How BKS Iyengar revived Nivedita's life

'The way to pay tribute to Guruji would be to continue on his path and principles and be steadfast on true and genuine practice, which I want my students to learn from me.' Nivedita Joshi, who......

B K S Iyengar: Profile of a yogi as a teacher

Most yoga teachers are not driven towards popular acclaim or fame. But Bellur Krishnamachar Sunderaraja Iyengar was goaded by the challenge to prove himself to all those who had dismissed him as a......

Legends Made in Mysore: B K S Iyengar and Pattabhi Jois

Two of the greatest modern exponents of yoga began their life in Mysore, under the tutelage of the legendary Krishnamacharya. For both of them, life was yoga. And yoga was life, says Sunaad......

'I brought life into yoga, I made it very lively'

Yogacharya BKS Iyengar, the last of the legendary yoga gurus, passed into the ages on August 20, 2014. He would have turned 96 on December 14. In an interview he had granted Rediff.com in......

Tomato prices go through the roof

Farmers shifted to other vegetables as they could not realise price in past 9 months Tomato prices breached the Rs 100 per kg-mark in Mumbai and Delhi on Tuesday due to severe shortage of supply.......

RBI proposes 'anytime anywhere' bill payment system

For the convenience of people to pay school fees and municipal taxes and utility bills through an integrated platform, the Reserve Bank on Thursday proposed setting up an "anytime anywhere"......

The man to thank for babus' fatter wallets

No less than 4.5 million government employees will soon have more money in their pockets. And they can thank Justice Bellur Narayanaswamy Srikrishna for it. Still, public records do not have much......

Yoga, clarity of thought and another milestone for Bopanna

IMAGE: At 43, Rohan Bopanna became the oldest tennis player to win a ATP Masters series doubles title when he triumphed at Indians Masters with partner Matthew Ebden last year. Photograph: Geoff......