In the recent episode of Stories From Bharat, our Editor-in-Chief Kamiya Jani met two sanyasis who made yoga popular across the country and even created a multi-million dollar empire together–Baba Randev and Shri Acharya Balakrishnan. She met Baba Ramdev at his Mumbai home and then even got an insight into his life at Patanjali Yogpeeth Campus in Haridwar. After that, she visited the Patanjali Research Centre with Shri Acharya Balkrishna to learn more about their vast business empire.
Baba Ramdev – The Yogi, Spiritual Guru & Businessman
Baba Ramdev, born Ramkishan Yadav, is a world-renowned yoga guru. His life journey is an inspiration for many. So, we thought of bringing his story to people in the latest episode of Stories From Bharat. We met him at his beautiful Mumbai home in Worli and talked about yoga and his massive business empire.
He talked about growing up in a small village in Haryana, never getting a formal education because of lack of money, and how he used to borrow books and grew up learning about yoga and India’s rich cultural history. There is no way you can talk to Baba Ramdev and not mention Patanjali. Did you know that the Patanjali Group of companies is currently valued at about ₹1,00,000 crore?
He mentioned that his Patanjali Yogpeeth Campus in Haridwar has a team of over 2,500 doctors, researchers, and vaidyas who follow more than 5,000 research protocols to come up with the products sold under the brand. He even invited us to visit the campus and we were more than happy to comply!
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A Day Into His Life At Patanjali Yogpeeth Campus
Once we reached the Patanjali Yogpeeth Campus, we were in awe! Spread across kilometres, the massive campus has a Patanjali store, Yog Bhawan, wellness centre, research centre, auditorium, school, and a lot more and is divided into various phases! We started our journey here with a sattvik meal that was quite delicious.
Kamiya also got an insight into Baba Ramdev’s life and spent a day following his routine. To begin with, she woke up at 3:30 AM and jogged with him for about 5 km. Trust us, the man is almost 60 and could give any youngster a run for his money when it comes to fitness. This was followed by a LIVE yoga session which he made sure Kamiya participated in. He then gave us a tour of the campus and shared that he never fell ill, not even cold and fever–all thanks to yoga!
We next met Patanjali’s co-founder and Baba Ramdev’s friend Shri Acharya Balkrishna. He gave us a tour of the Patanjali Research Centre which was founded in 2006. He talked about how they blend ancient Indian knowledge with modern scientific validations to create their products and help people. This has helped them create a business empire that now gives employment to over one lakh people!
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