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nWhen Forbesnreleased the list of top hundred rich Indians of 2016, one name catchesneveryone attention – Acharya Balakrishna. He was first time inducted into thisncoveted list and placed at 40th rank. A man so simple with humblenbackground is among top 40 rich people of India is simple unbelievable. This isnnothing short of a stormy entry the effect of which will be felt for next fewnmonths.
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nAcharyanBalakrishna is a versatile personality having deep insights into Ayurveda. He isnwidely read person and has gone through entire ancient Hindu texts. He is thenman behind the success of Patanjali Ayurveda. He is the man who brought ancientnHindu philosophy for the betterment of mankind.
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nProfile ofnAcharya Balakrishna
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nBalakrishna wasnborn on 25th July, 1972 in Jind Haryana. He was born as NarayannPrasad Subedi. By caste, he is a Brahman. However, he has relinquished hisncaste and doesn’t mention it anywhere. The only identity he follows is being anstaunch Hindu.
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nShrimati SumitranDevi and Shri Jai Vallabh are names of Balakrishna parents. They were fromnNepal and had shifted to India in search for jobs. It was his father who hadnignited love for ancient Indian philosophy in him. In fact, Jai Vallabh sentnhim to a Gurukul for schooling. Here at Gurukul, his name was changed fromnNarayan Prasad to Balakrishna.
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nBalakrishnancompleted schooling in Jind under the guidance of renowened Acharya Baldev Ji.nLater, he shifted to Sampurnananda Sanskrit University, Varanasai from where henhas taken the degree of Acharya.
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nYes, Balakrishannhas an Acharya degree and this prefix has nothing to do with him living a lifenof Saint.
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nHow BalakrishnanMet Ramdev
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nBaba Ramdev andnAcharya Balakrishn have become a powerful force in the FMCG industry in India.nActually, they had never planned to do so. Ramdev met Balakrishna in Jind in anGurukul. They remained friend ever since. Ramdev had become a Yoga teacher andnBalakrishna was treating patients through Ayurvedic medicine. Ramdev was alsonbecoming more and more popular. Balakrishna gave him idea of using Ayurveda tongive the best possible and safe treatment options to Indians. Then came RajivnDixit in the picture. These three persons did something that has currentlynbecome the biggest headaches for international FMCG companies, like Palmolive,nUnilever, P&G and Himalaya Drugs, among others.
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nNet Worth ofnAcharya Balakrishna
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nAccording tonForbes Magazine, Acharya Balakrishna is worth 2.5 billion Dollars. He is rankedn48th among top 100 rich people of India. It should be noted that henis the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Patanjali Ayurveda. All businessndecisions are being taken directly by him.
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nFurther,nBalakrishna holds 97 percent of shares of Patanjali Ayurveda. Neither Ramdev nornany of his family members has any share. Yes, you heard it right. Baba Ramdevndoesn’t hold even a single share of Patanjali.
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nIt must benmentioned here that Balakrishna doesn’t use a single paisa out of the earningnfrom the Patanjali Ayurveda. Either it is reinvested in the business or usednfor the purpose of charity.
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nWife andnGirlfriend of Acharya Balakrishna
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nThere is noninformation in the public domain about the personal life of Balakrishna. Thenonly thing we know is the fact that he is single and has never married. But, whethernhe was ever in any committed sort of relationship or not is unknown. Further,nhis extended family information like that of brother or sister, if any, is alsonnot known.
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nControversies
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nAcharyanBalakrishna Suved has always been in controversies. The previous UPA Governmentnlet loose CBI against him. Cases were lodged and he was arrested after gettingnundergrounded for few days. He was charged for forging degrees and gettingnpassport on the basis of these forged degrees. It should be noted that Balakrishnanparents are Nepali Hindus.
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