Balkrishna
Balkrishna (Known as Acharya Balkrishna[3] 4 August 1972) is an Indian billionaire businessman and chairman of the consumer goods company Patanjali Ayurved. He was reported by Forbes to have a net worth of US$2.22 billion as of October 2020.[2][4][3][5]
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Born | [1] Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India | 4 August 1972
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation | Ayurvedacharya, Businessman |
Known for | 99.6% owner of Patanjali Ayurved |
Net worth | US$2.2 billion (Oct 2020)[2] |
Title | MD/CEO, Patanjali Ayurved |
Website | www |
Early life
Balkrishna was born on 4 August 1972 in Haridwar, Uttarakhand (then Uttar Pradesh) to Nepalese immigrants, Sumitra Devi and Jay Vallabh Subedi from Syangja, Nepal.[1]
Career
In 1995, Balkrishna and Ramdev founded Divya Yoga Mandir Trust in Haridwar, and in 2006, they founded Patanjali Ayurved,[6] a fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) company involved in the manufacturing and trading of FMCG, herbal, and ayurvedic products.[7] 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 crore loan at a time when he had never held a personal bank account in his name.[8] In 2012, the company posted a turnover of ₹450 crore (US$63 million) which by 2015–2016 had risen to ₹5,000 crore (US$700 million).[9]
While Ramdev does not hold a stake in Patanjali Ayurved, he is the face of the firm and endorses its products to his followers across his yoga camps and television programmes.[9] Balkrishna owns 98.6% of the company[2] and serves as its managing director.[10] He is a close aide of Ramdev.[11] Acharya Balkrishna listed in India's 50 most influential personalities 2020.[12] He was reported India's third-youngest billionaire by Forbes India Rich List 2020.[13]
Personal life
Balkrishna lives in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, and is unmarried.[2]
Posts
- General Secretary, Divya Yog Mandir (Trust).[14]
- General Secretary, Patanjali Yogpeeth (Trust).[14]
- Managing Director, Patanjali Ayurved Limited.[15]
- Vice Chancellor, Patanjali University [16]
- General Secretary, Patanjali Gramodhyog Trust [17]
- Chief Editor, Yog Sandesh [18]
- General Secretary, Patanjali Research Foundation [19]
Awards
- Balkrishna was awarded the Champions of Change award in 2019, for his work in the field of Ayurved.[20][21]
- Acharya Balkrishna was awarded the "UNSDG 10 Most Influential People in Healthcare Award", for his work in Healthcare sector.[22]
- Acharya Balkrishna received "Best Wellness Impact Global award" from the CFI.co.[23]
- Acharya Balkrishna honoured with "Bheeshma Puraskar" by Sant shree Gyaneshwar Gurukul, Pune.[24]
- Acharya Balkrishna was awarded with AIMA Managing India Award 2018 for the "Transformational Business Leader of the Year" by Central Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore.[25]
- Acharya Balkrishna was awarded with “Shalin Manav Ratna Award- 2018” By Anoopam Mission for his contribution towards social welfare and Ayurveda.[26]
- Acharya Balkrishna honoured with "Degree of Doctor of letter (Yoga) (Honoris Causa)" by S-Vyasa Deemed University Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana for outstanding work done in the field of Yoga and Ayurveda.[27]
- Acharya honoured with “Geeta Ratna Samman” by Spirituality Consciousness Association in January 2018 for his contribution towards Yoga and Ayurveda.[28]
- Acharya Balkrishna was awarded with "Indian of the Year Business Category- 2017" for his contribution to the country to strengthened the foundation of our society and has helped build Brand India in the process by CNN-News 30 November 2017 [29]
- Acharya Balkrishna was awarded with “Jashn-e-Youngistan Samman for Business Icon of the Year” by News 24.[30]
- Acharya Balkrishna honoured with “Lokmanya Tilak Award 2017” by Tilak Smarak Trust on 1 August 2017 for his contribution towards promotion Yoga & Ayurveda [31]
- Acharya Balkrishna Ji awarded with "Bloomberg Special Recognition Award" On 22 March 2016 for outstanding contribution in the field of Ayurveda.[32]
- Acharya Balkrishna, was bestowed with "Bharat Gaurav" award by Kaptan Singh Solanki, Governor of Haryana and Punjab in recognition of his amazing work in the field of Ayurveda at a programme organised by Indian International Friendship Society at New Delhi on Saturday.[33]
References
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- "Billionaire Baba: What makes Patanjali's Acharya Balkrishna one of India's richest". The Economic Times. 26 September 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
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- "Ramdev turns his Ayurved enterprise into an FMCG empire". Business Standard. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- "The man who owns 94% of Patanjali Ayurved". The Times of India.
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- "Should Patanjali's Dizzying Growth Worry the Competition?". The Wire. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
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- "आचार्य बालकृष्ण के नाम जुड़ी एक और उपलब्धि, इस काम के लिए डी.लिट की उपाधि से हुआ सम्मान". अमर उजाला Hindi News.
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