Ayurved Shiromani Param Shraddheya Acharya Balkrishna Ji Maharaj, Vice-Chancellor at University of Patanjali, Haridwar is a highly ascetic entrepreneur with a versatile personality who holds expert knowledge of Yoga, Ayurveda, Sanskrit language, Indian holy scriptures, and the Vedas. After dedicating his life to the revival of ancient healing & lifestyle traditions, He has become a great source of inspiration for Traditional Medicine Practitioners and a worldwide known personality. His maverick leadership as Chairman & MD of Patanjali Ayurved Ltd. and relentless efforts in Yoga and Ayurvedic scientific research has acquired much-deserved awards such as Ayurveda Expert', 'Manav Ratan', 'Bharat Gaurav', 'Ten Versatile and Dynamic Young Men of India' and 'UNSDG 10 Most Influential People in Healthcare Award' to name a few.
With his early age admiration for plants, he has become the most renowned & respected herbal expert for medicine and nutrition. He explored four rare medicinal plants i.e. 'Sanjeevani', 'Soma', 'Swarnakshiri, 'Swarnadraka' and extinct 'Aşţavarga Plants' for the discovery of new herbal drug formulations. He has taken many initiatives for Biodiversity conservation, 'Wealth of Food Crops', achieved the establishment of Patanjali Herbal Garden & Patanjali Research Foundation Herbarium, identification of rare herbs & vegetation survey of India and compilation of the World Herbal Encyclopaedia. He has visualized the idea of founding a dedicated herbal garden for the world's important medicinal plants in the Mala Gram location of Uttarakhand which would create a remarkable history representing global herbalism in one single database. He has published more than 250 Research Articles in various journals, acquired ~21 Patents rights, as well as authored and edited around 200 books on Yoga and Ayurveda.
His immense faith and knowledge in natural healing methods have effectively cured more than 1.5 million patients having several stubborn, chronic, and non-communicable diseases. With the philanthropic vision of quality education, he has established Patanjali Gurukulam, Acharyakulam, Patanjali Bhartiya Ayurvigyan Evam Anusandhan Sansthan, and University of Patanjali to help children realize their dreams and serve the nation.
Apart from this, He is actively participating to drive agricultural transformation through the 'Patanjali Farmer Samriddhi Programme' by well-trained staff and around one lakh trainers. His generous personality is also reflected through his actions like helping the nation with emergency needs like Post-Disaster Needs Assessment, providing free shelter, food and education to orphan children and free OPD services at Patanjali Yogpeeth. In a recent study published by Standford University, USA, and Elsevier, Europe; Revered Acharya Balkrishna has been recognized among the top 2% of the scientists globally for his research activities under Patanjali Research Institute on Ayurveda and Yoga. With his humanitarian attitude, he continues his phenomenal journey of making world records, uplifting mankind through medicine & lifestyle improvement, reviving sustainable agriculture and preserving nature's gifts in form of literature and a sustainable living approach.
