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Tirumalai Krishnamacharya
Tirumalai Krishnamacharya is considered the father of modern yoga. He gave a new avatar to traditional yoga. He passed away on 28 February 1989.
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Swami Sivananda Saraswati
Swami Sivananda Saraswati founded the Divine Life Society. Although he is no longer with us, his organization makes people aware of yoga in India and abroad.
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Baba Ramdev
Baba Ramdev is a well-known name and is popular worldwide for yoga. He founded Patanjali Yogpeeth, which has yoga practice centers in India and abroad.
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Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, founder of the Art of Living, popularizes yoga and meditation worldwide. Millions of people are his followers.
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Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev is the founder of Isha Foundation and he promotes yoga power and spirituality in the world. He has made ancient yoga science accessible to modern people.
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B.K.S. Iyengar
B.K.S. Iyengar founded Iyengar Yoga Center. He received Padma Bhushan (2022) and Padma Vibhushan (2014) from the Government of India.
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K. Pattabhi Jois
K. Pattabhi Jois is considered the originator of Ashtanga Yoga. He gained fame in Ashtanga Yoga and made it famous all over the world.
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Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi was a famous yoga guru and religious teacher who established the Transcendental Meditation Center in the country and abroad.
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Swami Rama
Swami Rama founded the Himalayan Institute of Yoga. He popularized yoga all over the world. He moved to America in 1969, where he started teaching yoga at the YMCA.
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Paramahansa Yogananda
Paramahansa Yogananda Baba is famous worldwide for yoga. His Autobiography of a Yogi is very famous. He passed away on 7 March 1952.