B. K. S. Iyengar blev født den 14. december 1914 og døde den 20. august 2014, 95 år gammel.
På Iyengars dødsdag onsdag den 20. august 2014 blev han igen og igen nævnt på sociale medier som Facebook og Twitter samt i udenlandske medier, men ikke i danske.
En søgning på Infomedia, som er en database, hvor man kan søge i samtlige danske medier, viser at BKS Iyengar slet ikke er omtalt i danske medier i perioden 20.-24. august 2014.
Her er en række links til omtale i udenlandsk presse på Iyengars dødsdag og dagene umiddelbart efter. Så hvis du vil vide, hvem BKS Iyengar var, er her et væld af muligheder:
The Hindu Yogacharya B.K.S. Iyengar passes away at 95
The Guardian, BKS Iyengar, Induan guru who sparked global yoga craze, dies aged 95
The Guardian BKS Iyengar Obituary (nekrolog)
The New York Times B.K.S. Iyengar, who Helped Bring Yoga to the West, Dies at 95
The New York Times, Well, What Is So Special About Iyengar Yoga?
BBC News India Indian guru BKS Iyengar dies
BBC Six O’Clock News Omtale i indledningen og 27 minutter inde i udsendelsen
BBC News Magazine: The man who helped bring yoga to the west
The Washington Post Renowned guru BKS Iyengar has died
International Business Times: BKS Iyengar, Legendary Yoga Guru, Dies In Pune, Followers React On Twitter
The Times Of India: Yoga Guru BKS Iyengar passes away
The Health Site: BKS Iyengar’s legacy: what is Iyengar yoga and how is it different?
NDTV: Yoga Guru Iyengar Dies at 95
Elefantjournal, 108 quotes to know BKS Iyengar by. Plus video: Iyengar in his prime
YogaDork.com: Breaking: BKS Iyengar has died
TV udsendelse i Indien: Yoga guru BKS Iyengar Dies at 95-TV9
LiveMint and the WallStreet Journal Remembering yoga guru BKS Iengar
“Mint” reproduces a late 2013 interview of him as well as a 2014 contribute
MindBodyGreen: Ten Favorite Quotes
The Hindu Yogacharya B.K.S. Iyengar passes away at 95
Associated Press: Indian Yoga Guru B.K.S. Iyengar dies at 95
21/8-14
The Hindu An ideal in life and death
The Atlantic: The Amazing Contortions of B.K.S. Iyengar
22/8-14
The Guardian My Teacher, Mr. Iyengar: A Former Pupil Remembers the Yoga Master
The Washington Post: Death of yoga giant Iyengar revives debate: Are yogis after inner peace or tighter glutes
23/-14
THE NEW YORKER: Iyengar and the invention of yoga