Jayadeva Yogendra

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Jayadeva Yogendra
Hatha Yoga
Senior posting
GuruYogendra
Period in office1958–2018
PredecessorYogendra
SuccessorHansa Yogendra

Dr. Jayadeva Yogendra (1929–2018) was an Indian

Heart Disease and Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.[4]

In 1991, Dr. Jayadeva designed the first standardized yoga syllabus for National Council of Educational Research and Training.[4]

He died on 17 February 2018 in Mumbai.[5][4]

Early life and education

Jayadeva's Guru & father, Shri Yogendra

Jayadeva was born to father Yogendra, a renowned yoga guru and mother Sita Devi on 27 April 1929. He completed his Master's degree in Sāmkhya and Yoga from the University of Mumbai in 1952. In 1955, he received the Hargobindas scholarship for a Ph.D. for his thesis on Moksha Dharma Parva of the Mahabharata.[6] After completing his Ph.D., Dr. Jayadeva worked as a lecturer, who taught Sanskrit at the Guru Nanak Khalsa College, Bombay.[7] He was appointed principal of Teacher Training Institute of Yoga, Bombay, in 1957.[8]

Work

His significant contribution to Yoga renaissance is the introduction of the

Patañjali's classical Yoga.[citation needed
]

He prepared the syllabus for teaching Yoga in schools for

NCERT in 1991.[9][10] Dr. Jayendra was also the editor of Yoga & Total Health, a monthly journal, published since 1933.[citation needed
]

He edited a book ‘Yoga Today’ published by Macmillan Co. of India in 1971. The book carries authentic information on the applicability of yoga for human society.[11]

Dr. Jayadeva Yogendra served as President of The Yoga Institute[8] from 1958 to 2018.

In 1997, Jayadeva Yogendra organized the International Conference called WHY- World Householders Yoga Conference, which was presided over by the

Giani Zail Singh, President of India.[14]

He was the Governing Body member in

Central Council for Research in Indian Medicine and Homeopathy and also member of Scientific Advisory Board of Yoga. He carried a survey of Yogis in India and history of Yoga literature published in Yoga and Modern Life 1961.[citation needed
]

Bibliography

Dr. Jayadeva has authored several books and edited the Yoga Cyclopedia Series.

Recantation

Death

Jayadeva Yogendra died on 16 February 2018. He was survived by his wife Hansa and son Hrishi.

Ministry of AYUSH and Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga paid tribute to Jayendra Yogendra at the International Yoga Festival in New Delhi on 22 March 2018.[17][18][19]

Further reading

References

  1. ^ Matthew, Veena (24 December 1991). "A change of heart". The Times of India. Mumbai.
  2. ^ "Yoga, for tranquillity". The Daily. 8 January 1993.
  3. ^ Shalabh (27 December 2008). "A haven of peace". The Times of India. Mumbai.
  4. ^ a b c d Guha, Kunal (17 February 2018). "Prominent yoga guru passes away". Mumbai Mirror.
  5. ^ "100-year-old yoga institute loses its chief". The Times of India. 17 February 2018.
  6. ^ "A Yogi Who Served Yoga Purely : Dr Jayadeva Yogendra". ReligionWorld.in. 20 February 2018.
  7. ^ "The Yoga Sutras Of Patanjali: Book by Jayadeva Yogendra". rediff.com. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  8. ^ a b c India News and Feature Alliance (1972). India Who's who 1972. INFA Publications, Original from the University of California. p. 484.
  9. ^ Journal of Indian Education, Volume 14. National Council of Educational Research and Training. 1988. p. 70.
  10. University of Bombay
    . 1959.
  11. ^ "Yoga today / edited by Jayadeva Yogendra, J. Clement Vaz". trove.nla.gov.au. National Library of Australia. 1971.
  12. ^ "मानवजातीसाथी योगाभ्यास महत्वाचा: दलाई लामा" (in Marathi). Sakal. 26 January 1997. p. 5.
  13. ^ "અભ્યાસ ક્રમમાં યોગને સામેલ કરવાનો આગ્રહ" (in Gujarati). Bombay Samachar. 23 February 1997.
  14. ^ a b "Valuable Yoga". The Free Press Journal. 13 February 1988.
  15. ^ Krishnaswamy, Revathi. "Yoga Cyclopedia (Book Review)". No. 5 June 1988. Sunday Review. p. 11.
  16. ^ India News and Feature Alliance (200). India Who's who. INFA Publications, original from Cornell University. p. 684.
  17. ^ Vakil, Rahul (23 March 2018). "Ministry of AYUSH & MDNIY Pays tribute to Dr Jayadeva Yogendra's Yogic life". Fabinfo.com.
  18. ^ आयूष मंत्रालय और एमडीएनआईवाय ने डॉ जयदेव योगेन्द्र के योग जीवन को दी श्रृद्धांजली (in Hindi). Parichay Times. 23 March 2018.
  19. ^ "International Yoga Fest concludes on an enthusiastic note". Press Information Bureau. Government of India. 23 March 2018.

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