Who among the following was the pioneer of Yoga?
A
Patanjali
B
Banabhatta
C
Atreya
D
Vrudukanta
Correct Answer: Patanjali
The compiler of the Yoga sūtras, a text on Yoga theory and practice, and a notable scholar of Samkhya school of Hindu philosophy. There is a fourth Hindu scholar also named Patanjali, who likely lived in 8th-century CE and wrote a commentary on Charaka Samhita and this text is called Carakavarttika.