Kiran Vyas
{{Short description|French Yoga instructor (born 1944)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Kiran Vyas
| image = Kiran Vyas.jpg
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1944|03|31}}
| birth_place = Gujarat, India
| nationality = French
| occupation = Yoga instructor
| known_for = Yoga and Ayurveda teaching and promotion
| awards = Padma Shri (2024)
}}
Kiran Vyas (born 31 March 1944) is a French Yoga instructor and Ayurveda practitioner, known for his contributions to the field of Ayurveda in France.{{Cite news |last=PTI |date=2024-01-26 |title=Padma awards for four people from France underscore strength of its ties with India: Officials |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/padma-awards-for-four-people-from-france-underscore-strength-of-its-ties-with-india-officials/article67779931.ece |access-date=2025-01-07 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}} In the early 80s, when the practice was still relatively unknown, he introduced Ayurveda to the country.{{Cite web |title=Kiran Vyas : L’Ayurvéda soigne la personne plus que la maladie |url=https://www.alternativesante.fr/ayurveda/kiran-vyas-l-ayurveda-soigne-la-personne-plus-que-la-maladie |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=www.alternativesante.fr |language=fr}}{{Cite web |title=Venkaiah Naidu, Vyjayantimala, K Chiranjeevi & Foxconn's Liu among others to be conferred with Padma awards |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/venkaiah-naidu-vyjayantimala-k-chiranjeevi-foxconns-liu-among-others-to-be-conferred-with-padma-awards-2865379 |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}
Life
Vyas was born on March 31, 1944, in Gujarat, India. He studied under notable people such as Sri Aurobindo and practiced Hatha Yoga with Shri Ambu.{{Cite web |date=2024-01-26 |title=Meet The 4 French Nationals Set To Be Conferred With Padma Shri Award 2024 |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/who-are-charlotte-chopin-kiran-vyas-pierre-sylvain-filliozat-fred-negrit-french-citizens-set-to-receive-padma-shri-article-107174024 |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=Times Now |language=en}} He founded the Tapovan Open University of Yoga and Ayurveda in France,{{Cite web |last=Vyas |first=Kiran |title=Kiran Vyas |url=https://www.baglis.tv/intervenants/2190-kiran-vyas.html |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=BAGLIS TV |language=fr}} where He advocates for a holistic approach to health that encompasses physical, mental, and spiritual well-being.{{Cite web |last=ANI |date=2024-01-26 |title=Strengthening India-France bond: 4 French nationals among recipients of prestigious Padma awards |url=https://theprint.in/world/strengthening-india-france-bond-4-french-nationals-among-recipients-of-prestigious-padma-awards/1940718/ |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2015-10-23 |title=Kiran Vyas: Swami Isa's 61st Jayanathi Celebrated |url=https://ivpt.org/isalayam_home/read_news/Swami-Isa-61-Jayanthi-Public-Fuction |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=ivpt.org}}
He has previously worked with UNESCO and several non-governmental organizations (NGOs){{Cite web |last=fondatrice) |first=Mathilde Corbin (la |date=2021-05-05 |title=Ayurveda, the medicine of tomorrow - Conference of the famous Kiran Vyas! |url=https://www.yogom.fr/en/ayurveda-the-medicine-of-tomorrow/#:~:text=Kiran%20Vyas,%20Indian%20Philosopher,%20Founder,of%20Mahatma%20Gandhi's%20closest%20collaborators. |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=YOGOM |language=en-US}} as a yoga instructor.{{Cite web |last=Sridhar |first=Aparna |date=2019-08-08 |title=When Yoga came to UNESCO |url=https://www.csp.indica.in/when-yoga-came-to-unesco/ |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=Center for Soft Power |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2011-05-06 |title=France Culture by Kiran Vyas |url=https://www.radiofrance.fr/franceculture/podcasts/for-interieur-10-11/kiran-vyas-7557100 |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=Radio France |language=fr}}
Awards
In 2024, Kiran Vyas was presented with the Padma Shri Award by the Government of India for his contributions to the field of Yoga, presented by the President of India, Droupadi Murmu.{{Cite news |date=2024-01-26 |title=Four people from France awarded Padma Shri |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/four-people-from-france-awarded-with-padma-shri/articleshow/107170924.cms |access-date=2025-01-07 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}https://www.padmaawards.gov.in/Document/pdf/CitationsForTickets/2024/2024130.pdf
References
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