V. Nanammal

V. Nanammal
Nanammal in 2018
Born(1920-02-24)24 February 1920
Coimbatore, Madras Presidency, India
Died26 October 2019(2019-10-26) (aged 99)
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationYoga instructor
Awards

V. Nanammal (24 February 1920 – 26 October 2019) was India's oldest yoga teacher. She trained one million students over 45 years and taught one hundred students daily. Six hundred of her students have become yoga instructors around the world.[1]

Her work was honoured with India's National Nari Shakti Puraskar in 2016[2] and the country's fourth highest civilian award the Padma Shri in 2018.[3][4]

  1. ^ K Jeshi (19 June 2017). "Bend it like Nanammal". Online Edition of The Hindu, dated 19 June 2017. 2017, thehindu.com. Archived from the original on 19 June 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  2. ^ Government of India. "Nari Shakti Puraskar 2016". Online Edition of Ministry of Women & Child Development. 2016, Government of India. Archived from the original on 24 March 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  3. ^ Madhurima Sarkar (21 March 2018). "V Nanammal Receives Padma Shri; The 99-Year-Old Yoga Practitioner Continues to Follow A Lifestyle Close to Nature". latestly.com. 2018, latestly.com. Archived from the original on 24 March 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Padma Awards 2018, Know the recipients". The Times of India. 20 March 2018. Archived from the original on 2 May 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.