Teacher BKS Iyengar

BKS Iyengar

Living place: India

Birthday: 14-12-1918

Global rank: #25141

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Who is Teacher BKS Iyengar?
Considered one of the world's greatest teachers of yoga, this creator of Iyengar Yoga has written numerous books outlining his philosophy and practice. He was a 2014 recipient of the prestigious Padma Vibhushan.
A philanthropist as well as a practitioner, he donates millions of rupees to the Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens in Mysore, India.
 
 

Young / Before famous

During his childhood years, he was malnourished and especially, at various times, diagnosed with tuberculosis, malaria and typhoid fever. At the invitation of his sister's husband, yogi Sri Tirumalai Krishnamacharya, he began to practice yoga as a means of improving his health.

Family life info

With his wife Ramamani, he raised one son and five daughters. His two children, Prashant and Geeta, became world-renowned yoga teachers.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Teacher BKS Iyengar?
The famous violinist Yehudi Menuhin was among Iyengar's yoga disciples.

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When was Teacher BKS Iyengar born?
BKS Iyengar was born in 14-12-1918, death year is , at the age of 106.
Where is Teacher BKS Iyengar's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
BKS Iyengar was born in India. is a Teacher, whose Zodiac is Sagittarius, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Horse. BKS Iyengar's global rank is 25141 and whose rank is 68 in list of famous Teacher.
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Events in 1918 and 14-12

Events in the world in the birth year of BKS Iyengar

  • Russian revolutionaries execute the former czar and his family. Russian Civil War between Reds (Bolsheviks) and Whites (anti-Bolsheviks); Reds win in 1920.
  • Allied troops (U.S., British, French) intervene in Russia (March). Background: World War I
  • Second Battle of the Marne (July-Aug.)
  • German Kaiser abdicates (Nov.); hostilities cease on the Western Front.
  • Japanese hold Vladivostok until 1922.
  • Worldwide Spanish influenza epidemic strikes; by 1920, nearly 20 million are dead. In U.S. alone, 500,000 perish.

Birthday BKS Iyengar (14-12) in history

  • Day 14-12 year 1799: The founder of the United States, George Washington, passed away at the age of 67.
  • Day 14-12 year 1819: Alabama became the 22nd state in the United States.
  • Day 14-12 year 1911: Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen became the first man to reach the South Pole, beating an expedition led by Robert F. Scott.
  • Day 14-12 year 1939: The Soviet Union was dropped from the League of Nations.
  • Day 14-12 year 1967: DNA synthesized for the first time.
  • Day 14-12 year 1981: Israel formally annexed the Golan Heights.
  • Day 14-12 year 1985: Wilma Mankiller became the first woman to lead a major American Indian tribe as she took office as principal chief of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma.
  • Day 14-12 year 1989: Nobel Peace laureate Andrei D. Sakharov died in Moscow at age 68.
  • Day 14-12 year 2012: Adam Lanza, age 20, forced his way into Sandy Hook Elementary School, in Newtown, Connecticut, and killed 26 people. The victims included 20 children between the ages of six and seven.
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