Tirumalai Krishnamacharya Death Anniversary: Tirumalai Krishnamacharya, the father of modern yoga, was born on 18 November 1888 in Chitradurga in the then Mysore state. It is said that once when Lord Irwin’s health had deteriorated, Krishnamacharya had cured him through his yoga therapy. Due to this, Lord Irwin also became his admirer.
