Son and student of the great yoga master T Krishnamacharya, TKV Desikachar is one of the world's leading authorities on yoga. Starting his career as an engineer, he was inspired by the teachings of his father and became his student in the 1960's. He remained his student for nearly thirty years until T Krishnamacharya's death in 1989. He founded the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram, a non-profit yoga center, in 1976 to share and propagate the teachings of his great teacher.

Teaching regularly both within and outside the country, TKV Desikachar, has participated in many international conventions and conferences.

His books include the "Health, Healing and Beyond" and "The Heart of Yoga: Developing a Personal Practice". He has recently authored the first ever translation of the classical yoga text "Yogayajnavalkya Samhita".

He has also co-authored with his son Kausthub, a book titled "Vedic Chant Companion". His latest work "The Viniyoga of Yoga", co-authored with Kausthub and Frans Moors, deals with the application of asana and pranayama to various needs.