Dr. Madan Kataria is the founder and originator of the Laughter Yoga movement worldwide. A medical doctor from Mumbai, India, he is popularly known as the ‘Guru of Giggling’ (London Times). Starting the first laughter club with just five people in 1995, it has grown into a worldwide movement with more than 16,000 Laughter Yoga clubs across over 120 countries.

This innovative concept has been widely accepted all over the world and has been featured in prestigious publications like TIME Magazine, The New Yorker, National Geographic, Los Angeles Times, Daily Telegraph (UK), and many others. Laughter clubs have also been featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show, BBC, CNN, ZDF (Germany), NHK (Japan), and ABC News (USA).