Canchupati Venkatrao Venkaswami Rao
Canchupati Venkatrao Vencasami Rao, also known as Master C.V.V. (August 4, 1868 in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India – May 12, 1922) was a Yoga guru. His family name was Canchupati.[1] He was born to a Niyogi family which had moved from Andhra Pradesh in the 14th or 15th century. He was educated in Kumbakonam and Srirangam and started studying theosophical literature at age 18. At age 12, he married Sow Rukmini and they had three sons and a daughter. His wife died at age 36 and he married at age 38 to Venkamma with whom he had another three daughters and a son.
He started Bhrukta Rahita Taraka Raja Yoga in 1910 with a claim that the style can negate the ill effects of karma. Some of his followers were Ekkirala Krishnamacharya and [master hanumantharao-warangal].
For complete information about Master CVV and his Yoga, refer to His original literature only. Some of His diaries and notes are available on www.mastercvv.com.
References
- ↑ Prajna Prabhakaram, a Symbol of Transcendence and Immanence: Auto-biography of Sri Veturi Prabhakara Sastri, Vēṭūri Prabhākaraśāstri, Prabhakara Prachuranalu Publishers, 1991
Sources
- "Book review: Life story of a Yoga master". The Hindu. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
- Callahan, Daren (2007-06-18). Yoga: An Annotated Bibliography of Works in English, 1981-2005. McFarland. pp. 232–. ISBN 9781476607023. Retrieved 16 July 2015.