Indian masters who got West hooked on Yoga

Published: Jun 23, 2017, 05:15 IST | Updated: Jun 23, 2017, 05:15 IST

In 1893, Swami Vivekananda introduced Hinduism to the West but the true essence of Yoga was first taught by Swami Paramahansa Yogananda who travelled to US in 1920

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The yoga travels: From East to West

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Explaining Hinduism to the world -- Swami Vivekananda, 1893

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Paramahansa Yogananda -- The Yogi heads West

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From Mukunda to Paramahansa

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Autobiography of a Yogi - 1946

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1936 - A Search in Secret India

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Ramana Maharshi

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Swami Krishnamacharya

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1952 - BKS Iyengar

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Yehudi Menuhin, the violinist, and BKS Iyengar

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Light on Yoga - 1966

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'Yoga for Americans' by Indra Devi - 1959

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