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Acharya Balkrishna
BornAugust 4, 1972
Haridwar, India[1][2]
CitizenshipIndian[3]
OccupationCEO of Patanjali Ayurved
Parents
  • Jay Vallabh (father)
  • Sumitra Devi (mother)
Websiteacharyabalkrishna.com

Acharya Balkrishna is the managing director and primary stakeholder of Patanjali Ayurved, an Indian FMCG company.[4] He is a close aide of yoga guru, Baba Ramdev,[3] with whom he founded the company.

Balkrishna is also a practitioner of Ayurveda and is often referred to as Acharya Balkrishna. Balkrishna along with Baba Ramdev established an Acharyakulam in Haridwar. He has undertaken a project of developing the Ayurvedic system of medicine.[5][6]

Early Life and Education

Balkrishna was born to Sumitra Devi and Jay Vallabh on July 25, 1972 in Haridwar. His parents are natives of Nepal, but his father was working in Haridwar when Balkrishna was born.[7][8] He Joined Kalwa Gurukul, Haryana in 1988. Here he met the person widely known today as the Yoga Guru Swami Ramdev. They soon developed a bond that shaped their destiny. After his Gurukul education, Balkrishna travelled across India to study plants and their medicinal value, a key element of Ayurveda.[9] [10]

In the year 1993 he and Ramdev were living in the Himalayan caves of the Hindu pilgrim town of Gangotri, a popular haunt among holy men and ascetic near the source of India’s holiest river, the Ganges. Because of his knowledge of herbs Balkrishna started getting frequent requests from visitors for medicines for common ailments. This planted the seed for establishment of charitable organizations of ayurvedic medicines and treatment.[11]

The duo founded an Ayurvedic Medicine manufacturing unit named Divya Pharmacy in Haridwar in 1995. Later Balkrishna helped Ramdev to set up a number of other businesses to serve the nation.


Patanjali Ayurved

Patanjali Ayurved, an FMCG company, was founded by Baba Ramdev and Balkrishna in 2006. Followers of Ramdev, NRIs Sunita and Sarwan Poddar, helped kick-start the business with a loan. According to Balkrishna, he had taken out a ₹50–60 thousand loan at a time when he had never held a personal bank account in his name.[12] In 2012, the company posted a turnover of ₹450 crore (US$53 million) which by 2015–2016 had risen to ₹5,000 crore (US$580 million).[3]

While Ramdev does not hold a stake in the company, he is the face of the firm and endorses its products to his followers across his yoga camps and television programmes.[3] Balkrishna owns a 94% stake in the company and has amassed a personal fortune worth ₹25,600 crore (US$3.0 billion).[3] His birthday is celebrated as Jadi Buti Divas ("Herb Day") in the Patanjali group of companies on August 4.[13]

Writing

Balkrishna serves as chief editor of Yog Sandesh, a magazine that promotes yoga and ayurveda. He, along with his co-authors have written a total of 41 research papers. All research paper are related to yoga and ayurveda.[14][15] He has also written a book on ayurvedic medicine.[16]

  • Yoga In Synergy with Medical Science[17]
  • Secrets of Astavarga Plants
  • Secrets of Indian Herbs[18]
  • Ayurveda: its principles and philosophies[19][20]
  • Vitality Strengthening Astavarga Plants[21]
  • Vaidika Nityakarma Vidhi[22]
  • Bhakti Gitanjali
  • Vichaar kranti(Nepali Granth) [23]
  • Aushad Darshan[24]

Research Papers

  • Use of Ayurveda in promoting dental health and preventing dental caries.[25][26]
  • Effect of a yoga practice session and a yoga theory session on state anxiety.[27]
  • Short term health impact of a yoga and diet change program on obesity.[28]
  • Serum leptin, cholesterol and blood glucose levels in diabetics following a yoga and diet change program.[29]
  • Effect of Pranayama (voluntary regulated breathing) and Yogasana (yoga postures) on lipid profile.[30]
  • Heart rate variability changes during high frequency yoga breathing and breath awareness.[31]
  • Effects of high frequency yoga breathing called kapalabhati compared with breath awareness on the degree of optical illusion perceived.[32]
  • Effect of Yoga and Ayurveda on Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.[33]
  • The effect of yoga on neuroticism in an Indian population varies with socio-demographic factors.[34]
  • Finger dexterity and visual discrimination following two yoga breathing practices.[35]
  • Effect of yoga on different aspects of mental health.[36]
  • Astavarga plants – threatened medicinal herbs of the North-West Himalaya.[37]
  • Human Consciousness:A Theoretical Prospective on Repetitive DNA Base Pairs Relation to Psychological Behavior.[38]
  • Blood pressure and Purdue pegboard scores in hypertensives after alternate nostril breathing, breath awareness, and no intervention.[39]
  • Reaction time following yoga bellows type breathing and breath awareness.[40]
  • Effect of yoga or physical exercise on physical, cognitive and emotional measures in children.[41]

Awards and honours

  • ‘Bharat Gaurav’ award by Kaptan Singh Solanki, Governor of Haryana and Punjab in recognition of his amazing work in the field of Ayurveda.[42]
  • Bloomberg Special Recognition Award[43]
  • Ganga Ratan Award[44]

Controversies

Balkrishna has been embroiled in a number of controversies including those that question his Indian citizenship and academic qualifications.[45]

The Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) registered a case against Balkrishna in 2011 and arrested him on charges of forgery and cheating. The agency claimed that his passport was issued based on forged high school and graduation certificates and that he owned a pistol without a legal permit.[45] Subsequently, the Enforcement Directorate filed a case against him on charges of money laundering,[46] but after a 2-year investigation found no evidence of wrongdoing and gave Balkrishna a clean chit in 2014. and another against him and a Naresh Chandra Dwivedi, the principal of the Sanskrit college which allegedly issued the fake certificate.[47] The cases were closed in 2014.[3][48]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Share Nepal followers celebrate Ramdev Aid Acharya Balkrishna's birthday with pomp". Daijiworld.com. Daijiworld Media Pvt Ltd Mangalore. Daijiworld.com. 4 August 2011. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
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  4. ^ http://retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/food-entertainment/personal-care-pet-supplies-liquor/ramdev-to-take-on-online-healthcare-startups/52410201?photo_id=52256029
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  6. ^ "The magic of milk, honey and pranayam" Archived 14 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine The Asian Age, 8 February 2015
  7. ^ "The rise and fall of Balkrishna". Business Standard. Business Standard. 30 July 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
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  13. ^ "Baba Ramdev loyalist and Patanjali CEO Acharya Balakrishna enters India rich list with $3.8 billion". The Financial Express. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  14. ^ "Research" basic.medscimonit.com. Published 19 November 2014
  15. ^ "Yoga research" frontiers, 25 November 2014
  16. ^ Bharatiya Sahitya Sangrah "आयुर्वेद जड़ी-बूटी रहस्य"
  17. ^ "Yog: In Synergy with Medical Science" www.vedicbooks.net
  18. ^ "Secrets Of Indian Herbs For Good Health" www.diamondbook.in
  19. ^ "Ayurveda: its principles and philosophies" sapnaonline.com
  20. ^ "Ayurveda: Its Principles & Philosophies". books.google.co.in. Google. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  21. ^ "Vitality Strengthening Astavarga Plants" Divya Yog Mandir Trust
  22. ^ "Vaidika Nityakarma Vidhi" Divya Prakashan
  23. ^ "आयुर्वेद को पतंजलि ने दी वैश्विक पहचान" Jagran, 5 August 2013[dead link‍]
  24. ^ "Aushad Darshan". books.google.co.in. Google. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  25. ^ "Use of Ayurveda in promoting dental health and preventing dental caries". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine. Retrieved 28 December 2016. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  26. ^ "Use of Ayurveda in promoting dental health and preventing dental caries". Indian Journal of Dental Research. 20 (2). 23 June 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  27. ^ "Effect of a yoga practice session and a yoga theory session on state anxiety". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine. Retrieved 28 December 2016. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  28. ^ "Short term health impact of a yoga and diet change program on obesity". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine. Retrieved 28 December 2016. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  29. ^ "Serum leptin, cholesterol and blood glucose levels in diabetics following a yoga and diet change program". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine. Retrieved 28 December 2016. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  30. ^ "Effect of Pranayama (voluntary regulated breathing) and Yogasana (yoga postures) on lipid profile". International Journal Of Yoga. 3 (2). 23 November 2010. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  31. ^ "Heart rate variability changes during high frequency yoga breathingand breath awareness". https://bpsmedicine.biomedcentral.com. Springer Nature. Retrieved 28 December 2016. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  32. ^ "Effects of high-frequency yoga breathing called kapalabhati compared with breath awareness on the degree of optical illusion perceived". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine. Retrieved 28 December 2016. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  33. ^ "Effect of Yoga and Ayurveda on Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine. Retrieved 28 December 2016. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  34. ^ "The effect of yoga on neuroticism in an Indian population varies with socio-demographic factors". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine. Retrieved 28 December 2016. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  35. ^ "Finger dexterity and visual discrimination following two yoga breathing practices". International Journal Of Yoga. 5 (1). 11 January 2012.
  36. ^ "Effect of yoga on different aspects of mental health". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine. Retrieved 28 December 2016. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  37. ^ "Astavarga plants–threatened medicinal herbs of the North-West Himalaya". Google Scholar. 2 (4). 21 November 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  38. ^ "Human Consciousness: A Theoretical Prospective on Repetitive DNA Base Pairs Relation to Psychological Behavior". NeuroQuantology. 11 (4). December 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  39. ^ "Blood pressure and purdue pegboard scores in individuals with hypertension after alternate nostril breathing, breath awareness, and no intervention". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine. Retrieved 28 December 2016. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  40. ^ "Reaction time following yoga bellows-type breathing and breath awareness". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/. National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine. Retrieved 28 December 2016. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  41. ^ "Effect of yoga or physical exercise on physical, cognitive and emotional measures in children". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine. Retrieved 28 December 2016. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  42. ^ "Haryana Guv presents Balkrishna 'Bharat Gaurav' award".
  43. ^ "Bloomberg Special Recognition Award to Acharya Balkrishna". Youtube.com. Youtube. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  44. ^ "पतंजलि योगपीठ के बालकृष्ण को मिला गंगा रत्न राष्ट्रीय पुरस्कार". SamacharJagat. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  45. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference bsrise was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  46. ^ "Balkrishna, aide of Baba Ramdev, booked in money laundering case; may be arrested". NDTV. PTI. 22 August 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  47. ^ "Charges framed against Ramdev aide Balkrishna in fake passport case". NDTV. PTI. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  48. ^ "ED closes laundering case against Ramdev aide Balkrishna". The Times of India. 30 September 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
Sl Type Name of organisation Website Official Logo Post
1 Corporate Patanjali Ayurved Limited www.patanjaliayurved.org
File:Patanjali-Ayurved-Logo.png
 Managing Director[1]
2 Corporate Patanjali Food and Herbal Park www.pfhppl.com
File:Patanjali Food and Herbal Park logo.png
 Managing Director[1]
3 Corporate Divya Pharmacy www.divyayoga.com General Secretary and co-founder[2]
4 Corporate Patanjali Bio Research Institute www.patanjalibio.com Managing Director[1]
5 Social Patanjali Yogpeeth Trust www.divyayoga.com General Secretary and co-founder[1]
6 Social Divyayog Mandir Trust www.divyayoga.com General Secretary and co-founder[1]
7 Social Patanjali Gramudhyog Trust www.patanjaligramodhyognyas.com General Secretary and co-founder[1]
8 Media Vedic Broadcasting www.aasthatv.com Managing Director[1]
9 Media Yog Sandesh Chief Editor[1]
10 Education and Research University of Patanjali www.universityofpatanjali.com
File:University of Patanjali logo.png
 Vice Chancellor[3]
11 Education and Research Patanjali Ayurved College www.pac.divyayoga.com
File:Patanjali Ayurved College.png
12 Education and Research Patanjali Research Foundation www.patanjaliresearchfoundation.com General Secretary and Co-founder[1]
13 Education and Research Acharyakulam www.acharyakulam.org
File:Acharyakulam Logo.png
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "About Us".
  2. ^ "General Secretary and Co-founder".
  3. ^ "Vice Chancellor".
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