friendship  between India and Japan further.

He would continue to work for enhancing  Indo-Japan relations  and spreading  Indian yoga  in Japan through GHIJ, Misumi added.

Indian Yoga Guru  informed that  like   major international sports events in Japan earlier, the students of Ghosh  Yoga Institute  after learning Indian Yoga  are imparting the same to the Japanese trainers and coaches of various sports disciplines  who in turn are utilizing the same to improve  the performance of the  potential athlets and players of Japan  for the summer Olympic Games to be held in Tokyo during 2020.

Jibananda  along with  Karuna , who died a few years back, wrote a number of books in Japanese language on Yoga and Ayurvedic  food to keep body and mind healthy.

The Indian embassy in Tokyo during  last International Yoga Day distributed seven  hundred  such books to Yoga enthusiasts through Indian embassy in Tokyo.

Commenting on spreading of  yoga abroad , Jibananda said  that initiated by great Indian  Yoga Guru Bishnu Charan Ghosh, he along with his wife set up Ghosh Yoga Institute Japan in Tokyo about 45 years back for teaching Indian Yoga  which has now become very popular as it helps to create a healthy body and mind.

From Tokyo it soon  got spread  in different parts of Japan and other countries including  Australia, New Zealand, Italy and USA. The GHIJ is  now actively associated  with Japanese Foreign Ministry, Ministry of Justice  and Public Prosecution Office in Japan in imparting Yoga lessons among their officials.

Jibananda in his endevour to teach yoga  is now helped by his two sons Angshuman Ghosh and Bholanath Ghosh and daughter Anchita Karmakar.. Dr.Anchita, who now practices medicine at Canbera, Australia, is also on a unique mission to combine Indian Yoga and modern medicine  for treating people and guiding them to maintain a healthy body and mind, Jibananda said.

Jibananda, who is also a teacher  and  “Black Belt “ holder  in Judo  and other forms of martial arts including Karate, Jiu Jutsu and Aikido, advocates  women empowerment by  learning yoga and other  martial arts.He intimated that he is always ready to provide his expertise in teaching  men and women  self- defence  through these techniques so that they can defend themselves if attacked. (EOM ).