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President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday conferred the Padma Shri award to 125-year-old Swami Sivananda for his contribution towards Yoga at a Civil Investiture Ceremony-I held at Rashtrapati Bhavan, here.
In a tweet, the Mahindra Group Chairman heaped praise on the 125-year-old yoga practitioner, saying that “his grace and dignity was both humbling and inspiring.” India’s top business tycoon also said that he is “proud to belong to a country from where Yoga originated.”
Swami Sivananda, the 125-year-old yoga legend and Padma Shri recipient, leads a simple life, eats a simple diet serves others with his selfless service. In his childhood, poverty made him sleep empty stomach many times, while the rest of the time, his family could afford to feed him boiled rice and water.