Biography

His father, Jay Vallabh Subedi was a security officer in an Ashram (Hermitage) in Uttarakhand.Balkrishna joined Kalwa Gurukul in Haryana. After receiving his primary and secondary education, he travelled across India to study plants and their medicinal values. An early image of Acharya Balkrishna.In the early 1990s, Balkrishna met Baba Ramdev for the first time at Tripura Yoga Ashram, Kankhal, Haridwar. Gradually, they became fast friends.In 1993, Balkrishna along with Baba Ramdev went to the Himalayas near Gangotri, Uttarakhand. An early image of Acharya Balkrishna (Extreme Left) and Baba Ramdev (Extreme Right).In the 1990s, he along with Baba Ramdev used to sell Chyawanprash in Haridwar. He could easily be seen in the streets of Haridwar in those days. Acharya Balkrishna and Baba Ramdev while selling products on cycle.Because of having lots of knowledge of herbs and Ayurveda, many people requested him to sell medicines for common problems. Slowly and steadily, he established an organisation of ayurvedic medicines and treatment.In 1995, they (he and Baba Ramdev) established a trust, Patanjali Divya Yoga Mandir in Haridwar. They also founded the Divya Pharmacy, a unit to manufacture ayurvedic medicines. Balkrishna is the chairperson of the Patanjali Yogpeeth.On 23 October 2004, he was honoured by the former Indian President, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam with certificates, appreciation letters during a Yoga Camp in the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Acharya Balkrishna and Baba Ramdev with APJ Abdul Kalam.In 2006, he and Baba Ramdev founded a consumer goods company, Patanjali Ayurved Limited. Later, the company went on to become the fastest-growing FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) company in the 2010s.In 2007, Balkrishna was honoured by the Government of Nepal for his research in Ayurveda and Culture.