Balkrishna (known as Acharya Balkrishna, is chairman and CEO of the consumer goods company Patanjali Ayurved. He was reported by Forbes to have a net worth of  billion . Acharya Balkrishna receives UNSDG 10 Most Influential people in the world by UNO's organization UNSDG i.e. United Nations Sustainable Development Goal. He was awarded the UNSDG Healthcare Award in Geneva. Under the leadership of Acharya Balkrishna, Patanjali Research Institute, research on many Ayurvedic herbs has been published prominently in various world famous research journals. UNSDG awardee Acharya Balkrishna has been recognized as one of the top 2% world top scientists in a study conducted by Stanford University and Elsevier. Acharya Balkrishna mounted some unmounted, inaccessible peaks of Himalayas and discovered many rare herbs. He also named unnamed mounted, which has been named— Rashtrarishi, Yogrishi and Ayurvedrishi.

Early life
Balkrishna was born on 4 August 1972 in Haridwar, Uttarakhand (then Uttar Pradesh) to Sumitra Devi and Jay Vallabh. His father Jay Vallabh was one of the key men for managing Vijay Mallya's empire abroad. He studied at Khanpur Gurukul in Haryana, where he met Ramdev. Acharya Balkrishna is rich in versatility and has done remarkable work in Ayurveda, education, research, writing, social service, agriculture, information and technology. People associated with Patanjali celebrate Acharya Balkrishna birthday as 'Herb Day'.

Career
On 5 January 1995, Balkrishna, Ramdev founded Divya Yoga Mandir Trust which was set up at the Kripalu Bagh Ashram in Haridwar. In 2006, they founded Patanjali Ayurved, a fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) company involved in the manufacturing and trading of FMCG, herbal, and ayurvedic products. Followers of Ramdev, NRIs Sunita and Sarwan Poddar, helped kick-start the business with a loan. According to Balkrishna, he had taken out a ₹50–600 million loan at a time when he had never held a personal bank account in his name. In 2012, the company posted a turnover of  which by 2015–2016 had risen to . Patanjali Ayurved's revenue from operations increased marginally to ₹9,022.71 crore in the year up to 31 March 2020, Revenue stood at about ₹8,522.68 crore in FY19. 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. Balkrishna owns 94% of the company and serves as its managing director. He is a close aide of Ramdev.

Acharya Balkrishna listed in India's 50 most influential personalities 2020. He was reported India's third-youngest billionaire by Forbes India Rich List 2020. Acharya Balkrishna listed in top 50 High & Mighty Power List in 2023.

111 volumes of the 'World Herbal Encyclopedia' composed by Acharya Balkrishna was released on Jadi Buti Diwas. Along with this, 'Flora of Rashtrapati Bhavan', 'Medicinal Plants of Rashtrapati Bhavan', 'Flora of Sijusa-Arunachal Pradesh', 'Man Ke Manke Part-2' and 'World Botanical Part-6' were also released. 'World Herbal Encyclopaedia' has been the dream project of Acharya Balkrishna, which was launched on 4 August 2023 (Jadi Buti Diwas).

Personal life
Balkrishna lives in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, and is unmarried.

Literary career 
Acharya Balkrishna published more than 330 research articles in various national and international journals has authored more than 200 books on yoga and Ayurveda and edited many unpublished ancient Ayurveda manuscripts." .  
'World Herbal Encyclopedia' 111 Volumes
Flora of Rashtrapati Bhavan
Medicinal Plants of Rashtrapati Bhavan
Flora of Sijusa-Arunachal Pradesh
Man Ke Manke Part-2
World Botanical Part-6
Ayurveda Siddhanta Rahasya
Ayurveda Jadi-Buti Rahasya
Bhojan Kutuhalam
Ayurveda Mahodadhi
Vichar Kranti

World Records
The World Record of 'Longest Telecasted daily show on Medicinal Use of Herbs' has been achieved by Acharya Balkrishna.
The World Record of 'Most Books of an Author Published by a Publication' has been achieved by Acharya Balkrishna.
The World Record of 'Concurrent Launching of a book written in Most Languages' has been achieved by Acharya Balkrishna.
The World Record of 'Most Manuscripts Published by an Individual' has been achieved by Acharya Balkrishna.

Posts 
 General Secretary, Divya Yog Mandir (Trust).
 General Secretary, Patanjali Yogpeeth (Trust).
 Managing Director, Patanjali Ayurved Limited.
 Vice Chancellor, Patanjali University.
 General Secretary, Patanjali Gramodhyog Trust
 Chief Editor, Yog Sandesh
 General Secretary, Patanjali Research Foundation

Awards 
Acharya Balkrishna, was awarded the honorary Doctor of Literature degree by the Governor for the protection of Ayurveda and Indian knowledge tradition at 10th convocation ceremony, Uttarakhand Sanskrit University.
Acharya Balkrishna was awarded with Lokmanya Matrubhumi Pursakar by Lokmanya Multipurpose Co-op Society on 19 Feb 2023 at Panaji, Goa for his contribution towards spread and promotion of India ancient tradition of Ayurveda across the world with research.
 Balkrishna was awarded the Champions of Change award in 2019, for his work in the field of Ayurved.
 Acharya Balkrishna was awarded the "UNSDG 10 Most Influential People in Healthcare Award", for his work in Healthcare sector.
 Acharya Balkrishna received "Best Wellness Impact Global award" from the CFI.co.
 Acharya Balkrishna honoured with "Bheeshma Puraskar" by Sant shree Gyaneshwar Gurukul, Pune.
 Acharya Balkrishna was awarded with AIMA Managing India Award 2018 for the "Transformational Business Leader of the Year" by Central Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore. 
 Acharya Balkrishna was awarded with "Shalin Manav Ratna Award- 2018" By Anoopam Mission for his contribution towards social welfare and Ayurveda.
 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.
 Acharya honoured with "Geeta Ratna Samman" by Spirituality Consciousness Association in January 2018 for his contribution towards Yoga and Ayurveda.
 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
 Acharya Balkrishna was awarded with "Jashn-e-Youngistan Samman for Business Icon of the Year" by News 24.
 Acharya Balkrishna honoured with "Lokmanya Tilak Award 2017" by Tilak Smarak Trust on 1 August 2017 for his contribution towards promotion Yoga & Ayurveda
 Acharya Balkrishna Ji awarded with "Bloomberg Special Recognition Award" On 22 March 2016 for outstanding contribution in the field of Ayurveda.
 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 Friend-ship Society at New Delhi on Saturday.

References

External links
Balkrishna's profile in Forbes

1972 births
Businesspeople from Uttarakhand
Indian billionaires
Indian people of Nepalese descent
People from Haridwar
Living people
Ramdev