Jois was born on 29 September 1971 in Mysore, India to Saraswati Rangaswamy, daughter of K. Pattabhi … See more

When he was 19 years old, his mother told him that he should begin assisting his grandfather in the yoga shala, as there were many students, and his grandfather was not a young man anymore. From that time, he be… See more

In 2007, when Pattabhi Jois was not in good health and unable to teach any longer, Sharath became director of the institute. He has steadily grown into his role as director of KPJAYI and as the senior-most autho… See more

On 11 November 2024, Jois was in the United States, visiting the University of Virginia. While hiking with students at nearby Humpback Rock, he suffered a fatal heart attack at the age of 53. See more