B.K.S. Iyengar
Born in 1918
Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar was a renowned yoga teacher who founded Iyengar Yoga.
Born in 1918 in India, he overcame childhood illnesses through yoga practice.
Iyengar began teaching in Pune in 1937 and gained international recognition after meeting violinist Yehudi Menuhin in 1952.
His 1966 book "Light on Yoga" became a global bestseller, popularizing yoga in the West.
Iyengar authored numerous influential yoga texts and opened the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute in 1975.
He received multiple awards for his contributions to yoga and was named one of Time Magazine's 100 most influential people.
