Acharya Balkrishna

Acharya Balkrishna is an Indian scholar and close associate of Swami Ramdev.

Studies

Balkrishna studied various aspects of classical Indian and Hindu philosophy, such as yoga, ayurveda, Sanskrit language, vedas and upanisads under the guidance of Acharya Shri Baldevji in the gurukul at Kalwa[disambiguation needed] and obtained his acharya degree from Sampurnanand Sanskrit University, Varanasi.

Career

Ayurvedic practitioner

Balkrishna has founded and/or headed various ayurvedic healing centers, including the Brahmakalpa Chikitsalaya (hospital) and the Patanjali Yog Peeth, an institution founded by Swami Ramdev and headed by Balkrishna. In association with his ayurvedic healing practices, he has founded Divya Pharmacy to produce ayurvedic medicines and health and beauty care products to his own specifications.

[edit]Writer and journalist

Balkrishna serves as chief editor of Yog Sandesh, a magazine that promotes yoga and ayurveda. He has also written or co-written:

Ayurved: Its Principles & Philosophies

Secrets Of Indian Herbs

Vitality Strengthening Astavarga Plants

Vaidika Nityakarma Vidhi

Yogadars'ana

Sant Darshan

Bhakti Gitanjali

Protests against black money

Balkrishna has been involved in the ongoing protests against black money in India. Having disappeared after the Ramlila ground protests of June 4, 2011, Balkrishna reappeared on June 8, 2011 at the side of Ramdev, claiming he had remained in hiding to avoid repercussions from the police for his involvement in the protests.

Controversy

Balkrishna's links to the many companies spawned by Swami Ramdev, and irregularities with his pharmaceutical company's shipments of goods to the United States have led to government probes of his businesses.

Tags: Yoga history , Modern Yoga , Yoga , Swami Ramdev