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"Yoga helps us cure what cannot be endured and endure what cannot be cured" said a Yoga Guru of whom the following are the disciples : a. Violin maestro Yehudi Menuhin b. Cartoonist R.K Laxman c. Actor Naseeruddin Shah d. Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar Name the Yoga Guru. 

"Yoga helps us cure what cannot be endured and endure what cannot be cured" said a Yoga Guru of whom the following are the disciples : a. Violin maestro Yehudi Menuhin b. Cartoonist R.K Laxman c. Actor Naseeruddin Shah d. Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar Name the Yoga Guru.  Correct Answer B.K.S. Iyengar

The correct answer is B.K.S. Iyengar.

Key Points

  • Iyengar Enumerated as one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time Magazine in 2004.
  • Iyengar was given Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Shree awards by the Government of India.
  • On 20th August 2014, B. K. S. Iyengar (95), founder of the style of yoga known as “Iyengar Yoga” exhaled for the last time at Pune.
  • Iyengar published his first book (Light on Yoga) in 1966.
  • B.K.S. Iyengar was born into a poor Iyengar family in 1918 at Bellur, Kolar District of Karnataka.

Additional Information

  • B.K.S. Iyengar is known to have integrated the eight aspects of Astanga yoga. This is known as ‘Iyengar’s Yoga’
  • Known as the Patanjali of our times, Iyengar was one of the foremost yoga teachers.
  • He authored14 books on yoga practice and philosophy including Light on Yoga, Light on Pranayama, and Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.
  • He also set up his own Yogavidya institute in 1975.

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