IIT to yoga guru: The Saurab Bothra story | The Federal

From an IIT Nagpur engineer to the founder of one of India’s largest online yoga communities, Saurav Bothra has taken a different approach to fitness — focusing not on weight loss or difficult asanas, but on consistency. In this interview with The Federal, Bothra explains why building a daily habit matters more than intense workouts, how Habuild attracted millions of users, why mothers and older women became a key audience, and how online yoga is evolving in India. He also talks about the future of digital fitness, his 21-day yoga challenge, and why even five minutes of practice can be the first step towards better health. 00:00 – Opening context 00:53 – Habit building 03:11 – Targeting mothers 04:39 – Online yoga growth 05:37 – Supervision concerns 06:06 – Brand of yoga 07:04 – Daily teaching 07:55 – 21-day challenge 08:48 – Company structure 09:39 – Expansion plans 11:24 – Multilingual approach 11:49 – Member retention 12:17 – Do's and don'ts 14:10 – Chhotu's role 14:36 – Programme evolution 16:26 – Yoga week plans 17:25 – Asanas to avoid 17:56 – Benefits of yoga #internationalyogaday #yoga #yogaday #yogaforlife #yogaeveryday #onlineyoga #yogajourney #healthyhabits #fitnesshabits --- ▶For the latest news and analysis - https://thefederal.com/  ▶RSS Feed - https://thefederal.com/google_feeds.xml ▶For more explainers, and interesting videos - https://thefederal.com/category/videos ▶To watch The Federal's shows listed together for your easy access, click here:    • The Federal Programmes   Follow The Federal News here - ▶Website: https://thefederal.com/ ▶Facebook:   / thefederal.india   ▶X: https://x.com/TheFederal_News ▶Instagram:   / thefederal_india   ▶LinkedIn:   / thefederal   ▶Whatsapp channel: https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029... ▶Threads: TheFederal India (@thefederal_india) ▶Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3fy3utP... #TheFederal #India #BreakingNews #LatestNews #News #Delhi #Mumbai #Parliament #NarendraModi #RahulGandhi #Politics #Business #Economy Download The Federal App here - ▶Android - http://bit.ly/3DJSkiu ▶iPhone - http://bit.ly/TheFederalios