Acharya Balkrishna (Indian Businessman) Biography

Quick Info

Profession	Businessman
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	04/08/1972
Age	53 years
Birthplace	Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India

Latest News about Acharya Balkrishna

2026

Acharya Balkrishna received the Society for Ethnopharmacology (SFE) Outstanding National Ethno-Pharmacologist Award in 2026, recognizing his significant contributions to the field of ethnopharmacology and Ayurvedic research.

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Bio/Wiki

Full Name	Balkrishna Suvedi
Other Names	Acharya Balkrishna
Citizenship	India

Physical Stats & More

Height	5' 8" (173 cm)
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Black

Educational Qualification(s)

Studied under Acharya Baldev at Gurukul in Kalwa, Haryana (completed October 1992)
Post-Graduate in Sanskrit, Yoga

Personal Life

School	Gurukul at Kalwa (near Jind, Haryana)
Religion	Hinduism
Food Habit	Vegetarian
Political Inclination	Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Hobbies	Reading Writing Travelling

Relationships & More

Marital Status	Unmarried

Family

Father	Jay Vallabh Subedi (a security guard in an ashram in Uttarakhand)
Mother	Sumitra Devi

Career

Organizations	Patanjali Ayurved Divya Yoga Pharmacy Patanjali Yogpeeth Trust Divya Yog Mandir Trust Patanjali Gramodhyog Trust Patanjali Foods (formerly Ruchi Soya)
Key Roles	Managing Director of Patanjali Ayurved Limited General Secretary of Divya Yog Mandir and Patanjali Yogpeeth Vice-Chancellor of Patanjali University Chief Editor of Yog Sandesh magazine Chairman of Patanjali Foods
Co-Founding History	Co-founded Divya Yog Mandir Trust in 1995 with Baba Ramdev Co-founded Patanjali Ayurved in 2006 with Baba Ramdev Acquired Ruchi Soya in 2019 and rebranded it as Patanjali Foods

Style Quotient

Car Collection

Range Rover

Money Factor

Net Worth	$2.2 billion

Social Media

LinkedIn	https://www.linkedin.com/in/acharyabalkrishna/

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Jay Vallabh Subedi worked as a security officer in an 'Ashram' in Uttarakhand.
2. In 1995, Balkrishna and Baba Ramdev founded the trust "Patanjali Divya Yoga Mandir" in Haridwar.
3. In 2007, the Government of Nepal recognized Balkrishna for his contributions to research in Ayurveda and Culture.
4. He is a close associate of yoga guru Ramdev and has been listed among India's most influential personalities.
5. He is a scholar of Ayurveda, Sanskrit language and grammar, and the Vedas.
6. Published multi-volume ‘World Herbal Encyclopedia’ describing 60,000 medicinal plant species.
7. In September 2022, mounted three unmounted, inaccessible peaks of the Himalayas and discovered many rare herbs.
8. In September 2022, he mounted three inaccessible peaks of the Himalayas and discovered many rare herbs.
9. He is a prolific author with over 200 books on Ayurveda and Yoga.
10. He holds a majority stake (approximately 94%) in Patanjali Ayurved.

Acharya Balkrishna Businessman Indian Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India