H. R. Nagendra
H. R. Nagendra | |
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 President Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Shri Award to Nagendra (left) in 2016 | |
| Born | 1 January 1943 Karnataka, India |
| Occupation(s) | Yoga Researcher Academic Writer |
| Years active | Since 1968 |
| Known for | Yoga Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana |
| Awards | Padma Shri Yoga Shri |
H. R. Nagendra is an Indian mechanical engineer,
Bengaluru.[1] He is best known as the personal yoga consultant of Narendra Modi, the prime minister of India and is a recipient of Yoga Shri title from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.[2] He has authored 35 books and over 100 research papers on Yoga.[3] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2016, for his contributions to society.[4]
Biography
H. R. Nagendra, born on New Year's Day 1943 in the south Indian state of
Imperial College of Science and Technology. Returning to India, he resumed his career at IISc which would stretch for two more years till he started his association in 1975 with Vivekananda Kendra, a spiritual organization founded in 1972 by Eknath Ranade, by taking up the post of the honorary director of the training centre at the organization's headquarters in Kanyakumari.[6]
For the next quarter of a century, Nagendra was involved with organizational and operational activities of Vivekananda Kendra. He became the national secretary of Yoga Shiksha Vibhag, the yoga education centre of the organization in 1975 and held the post till he was elected as the national vice president of the organization in 1993.Planning Commission of India.[5]
Awards and honors
The
Republic Day honors list for the civilian award of the Padma Shri in 2016.[4]
Legacy
Nagendra is reported to be the pioneer of Cyclic meditation, a yoga technique where the practitioners perform slow conscious physical movements.International Yoga Day functions held in New York on 21 June 2015 where two world records were set; a yoga class featuring 35,985 people,[14] and the largest number of participating nationalities (84 nations).[15] He has published 35 books and over 110 articles on Yoga, besides publishing 30 research papers in engineering and mentoring 20 doctoral students.[5]
Selected bibliography
Books
- H. R. Nagendra; United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration; George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (1971). NASA TN D-6554. National Aeronautics and Space Administration For sale for Federal Scientific and Technical Information, Springfield, Virginia 22151.
- H. R. Nagendra (1986). A New Light for Asthmatics. Vivekananda Kendra Yoctas (Yoga Therapy & Research Committee).
- H. R. Nagendra; T. Mohan; A. Shriram (1988). Yoga in Education. Vivekananda Kendra Yoga Anusandhan Samsthan.
- H. R. Nagendra (2001). Yoga for Anxiety and Depression. Swami Vivekananda Yoga Prakashana.
- H. R. Nagendra (2001). Yoga for Back Pain. Swami Vivekananda Yoga Prakashana.
- H. R. Nagendra (2001). Yoga for Arthritis. Swami Vivekananda Yoga Prakashana.
- H. R. Nagendra (2001). Yoga for Arthritis. Swami Vivekananda Yoga Prakashana.
- H. R. Nagendra (2002). Yoga for Digestive Disorders. Swami Vivekananda Yoga Prakashana.
- S. S. Srikanta; H. R. Nagendra (2003). Diabetes Mellitus: Modern Medical & Yoga Perspectives. Swami Vivekananda Yoga Prakashana. ISBN 978-81-87313-13-7.
- H. R. Nagendra (2004). Yoga for Promotion of Positive Health. Swami Vivekananda Yoga Prakashana.
Articles
- Hyorim An; Ravi Kulkarni; R Nagarathna; HR Nagendra (January 2010). "Measures of heart rate variability in women following a meditation technique". Int J Yoga. 3 (1): 6–9. S2CID 13121380.
- Hyorim An; Ravi Kulkarni; R Nagarathna; HR Nagendra (January 2010). "Measures of heart rate variability in women following a meditation technique". Int J Yoga. 3 (1): 6–9. S2CID 13121380.
- Raghuram N; Parachuri VR; Swarnagowri MV; Babu S; Chaku R; Kulkarni R5; Bhuyan B; Bhargav H; Nagendra HR (2014). "Yoga based cardiac rehabilitation after coronary artery bypass surgery: one-year results on LVEF, lipid profile and psychological states--a randomized controlled study". Indian Heart J. 66 (5): 490–502. PMID 25443601.)
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link - Rao YC, Kadam A, Jagannathan A, Babina N, Rao R, Nagendra HR (2014). "Efficacy of naturopathy and yoga in bronchial asthma". Indian J Physiol Pharmacol. 58 (3): 233–9. PMID 25906606.
- Suchitra SP, Jagan A, Nagendra HR (2014). "Development and initial standardization of Ayurveda child personality inventory". J Ayurveda Integr Med. 5 (4): 205–8. PMID 25624693.
- Bhargav H, Nagendra HR, Gangadhar BN, Nagarathna R (May 2014). "Corrigendum: frontal hemodynamic responses to high frequency yoga breathing in schizophrenia: a functional near-infrared spectroscopy study". Front Psychiatry. 5 (55): 55. S2CID 13499173.
- Suchitra SP, Nagendra HR (October 2013). "A self-rating scale to measure tridoṣas in children". Anc Sci Life. 33 (2): 85–91. S2CID 31514946.
- Raghuram N, Rao RM, Nagendra HR (December 2015). "Integrating Yoga in Oncology: Is the wait over?". Indian J Surg Oncol. 6 (4): 325–6. S2CID 5475810.
- Lu Q, You J, Kavanagh A, Warmoth K, Meng Z, Chen Z, Chandwani KD, Perkins GH, McQuade JL, Raghuram NV, Nagarathna R, Liao Z, Nagendra HR, Chen J, Guo X, Liu L, Arun B, Cohen L (September 2016). "Differences in quality of life between American and Chinese breast cancer survivors". Support Care Cancer. 24 (9): 3775–82. S2CID 3822671.
- Dwivedi U, Kumari S, Nagendra HR (2016). "Effect of yoga practices in reducing counterproductive work behavior and its predictors". Indian J. Psychiatry. 58 (2): 10.4103/0019–5545.183778. S2CID 1087234.
References
- ^ "Dr. H.R. Nagendra on IYF". International Yoga Festival. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Here's all you need to know about PM Modi's yoga guru". First Post. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Know Dr H R Nagendra, who PM Modi recommended to Delhi CM Kejriwal". India TV News. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Dr H R Nagendra, President, sVYASA, BANGALORE". Hindu Net. 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ a b c "From NASA to VYASA". Vyasa. 2016. Archived from the original on 18 July 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- S2CID 13121380.
- S2CID 13499173.
- PMID 25906606.
- S2CID 5475810.
- S2CID 3822671.
- ^ "Prime Minister Modi's Yoga Consultant, H.R. Nagendra". New York Times. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- S2CID 1087234.
- ^ "Largest yoga class". Guinness world record. 21 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ^ "PM Modi Leads Yoga Session, India Sets Guinness Records: 10 Developments". News report. ND TV. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
External links
- "Bhakti Yoga - Science of Emotion Culture". YouTube video. ignousohs. 25 August 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- "Dr H R Nagendra - Yoga and Lifestyle modifications". YouTube video. Parmarth Niketan. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- "HR Nagendra giving speech at Health and Wellness Festival 2016". YouTube video. Grameen Sneh Foundation. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
Further reading
- H. R. Nagendra. "Editorial". November 2014. Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
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