T. K. V. Desikachar
Indian yoga teacher (1938 – 2016) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tirumalai Krishnamacharya Venkata Desikachar (21 June 1938 – 8 August 2016), better known as T. K. V. Desikachar, was a yoga teacher, son of the pioneer of modern yoga as exercise, Tirumalai Krishnamacharya. The style that he taught was initially called Viniyoga although he later abandoned that name and asked for the methods he taught to be called "yoga" without special qualification.[1][2][3]
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T. K. V. Desikachar | |
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Born | (1938-06-21)21 June 1938 |
Died | 8 August 2016(2016-08-08) (aged 78) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
Occupation(s) | Yoga teacher, author |
Known for | Viniyoga |
Spouse | Menaka Desikachar |
Children | Sons Bushan (b1970) & Kausthub (b1975) and a daughter Mekhala (b1978) |
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