B. K. S. Iyengar
B. K. S. Iyengar, or Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar (December 14, 1918 - August 20, 2014) wis an Indien yoga teacher an writer. He foundit the style o yoga kent as "Iyengar Yoga". He wis thocht tae be ane o the foremost yoga teachers in the warld.[1][2]
B.K.S. Iyengar | |
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 Iyengar on his 86th birthday in 2004 | |
| Born | 14 December 1918 Bellur, British Indie (present-day Karnataka, India) |
| Dee'd | 20 August 2014 (aged 95) Pune, Indie |
Cause o daith | Heart attack caused by renal failure |
| Thrift | Yoga teacher, author |
| Kent for | Iyengar Yoga |
| Hauf-marrae(s) | Ramamani |
| Bairns | Geeta Prashant Sunita |
| Kin | Abhijata Sridhar, Hareeth Sridhar (grandchildren) |
He wis awardit the Padma Shri in 1991, the Padma Bhushan in 2002 an the Padma Vibhushan in 2014.[3][4] In 2004, Iyengar wis namit ane o the 100 maist influential fowk in the warld bi Time Magazine.[5][6]
Iyengar deit in Pune, India frae a heart attack causit bi renal failure, agit 95.[7]
References
eedit- ↑ Aubrey, Allison. "Light on life: B.K.S. Iyengar's Yoga insights". Morning Edition: National Public Radio, 10 November 1995. (full text) Accessed 4 July 2007
- ↑ Stukin, Stacie (10 October 2005). "Yogis gather around the guru". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 9 Januar 2013.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 25 August 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Archived 2014-08-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Padma Awards Announced". Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Home Affairs. 25 Januar 2014. Retrieved 26 Januar 2014.
- ↑ 2004 TIME 100 - B.K.S. Iyengar Archived 2010-12-28 at the Wayback Machine Heroes & Icons, TIME.
- ↑ By B.K.S. Iyengar. "Yoga News & Trends - Light on Iyengar". Yoga Journal. Archived frae the original on 31 August 2007. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
- ↑ "Yoga guru B. K. S. Iyengar passes away". The Hindu.com. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
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Media relatit tae B. K. S. Iyengar at Wikimedia Commons
- The official Iyengar website
- BBC World Service article and programme by Mark Tully
- Leap of faith(2008, Trivedi & Makim) Documentary aboot the life o BKS Iyengar