1966, his book "Light of Yoga" introduced the practice method of yoga to the whole world for the first time, which caused quite a stir in western countries and was evaluated as "a shortcut for westerners to the ancient and healthy art in the East." This book has become the "Bible" of yoga asana practice, translated into 19 languages and published worldwide. In 2003, "Iyengar", namely Iyengar, was officially included in the Oxford Dictionary. British BBC radio called him "Michelangelo Yoga Master". In 2004, Time magazine named him one of the "most influential people in the world 100" and praised him for "sparing no effort to teach and promote yoga as a global fitness sport".