Ira Trivedi is an Indian author, columnist and yoga teacher. He belongs to a bureaucratic family. His father, uncle, and aunt, are all bureaucrats. His grandmother, Kranti Trivedi, was a Hindi-language writer, who won many awards and prizes. Ira Trivedi published his first book at the age of 19 with Penguin Publishers. She also runs a non-profit organization, the Namami Yoga Foundation. For her writing, yoga teaching and non-profit work, she earned a place in the BBC’s 100 most influential women in 2017.
Wiki/Biography
Ira Trivedi was born on Saturday, December 1, 1984 (age 38 years; in 2022) in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. His zodiac sign is Sagittarius. He played squash as a teenager and played in national squash competitions. She was also an avid horse rider when she was growing up. After completing his schooling, Trivedi pursued a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from 2002 to 2006 at Wellesley College, Massachusetts. He pursued an MBA at Columbia University from 2006 to 2008. Later, he pursued a master’s degree in Yoga and received his Yoga Acharya degree from the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center.
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 8″
Weight (approx): 55 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Black
Family
Ira belongs to a Brahmin family.
Parents & Siblings
Ira’s father, Vishwapati Trivedi, was an IAS officer of the 1977 batch of Madhya Pradesh cadre. He is the former chairman of Indian Airlines. His mother’s name is Mona. Ira has 3 brothers, 2 sisters, Anjani and Ishani, and one brother, Anant Vijay.
Ira Trivedi with his parents
Ira Trivedi with his siblings
Husband & Son
He married Madhu Mantena, a popular Indian producer, on 11 June 2023 in Mumbai.
Ira Trivedi with her husband, Madhu Mantena
Other relatives
Ira’s grandmother, Kranti Devi, was also a famous Hindi writer who wrote 50+ books. Kranti Devi is the daughter of Pt. Ravi Shankar Shukla, the first Prime Minister of the Central Provinces of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, British India, and later CM of the state of Madhya Pradesh.
First CM of Madhya Pradesh Ravi Shankar Shukla
Kranti Trivedi (centre) presenting her book to PM Jawahar Lal Nehru
Ira Prajapati Trivedi’s uncle was also an IAS officer.
Ira’s uncle, Prajapati Trivedi
Relationships/Affairs
Ira is in a relationship with Madhu Mantena, the producer of big hits like Ghajini, Masaan, Queen, and Udta Punjab.
Ira Trivedi with Madhu Mantena
religion
Ira adheres to the Hindu religion.
Address
Raghunath Bhawan, 7, Spring Lane, (via Green Avenue) Vasant Kunj, New Delhi-110070
Career
Writer
Ira’s first novel, ‘What Would You Do To Save the World,’ was published when he was 19; it was published by Penguin India in 2006. He later wrote several fiction and non-fiction books. Among them are, The Great Indian Love Story (2009), There’s No Love On Wall Street (2011), and Nikhil and Riya (2017). He co-authored the book ‘The Desi Guide To Dating’ with Sachin Bhatia. His last book, Om The Yoga Doga was published in 2020. This book is for children to guide them in Yoga.
Ira Trivedi at the launch of his book, Nikhil and Riya, in Bangalore
Yoga teacher
Ira is an Acharya in Yoga. He teaches Yoga all over the world through his Yoga Retreat Program. She founded Yog Love, an online Yoga studio, during the COVID-19 pandemic. The motive behind this is to keep people healthy during the epidemic period. He founded Namami Yoga, a foundation that teaches Yoga and life skills to underprivileged children.
Yog Love logo
Ira Trivedi, Yoga instructor
Reporter
Ira used to work as a journalist and covered issues related to foreign affairs and foreign policy. He has worked for The New York Times, The Hindu, Deccan Chronicle, The Telegraph, The Times of India, and Outlook.
Controversy
#MeToo allegations against Chetan Bhagat and Suhel Seth
In 2018, when the #metoo movement was at its height, she revealed to Outlook magazine that Chetan Bhagat and Suhel Seth physically harassed her on several occasions.
Controversial statements about various religions
In 2019, Ira made headlines when he made a statement about beef, saying,
Beef is the ‘cheapest source of protein’. Beef is an important source of protein for those who are deficient and banning beef is unfair, especially to the Muslim community.”
In another tweet, he wrote,
The Quran is a very progressive text! Hinduism today is very regressive.”
Following this, Doordarshan stopped re-broadcasting its yoga show.
Award
- New Indian Express Devi Award For Dynamism and Innovation in 2015
- UK Media Award for best investigative article dealing with bride trafficking in India in 2015
- BBC’s 100 most influential women in the World (2017)
Ira Trivedi in the BBC’s list of 100 most influential women
Favourite
Ira Trivedi with actor Dominic West
Facts/Trivia
- Ira Trivedi loves animals, especially dogs.
- He was part of the team that led the first International Day of Yoga at Rajpath New Delhi, where two Guinness World Records were created- for the largest yoga lesson, and for most nationalities in yoga lessons.
Ira Trivedi with a Guinness Book of World Records certificate
- He likes to travel. According to him, exploring new places gives him a sense of freedom.
- He hosts two Yoga shows on TV. One aired on Doordarshan in 2018 (60 episodes) and the other aired on India Today in 2021.
- She is a blogger and often writes notes on gender, women, youth and Yoga.
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