Key facts
- Born
- 14 December 1918, Bellur
- Died
- 20 August 2014, Pune
- State of birth
- Bellur, Karnataka
- Sector
- Religion & spirituality
- Profession
- Indian yoga teacher and scholar (1918–2014)
- Gender
- Male
Biography
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.
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Timeline
- 1918Born in Bellur
- 1991Awarded the Padma Shri in literature and education
- 2002Awarded the Padma Bhushan
- 2014Awarded the Padma Vibhushan
- 2014Dies in Pune
Sources & licences
- English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 3/5
- हिंदी विकिपीडिया (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 3/5
- Wikidata (CC0) · 3/5
- Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Mutt Lunker