“He, who was awarded the Padma Bhushan and the Padma Vibhushan, gritted his teeth to master English and exposed yoga to the West, teaching such luminaries like violin maestro Yehudi Menuhin and author Aldous Huxley.”

— B.K.S. Iyengar

Yogacharya B.K.S. Iyengar passes away at 95

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