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B. K. S. Iyengar

Indian yoga teacher and scholar (1918-2014) · India · Writers · Died at 95

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Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar was an Indian teacher of yoga and author. He is the founder of the style of yoga as exercise called "Iyengar Yoga", and was considered one of the foremost yoga gurus in the world.

A life in dates

2014Died20 August 2014Padma VibhushanAward2002Padma BhushanAward1991Padma Shri in literature and educationAward1918Born14 December 1918

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Awards

Padma Vibhushan2014
Padma Bhushan2002
Padma Shri in literature and education1991

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Child: Geeta Iyengar

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Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar was an Indian teacher of yoga and author. He is the founder of the style of yoga as exercise called "Iyengar Yoga", and was considered one of the foremost yoga gurus in the world. He was the author of many books on yoga practice and philosophy including Light on Yoga, Light on Pranayama, Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, and Light on Life. Iyengar was one of the earliest students of Tirumalai Krishnamacharya, who is often called "the father of modern yoga". He has been credited with popularizing yoga, first in India and then around the world.

Country
India
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1918 to 2014 · aged 95

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