Swami Kuvalayananda, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Indian scientist
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Place of Birth: Dabhoi, Gujarat, India
About Swami Kuvalayananda
- Swami Kuvalayananda (born Jagannatha Ganesa Gune, 30 August 1883 – 18 April 1966) was a researcher and educator who is primarily known for his pioneering research into the scientific foundations of yoga.
- He started scientific research on yoga in 1920, and published the first scientific journal specifically devoted to studying yoga, Yoga Mimamsa, in 1924.
- Most of his research took place at the Kaivalyadhama Health and Yoga Research Center at Lonavla which he founded in 1924.
- His influence on the development of yoga as exercise has been "profound".
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