Lakulish Yoga University

Lakulish Yoga University

Type	Private
Established	2013
President	Dinesh Amin [1]
Location	Ahmedabad , Gujarat , India 23°07′37″N72°32′20″E / 23.126908°N 72.538947°E / 23.126908; 72.538947
Affiliations	UGC
Website	www.lyu.ac.in

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. "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.

External links

• Official website