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Yogendra

Yoga guru

PersonDied aged 91humanQ53675013

Also known as Shri Yogendra

Born: November 18, 1897
Died: September 24, 1989
Birthplace: Surat
Place of death: Mumbai
Citizenship: British Raj(until 1947)
, India(since 1950)
Occupation: writer
, yogi
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Languages spoken, written or signed: Indo-Aryan
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Manibhai Haribhai Desai (1897–1989), known as (Shri) Yogendra was an Indian yoga guru, author, poet, researcher and was one of the important figures in the modern revival and transformation of hatha yoga, both in India and United States. He was the founder of The Yoga Institute, the oldest organized yoga centre in the world, established in 1918. He is often referred as the Father of Modern Yoga Renaissance. He was one of the figures responsible for reviving the practice of asanas and making yoga accessible to people other than renunciates.

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Sex or gender: male
Religion or worldview: Hinduism
Name in native language: Shri Yogendra

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