Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja (BKS) Iyengar was born at Bellur on December 14, 1918, during a severe influenza epidemic, leaving him sickly and weak in early childhood. Frequently suffering from malaria, typhoid and tuberculosis, Iyengar presented typical malnutrition disposition. It wasn’t easy with his father dying ahead of his ninth birthday.

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