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Dhirendra Brahmachari (12 February 1924 – 9 June 1994), born Dhirendra Choudhary in village Basaith Chanpura, Madhubani, Bihar, was a yoga teacher of Yogi Bhajan who taught Kundalini Yoga in the West and founded 3HO.
Jan 4, 2014 · Swami Dhirendra Brahmachari, the dhoti-clad jet-setting yogi is the most controversial figure in the Gandhi camp. INDIA TODAY explores the depths of influence that the man wields on the Indian political scene.
Apr 29, 2019 · Born in Basaith Chanpura village in Madhubani, Bihar, Dhirendra Brahmachari was the yoga mentor of Indira Gandhi. In the late 1970s, he promoted the benefits of yoga in a weekly broadcast on...
Dhirendra Brahmachari (1924-1994) was an Indian yoga guru who gained fame as a teacher of yoga and as a personal yoga instructor to Indira Gandhi, the Prime Minister of India from 1966 to 1977 and from 1980 to 1984.
Jun 10, 1994 · Dhirendra Brahmachari, a spiritual leader and yoga instructor who became a confidant of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, died today in a plane crash. He was 70.
Jun 21, 2015 · However before Baba Ramdev took to our screens to teach us yoga, guru Dhirendra Brahmachari in the 1970s had promoted Yoga on Doordarshan. His show was a weekly one on DD and he had also introduced yoga as a subject in Kendriya Vidyalayas.
Nov 26, 2013 · Union ministers fawned ingratiatingly over Dhirendra Brahmachari, the 69-year-old yogi with the hypnotic eyes and astonishing political clout. He could stroll into even the most important government function or ceremony, or drive his gleaming white Mercedes right into the prime minister's residence without security guards stopping him.
Jul 17, 2013 · Dhirendra Brahmachari, 66, was in the news last fortnight when stories about his strained relationship with Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her family started appearing in the media. Back from one of his weekly jet-hops to his Mantalai Ashram, he spoke to Principal Correspondent.
Nov 22, 2023 · The recent raid on Swami Dhirendra Brahmachari’s gun factory in Jammu and Kashmir had its echo in the Lok Sabha when the Opposition clashed with the Speaker and eventually staged a walk-out when he turned down their demand for an immediate debate on the issue.
Jun 16, 2024 · Dhirendra Brahmachari. (1925—1994) Quick Reference. (1925–94). Hindu guru and teacher of yoga, who exercised much influence on Indira Gandhi—he was known by those who mistrusted him as India's Rasputin. When her son, Sanjay, was killed ... From: Brahmachari, Dhirendra in The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions » Subjects: Religion.
