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{{Infobox person
| name = Bharat Bhushan
| image = Sh.bharat bhushan.jpg
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|04|30|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Saharanpur]], Uttar Pradesh, India
| death_date =
| death_place =
| nationality = Indian
| other_names =
| known_for = [[Yoga]], Body Building and Social work
| occupation = Yoga Guru
}}
'''Bharat Bhushan''' (born 30 April 1952) is an Indian [[yoga]] guru and honoured by [[Padma Shri]] for yoga in 1991.<ref>{{cite web|title=Padma Awards|publisher=Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (India)|url=http://india.gov.in/myindia/advsearch_awards.php?start=0&award_year=1991&state=&field=&p_name=&award=PS|access-date=27 May 2009}}</ref>

Born at [[Saharanpur]], Uttar Pradesh (U.P.), Bharat Bhushan is the first recipient of the coveted "Padmashri Award" given by the [[President of India]] for his contribution to yoga.

He believes that yoga is the best solution to individual, social and international problems as it deals with the mind.

==Biography==
In 1971, Bhushan founded a yoga centre, Mokshayatan International Yogashram, at the age of 20. Having travelled a lot, he has been sharing his experience and expertise in yoga with Indian as well as foreign enthusiasts on different TV channels since 1978.

Bhushan has worked with the Indian armed forces, industries, scientists, schools, colleges and people of different religious faiths. He has been honoured with Awadh Samman- "life time Achievement Award" by Zee news & U.P. Government and "life time Achievement Award" for significant contribution to Health Care profession given by AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Science)& AYUSH Ministry of Health.<ref>News about lifetime achievement award in danik jagran news paper/ http://epaper.jagran.com/ePaperArticle/09-fev-2014-edition-Saharanpur-page_4-6583-2436-32.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221133100/http://epaper.jagran.com/ePaperArticle/09-fev-2014-edition-Saharanpur-page_4-6583-2436-32.html |date=21 February 2014 }}</ref>

He is involved in the yoga campaign called "Jago Bharat Dhyan Yog andolan" in collaboration with [[Zee Network]].
<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://zeejagran.com/specials/jaago-bharat/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=21 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224114522/http://zeejagran.com/specials/jaago-bharat/ |archive-date=24 December 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Bhushan helped to initiate and conduct the first International Yoga Festival at Rishikesh.<ref>In news inaugurating 2015 international yoga week/{{cite web|url=http://www.oneworldnews.in/16th-international-yoga-festival |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-03-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150303053509/http://www.oneworldnews.in/16th-international-yoga-festival |archive-date= 3 March 2015 |df=dmy }}</ref>

He was one of the leading body builders of India & won almost every state award in body building & finally won Mr. India.{{fact|date=July 2017}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ovguide.com/bharat-bhushan-9202a8c04000641f8000000006c45043 |title=Archived copy |access-date=20 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201221204/http://www.ovguide.com/bharat-bhushan-9202a8c04000641f8000000006c45043 |archive-date=1 February 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

From his college days he has made efforts to introduce yoga as part of the education system in universities and schools.<ref>In news while honored with D.Litt. {{cite web|url=http://epaper.jagran.com/epaperimages/07122014/meerut/m-06mrt-pg21-0.png |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-12-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215063427/http://epaper.jagran.com/epaperimages/07122014/meerut/m-06mrt-pg21-0.png |archive-date=15 December 2014 |df=dmy }}</ref>

He initiated a campaign to preserve traditional form of yoga by using the traditional name bharat yoga and teaching traditional style of yoga through his school Mokshayatan International Yogashram.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://epaper.amarujala.com/svww_zoomart.php?Artname%3D20150504a_004124021%26ileft%3D689%26itop%3D76%26zoomRatio%3D130%26AN%3D20150504a_00412402 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-05-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723050742/http://epaper.amarujala.com/svww_zoomart.php?Artname=20150504a_004124021&ileft=689&itop=76&zoomRatio=130&AN=20150504a_00412402 |archive-date=23 July 2015 |df=dmy }}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.bharatyog.com/ Official website]

{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Literature & Education}}
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[[Category:1952 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Shri in literature & education]]
[[Category:Indian yoga teachers]]

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