T.K.V. Desikachar

TKV Desikachar death

Question: Recently T.K.V. Desikachar passed away. He was a-
(a) Writer
(b) Yoga Guru
(c) Architect
(d) Artist
Ans: (b)
Related facts:

  • On 8 August 2016 Yoga Guru T.K.V. Desikachar passed away. He was 78.
  • He was popularly acknowledged as the ‘father of modern yoga’.
  • He was as student of engineering before he learnt yoga from his father.
  • He taught Yoga to famous philosopher J. Krishnamurti in January 1966.
  • He founded the Kirshnamacharya Yoga Mandiram in 1976 to honor and continue his father’s teachings.

Reference:
https://www.facebook.com/TKrishnamacharya/photos/a.439471036174543.1073741828.439225986199048/1008644279257213/?type=3&theater
http://www.thehindu.com/news/tkv-desikachar-yoga-master-passes-away/article8958761.ece
http://yogadork.com/2016/08/07/tkv-desikachar-son-of-krishnamacharya-has-died-at-78/
http://www.kym.org/tkrish.html