H. R. Nagendra is an Indian mechanical engineer, Yoga therapist, academic, writer and the founder vice chancellor of S-VYASA, a located in Benaluru.He is best known as the personal yoga consultant of Narendra Modi, the prime minister of India and is a recipient of Yoga Shri title from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

 

He has authored 35 books and over 100 research papers on Yoga.The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri in 2016, for his contributions to society.