B. K. S. Iyengar, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

B. K. S. Iyengar

Indian yoga teacher and scholar

Date of Birth: 14-Dec-1918

Place of Birth: Bellur, Karnataka, India

Date of Death: 20-Aug-2014

Profession: writer, teacher, yogi

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar (14 December 1918 – 20 August 2014), better known as B.K.S.
Iyengar, was the founder of the style of yoga as exercise known as "Iyengar Yoga" and was considered one of the foremost yoga teachers 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 referred to as "the father of modern yoga".
He has been credited with popularizing yoga, first in India and then around the world.The Indian government awarded Iyengar the Padma Shri in 1991, the Padma Bhushan in 2002 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2014.
In 2004, Iyengar was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine.