Lakulish Yoga University

Lakulish Yoga University
TypePrivate
Established2013
PresidentDinesh Amin[1]
Location
Ahmedabad
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India
23°07′37″N72°32′20″E / 23.126908°N 72.538947°E / 23.126908; 72.538947
AffiliationsUGC
Websitewww.lyu.ac.in
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Lakulish Yoga University is a private university[2] located in Chharodi, near Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, opposite Nirma University.[3] The university was established in 2013 by the Lakulish International Fellowship's Enlightenment Mission (LIFE Mission) through The Gujarat Private Universities (Amendment) Act, 2013.[4]

It provides higher education courses in Yoga and is claimed to be the private organization in India to offer Yoga education in India.[5] It was opened in 2013 by its founder Swami Rajarshi Muni [6] with a ceremony attended by Narendra Modi.[5][7]

References

  1. ^"Message From The President". Lakulish – Yoga University, Ahmedabad. Archived from the original on 26 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  2. ^"State -wise List of Private Universities as on 29.06.2017"(PDF). University Grants Commission. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  3. ^"Contact". lyu.ac.in. Archived from the original on 1 August 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  4. ^"The Gujarat Private Universities (Amendment) Act, 2013"(PDF). Gujarat Gazette. Government of Gujarat. 16 April 2013. Archived from the original(PDF) on 10 June 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  5. ^ ab"Narendra Modi inaugurates country's first yoga university in Ahmedabad". India Today. 23 May 2013.
  6. ^"LIFE Mission founder Swami Rajarshi Muni passes away at 93". 31 August 2022 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
  7. ^"Yoga university will usher in the beginning of a new yuga: Narendra Modi". www.dnaindia.com. Retrieved 1 September 2025.