Biography
Canchupati Venkatrao Vencasami Rao was born in a Niyogi family which had migrated from the Andhra area in the 14th or 15th century. He had his elementary education at Kumbakonam, and his secondary education at Srirangam. Around the age of 18, he came across theosophical literature.
He married Sow Rukmini when he was 12 years old; they had three sons and three daughters. She died when he was 36 and at 38 he married Venkamma and through her he had three sons and a daughter.
Canchupati Venkatrao Vencasami Rao was influenced by H.P. Blavatsky.
Canchupati Venkatrao Vencasami Rao started Bhrukta Rahita Taraka Raja Yoga on 1910-05-29. He started classes in this new form of yoga in 1912, with Sri Satchidananda Saraswathi of Kanchi as his personal secretary. Among the followers of this new yogic path were Ekkirala Krishnamacharya, Potharaju Narasimham, Veturi Prabhakara Sastry and T. S. Sankara Iyer.
Canchupati Venkatrao Vencasami Rao left his physical body in 1922-05-12, his wife in 1940.
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