Dhirendra Brahmachari

Dhirendra Brahmachari

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Dhirendra Brahmachari Profile

  • Name:
  • Dhirendra Brahmachari
  • Other Name:
  • Dhirendra Choudhary
  • Born:
  • February 12, 1924
  • Died:
  • June 9, 1994

Dhirendra Brahmachari Biography

Dhirendra Brahmachari was a yoga instructor who served as yoga mentor to former Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi. He has authored numerous books related to Yoga in Hindi and English, and has opened ashrams in different parts of the country. He owned Vishwayatan Yogashram in the centre of Delhi, now known as the Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga, and also campuses in Jammu, Katra and Mantalai. 'Yogic Sukshma Vyayama' and 'Yogasana Vijnana' are among his noted books on Yoga practices. Bal Mukund Singh from India and Reinhard Gammenthaler from Switzerland are his successors.

 

His birth name is Dhirendra Choudhary. He was born on 12 February 1924 in Basaith Chanpura village, Madhubani, Bihar. He read religious books since young. He got influenced by Bhagavat Gita when he was only 13 and left home. He reached the holy city, Varanasi. He became the disciple of Maharshi Kartikeya, and stayed at his ashram in Gopal-Khera, near Lucknow. During his stay there he got introduced to Yoga and a few more subjects. As a hatha yoga expert, he travelled to USSR in the early 1960s where he trained Soviet cosmonauts. Once he returned he was invited by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru to teach his daughter Indira Gandhi.

 

Through his yoga techniques, Indira’s health condition improved and later he served as his mentor. Very soon he became an influential person in Nehru’s family. He also got politically influenced during the Emergency Period. When Doordarshan was started in the 1970s, many of his Yoga programs regularly appeared in the channel. He presented a weekly program called "Yogabhyaas". He is also credited to taking needful steps to include Yoga as a part of Delhi school syllabus. He passed away on 9 June 1994.

Published: September 08, 2018

Updated: September 08, 2018

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