Pranab Mukherjee, President of India in his condolence message
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He was well known as one of the foremost yoga teachers in the world. He is credited with establishing and popularising modern yoga first in India and then across the world. He created a unique school of yoga popularly known as ‘Iyengar Yoga’ and authored several books on yoga practice and philosophy which are considered authoritative texts used by practitioners, young and old.

— Pranab Mukherjee

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Source: Wikiquote: "B. K. S. Iyengar" (Quotes about Iyengar, Obituary in The Hindu: "Yogacharya B.K.S. Iyengar passes away at 95" by Shoumojit Banerjee, The Hindu (20 August 2014)) The 'What it means' explanation text was generated by Google Gemini Flash (accessed January 18, 2026). https://gemini.google.com/app
B. K. S. Iyengar

About B. K. S. Iyengar

B. K. S. Iyengar or Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar ( December 14, 1918 – August 20, 2014), was the founder of the style of yoga known as "Iyengar Yoga" and was considered one of the foremost yoga teachers in the world. He has written many books on yoga practice and philosophy including "Light on Yoga", "Light on Pranayama", and "Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali".