Satchidananda Saraswati (22 December 1914 – 19 August 2002), born as C.
K.
Ramaswamy Gounder and known as Swami Satchidananda, was an Indian religious teacher, spiritual master and yoga adept, who gained fame and following in the West.
He was the author of philosophical and spiritual books.
He had a core of founding disciples who compiled and requested of Satchidananda Saraswati updated traditional handbooks of yoga such as the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali and the Bhagavad Gita for modern readers.
The international school Satchidananda Jothi Niketan is located in Mettupalyam, Tamil Nadu.