B.K.S. Iyengar: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Anniversary information added. Aug 16, 2026
Add new Web site: MapsofIndia.com - Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar Biography. Apr 01, 2026
Anniversary information added. Dec 10, 2025
Add new Web site: BBC News - BKS Iyengar: The man who helped bring yoga to the West. Oct 10, 2025
Added cross-reference to types of yoga; modernized caption and spelling; added Top Questions. May 05, 2025
First paragraph modernization. May 02, 2024
Added photograph. Jul 01, 2015
In the second paragraph, deleted "by an arrangement with his brother-in-law." Aug 21, 2014
He died on August 20, 2014. Aug 20, 2014
Noted recent publications and receipt of Padma Vibhushan. Aug 15, 2014
Add new Web site: IndiaNetzone - BKS Iyengar. Mar 07, 2012
Add new Web site: ILoveIndia.com - Biography of BKS Iyengar. Mar 07, 2012
Add new Web site: British Broadcasting Corporation - Yoga. Mar 07, 2012
Add new Web site: Official Site of B. K. S. Iyengar. Mar 07, 2012
New article added. Sep 01, 2010
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