Srinagar, June 21 -- As India and the world prepare to observe the 12th International Day of Yoga on 21 June, it is worth remembering one of its most dynamic and controversial early popularisers, Dhirendra Brahmachari, the man who brought Yoga into the drawing rooms and power corridors of modern India. Born in Madhubani, Bihar, Brahmachari arrived in Delhi in 1958 as an ambitious practitioner. He gained entry into Teen Murti House and began teaching Yoga to Indira Gandhi, forging a connection that defined his life. One early encounter highlights his charisma. At the Rouse Avenue home of Amitabh Pande's family, the then-unknown guru taught the future IAS officer Jal Neti to cure chronic sinusitis. "He taught the exact posture and breathing...