Acharya Balkrishna (born 4 August 1972) is the managing director and primary stakeholder of Patanjali Ayurved, an Indian FMCG company. He is a close aide of yoga guru Baba Ramdev,
with whom he founded the company in 2006.
Acharya Balkrishna Born4 August 1972 (age 45)
Haridwar, Uttar Pradesh, India
(now in Uttarakhand, India) CitizenshipIndian OccupationCEO of Patanjali AyurvedNet wort US$3.6 Billion(consolidated) (September 2017)Parent(s)Jay Vallabh (father)
Sumitra Devi (mother)
Website
acharyabalkrishna.com
As of November 2017, he is ranked as the 19th richest person in India by Forbes. Hurun India Rich List 2017 ranked him at 8th position among 617 Indians present in the list.
Balkrishna is a scholar of Ayurveda, Sanskrit and the Vedas and hence often referred as Acharya Balkrishna. The Patanjali group claimed that he rediscovered Sanjeevani Booti, a herb which is believed to have the power to cure any malady and was believed to save the life of Lakshmana in the epic Ramayana
