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{{Short description|French Yoga instructor (born 1944)}}

{{Infobox person
| name = Kiran Vyas
| image = Kiran Vyas.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1944|03|31}}
| birth_place = [[Gujarat]], [[India]]
| 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]].<ref>{{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}}</ref> In the early 80s, when the practice was still relatively unknown, he introduced Ayurveda to the country.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>

== Life ==
Vyas was born on March 31, 1944, in [[Gujarat]], India. He studied under notable people such as [[Sri Aurobindo]] and practiced [[Hatha yoga|Hatha Yoga]] with Shri Ambu.<ref>{{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}}</ref> He founded the Tapovan Open University of Yoga and Ayurveda in France,<ref>{{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}}</ref> where He advocates for a holistic approach to health that encompasses physical, mental, and spiritual well-being.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>

He has previously worked with [[UNESCO]] and several non-governmental organizations ([[Non-governmental organization|NGOs]])<ref>{{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}}</ref> as a yoga instructor.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>

== 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]].<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.padmaawards.gov.in/Document/pdf/CitationsForTickets/2024/2024130.pdf | title=Shri Kiran Labhshanker Vyas | website=www.padmaawards.gov.in}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:1944 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Yoga scholars]]
[[Category:Yoga teachers]]
[[Category:Ayurvedacharyas]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Shri in other fields]]

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