59-629: Ramdev (born Ram Kisan Yadav ; between 1965—1975), known also by the prefix Baba , is an Indian yoga guru , businessman and brand ambassador for Patanjali Ayurved . He is primarily known for being a proponent of yoga and ayurveda in India. Ramdev has been organizing and conducting large yoga camps since 2002 and broadcasting his yoga classes on various TV channels. He co-founded Patanjali Ayurved and Patanjali Yogpeeth with his colleague Balkrishna in 2006. Ramdev has received criticism over his comments related to modern medicine, yoga, and ayurveda. Ramdev
118-433: A bitter taste that may derive from a high density of ellagitannins , such as emblicanin A (37%), emblicanin B (33%), punigluconin (12%), and pedunculagin (14%). Amla also contains punicafolin and phyllanemblinin A, phyllanemblin other polyphenols , such as flavonoids , kaempferol , ellagic acid , and gallic acid . Ripening in autumn, the berries are harvested by hand after climbing to upper branches bearing
177-490: A committee, headed by the chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes, to suggest steps to curb black money and its transfer abroad. Talks continued between the two sides and, on 3 June, both sides claimed that a consensus had been reached on most issues. However, in the evening, Ramdev announced that he would still carry on with his hunger strike. During the first day of the strike, government minister Kapil Sibal publicized
236-597: A few of Ramdev's friends believe that he may have been involved in Dixit's death, however, he has denied any involvement. In 2013, the Supreme Court of India upheld the constitutionality of Section 377 , which in part criminalized homosexuality. Following the verdict, Ramdev called homosexuality a bad addiction and claimed he can cure it by yoga. When asked how, he demonstrated by standing straight. Ramdev sparked several controversies related to diagnosing and curing COVID-19 at
295-409: A focus on personal salvation to public altruism. A further radical shift was from spiritual to physical in yoga as exercise , as pioneered by Yogendra , Kuvalayananda , and Krishnamacharya . The transformed role of the guru can be seen in the case of one of these pioneers, Yogendra , who explicitly rejected the role of traditional guru for a single pupil or shishya . The physical context, too,
354-586: A large following. A large number of people, including some celebrities from India and abroad, attended his Yoga camps. He taught students in foreign countries including the United Kingdom, the United States, and Japan. He also addressed Muslim clerics at their seminary in Deoband , Uttar Pradesh in 2009. At Yog Gram, his main yoga centre, Ramdev practices and teaches yoga in an auditorium, for TV broadcast. In 2017, he
413-472: A letter from Ramdev's camp stating that the hunger strike would end if the government honoured its commitments. Ramdev took it as a betrayal by the government and hardened his position. Shortly before midnight on the first day, a Delhi police spokesman announced that permission for the gathering had been revoked because permission was only granted for a 5,000 person yoga camp, and not for a protest of 50,000 people. At midnight, over 5,000 police officers disrupted
472-601: A new video, he was seen reacting to the demand by saying, "even their father cannot arrest him". During a yoga camp in Haridwar, Ramdev said several allopathy practitioners with MBBS and MD degrees were facing the side-effects of allopathy and are now turning towards yoga and ayurveda. He said his target would be to convert 1000 doctors to ayurveda within a year. On 3 June 2021, the Delhi High Court refused to issue an injunction against Ramdev, noting that his comments fall under
531-471: A number of them have advanced degrees from universities. In 2006, Ramdev was invited by Kofi Annan to deliver a lecture on poverty alleviation at a United Nations conference. In October 2014, he was one of the nine personalities invited by the Prime Minister Modi to participate and promote the message of cleanliness when Swachh Bharat Mission was launched. In 2010, Ramdev announced plans to form
590-485: A police complaint against Ramdev for allegedly creating the wrong perception about treatments and for allegedly using defamatory and insulting language towards doctors. In June 2020, Patanjali Ayurved announced a drug named Coronil for COVID-19 treatment, marketing it as a cure for COVID-19 patients. The day after the launch, a criminal complaint was filed against Ramdev and his partner, Balkrishna , in Muzaffarpur court by
649-421: A political party. In 2011, he stated that he did not have political ambitions, and instead of forming a political party, he would focus on fighting against nationwide corruption. In 2014, Ramdev announced that Bharat Swabhiman would contest some constituencies in the general election of that year and form alliances with some other parties. It was at this time that he voiced his support for Narendra Modi to become
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#1732886927086708-672: A social worker for misleading and putting the lives of a large number of people at risk. The Indian government allowed Patanjali Ayurved to market Coronil as an immunity booster but not a cure, banning it from selling as a COVID-19 cure. The Government of Maharashtra banned the sale of Coronil in the state, citing that the World Health Organisation had not certified the medicine. Lawsuits were filed in Bihar and Rajasthan against Ramdev, Balkrishna, and others, accusing them of cheating and selling fake medicines. The Madras High Court fined
767-492: A swipe at allopathy in an open letter, asking "If allopathy is so efficient, why do allopathic doctors fall ill and does allopathy have any medicine to ensure transition of a violent man into a decent one". Dr Jaswant of the Resident Doctors Association at AIIMS told that the "language of (Ramdev's) letter is not an apology". Indian Medical Association 's (IMA) national vice-president, Dr. Navjot Singh Dahiya, filed
826-451: A tradition. Many such gurus, but not all, teach a form of yoga as exercise ; others teach forms which are more devotional or meditational; many teach a combination. Some have been affected by scandals of various kinds. Before the creation of modern yoga , hatha yoga was practised in secret by solitary, ascetic yogins, learning the tradition as a long-term pupil or shishya apprenticed to their master or guru. The ancient relationship
885-497: A week. They are also discouraged to ask for a raise as working at factory is considered "seva" (voluntary service) to the cause. In May 2018, Ramdev launched Swadeshi Samriddhi SIM cards in partnership with BSNL . Patanjali Yogpeeth is an institute founded for the promotion and practice of Yoga and Ayurveda. It has two Indian campuses, Patanjali Yogpeeth I and Patanjali Yogpeeth II in Haridwar, Uttarakhand. Other locations include UK , US , Nepal , Canada and Mauritius . Ramdev
944-491: A young age, Yadav was drawn to the writings by Dayanand Saraswati , specifically Satyarth Prakash which led him to leave his government school to pursue a gurukula . At around the age of nine, he pursued study in Khanpur at a gurukula system. Yadav attended Arsh Gurukul Mahavidyalaya from 1984 to 1989. At the age of fourteen, he moved to Kalwa to attend a gurukula and studied under one of his principal gurus, Acharya Baldevji. This
1003-493: Is a deciduous tree of the family Phyllanthaceae . Its native range is tropical and southern Asia . The tree is small to medium in size, reaching 1–8 metres ( 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 –26 feet) in height. The bark is mottled. The branchlets are finely pubescent (not glabrous ), 10–20 centimetres (4–8 inches) long, usually deciduous. The leaves are simple, subsessile and closely set along branchlets, light green, resembling pinnate leaves. The flowers are greenish–yellow. The fruit
1062-613: Is aligned with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on a number of issues. In 2011–2012, he led protests against corruption in India and advocated for the repatriation of black money held in foreign banks. In April 2022, The Indian Express listed Ramdev as the 78th most powerful Indian. Ramdev, originally named Ramkishan Yadav, was born between 1965 and 1975 in Haryanvi family in Alipur village of Mahendragarh district of Haryana He
1121-505: Is described in a poetic simile: "O Bhagavan, the entire origination of all types of phenomena throughout time is within the range of your mind, like an ambalan fruit in the palm of your hand". Half an amla fruit was the final gift to the Buddhist sangha by the great Indian emperor Ashoka . This is illustrated in the Ashokavadana in the following verses: "A great donor, the lord of men,
1180-502: Is evidence both from research in psychology and from the recollections of former devotees like Daniel Shaw, once a senior member of staff in Gurumayi 's Siddha Yoga organisation, that even if a guru is seen to be lying, devotees will ignore the matter and "keep on believing". Phyllanthus emblica Phyllanthus emblica , also known as emblic , emblic myrobalan , myrobalan , Indian gooseberry , Malacca tree , or amla ,
1239-454: Is nearly spherical, light greenish–yellow, quite smooth and hard on appearance, with six vertical stripes or furrows. The fruit is up to 26 millimetres (1 in) in diameter, and, while the fruit of wild plants weigh approximately 5.5 grams (0.2 ounces), cultivated fruits average 28.4 g (1 oz) to 56 g (2 oz). The fruits contain high amounts of ascorbic acid (vitamin C), and have
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#17328869270861298-421: Is owned by Divya Yog Mandir Trust. The dismissed employees provided samples that were tested at government laboratories, where the presence of animal materials in the sample was confirmed. However, the source of the samples was disputed, since they had been given to Karat by the protesting employees and not procured by government officials. Karat produced what were claimed to be the prescription and cash receipts for
1357-683: Is the Vice-Chancellor of the Patanjali Yogpeeth. In 2006, Ramdev established a registered charity in the UK known as the Patanjali Yog Peeth (UK) Trust, which had the stated objective of supporting Patanjali Yogpeeth (India) through the promotion of Ayurveda and pranayama yoga in the UK. To extend Patanjali Yogpeeth, he also acquired the Scottish island of Little Cumbrae . In 2012, Ramdev established
1416-481: Is traditionally consumed after meals. In the Batak area of Sumatra , Indonesia, the inner bark is used to impart an astringent, bitter taste to the broth of a traditional fish soup known as holat . In Ayurveda , dried and fresh fruits of the plant are used as a common constituent. In the Buddhist tradition there are many references to the fruit of the emblic myrobalan. In the Śatapañcāśatka , Buddha's knowledge
1475-424: Is transformed along with the nature of the teacher's authority; yoga as exercise is often taught in an urban yoga studio, where the instructor's yoga teacher training stands in for the old guru-shishya relationship. The trend away from authority is continued in post-lineage yoga , which is practised outside any major school or guru's lineage. The concept of the guru, along with mantra and meditation , reached
1534-711: Is where he met Balkrishna as a fellow student. In Kalwa, he studied the Sanskrit language and literature, Hindu philosophical and religious texts, and traditions of yoga and asceticism. While living in Kalwa, he offered free yoga training to villagers. After completing his studies in 1992, Yadav traveled to Haridwar to stay at the Kripalu Bagh Ashram under the guidance of Shankardevi Maharaj. At Kripalu Bagh Ashram, he learned yoga from Acharya Karamveer, also an Arya Samaj . Yadav took vows of renunciation, adopted sannyasa , and took
1593-562: The Jallianwala Bagh massacre if the policed had fired ammunition. Thousands of supporters in other cities continued their fast in protest. Ramdev ended his fast on the ninth day, after being hospitalised two days earlier. His decision to end the protest was welcomed by politicians from the BJP, Janata Party and Congress Party. As a part of the "India against corruption" movement, Ramdev launched another indefinite protest on 10 August 2012 against
1652-659: The Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan take action against Ramdev and prosecute him under the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 to save lives. The Delhi Medical Association demanded an FIR against him. Later, Patanjali's Balkrishna clarified that Ramdev has "no ill-will against modern science and good practitioners of modern medicine". After facing pressure from the Health Minister, Ramdev eventually withdrew his comments and issued an apology. Following
1711-406: The BJP said that the police action had been a shameful chapter in the democracy of this country. BJP leader LK. Advani called it naked fascism. India's Supreme Court asked the government for an explanation. Ramdev was supported by civil society activists as well. Activist Anna Hazare called the crackdown a "strangulation of democracy". Hazare indicated that the action could have been compared to
1770-678: The Divya Yog Pharmacy in Haridwar. In 2017, the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) through its Delhi bench gave tax exempt status to Patanjali Yogpeeth. In March 2018, 92 scholars of various different castes and backgrounds were initiated by Ramdev as sanyasis, or renunciants, at the Patanjali Yogpeeth in Haridwar. In 2022, Ramdev announced that sanyasis will serve as trustees of the Patanjali Yogpeeth and Divya Yoga Mandir. The sanyasis initiated by Ramdev studied Hindu scriptures for at least seven years at Patanjali Yogpeeth and
1829-691: The Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act, 1954. In March 2017, Ramdev said at an event in Rohtak that he would have beheaded people who refused to chant Bharat Mata Ki Jai if there was no law, but backtracked his statement a month later. In February 2023, Ramdev said Muslims think offering prayers legitimize terrorism and abducting Hindu girls. Ramdev is being played by Kranti Prakash Jha in Swami Ramdev – Ek Sangharsh earlier aired on Discovery Jeet. Patanajali Ayurveda Limited remains one of
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1888-469: The Hindu supreme trinity of Brahma , Vishnu , and Shiva . According to legend, during a religious gathering, Lakshmi , Vishnu's consort, expressed a desire to worship Shiva, while Parvati , Shiva's consort, wished to worship Vishnu. Moved by each other's piety, they shed tears upon the earth, from which emerged the first myrobalan trees. The Amalaka Ekadashi is a Hindu occasion dedicated to Vishnu, venerating
1947-594: The West in the 1960s with The Beatles' trip to India , for a Transcendental Meditation training course at Maharishi Mahesh Yogi 's ashram in Rishikesh . Modern gurus since then have used the divine status of the traditional guru to claim that they were gods or goddesses. Some asserted they were avatars , earthly incarnations of a god, fulfilling the prophecy in the Bhagavad Gita that Vishnu would take on earthly form when
2006-406: The beginning of the pandemic. He claimed that holding one's breath could help one diagnose the virus, and further claimed that mustard oil could treat the virus, both of which lacked scientific basis. In May 2021, he questioned the need for oxygen amongst COVID-19 patients, but later withdrew his remarks after facing criticism from doctors. But the back-handed apology did not last long as he again took
2065-468: The company ₹ 10 lakh (equivalent to ₹ 12 lakh or US$ 14,000 in 2023) for "exploiting fear and panic among the general public by projecting a cure for the coronavirus." Patanjali withdrew the claim of Coronil being a cure for COVID-19. The UK drug regulator threatened action if the unauthorized products were sold in the UK market. On 18 August 2022, Delhi High Court told Baba Ramdev not to mislead people against modern medicine after questioning
2124-457: The efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines and to avoid making any claims other than what is deemed official about Patanjali's Coronil. In late May 2021, Ramdev sparked a controversy when he claimed that modern medical science is a "stupid science" and that patients have died due to it. As a result, the IMA claimed that he was creating fear and frustration among the public to sell his drugs. The IMA also demanded
2183-503: The eminent Maurya Ashoka, has gone from being lord of Jambudvipa [the continent] to being lord of half a myrobalan". In Theravada Buddhism , this plant is said to have been used as the tree for achieving enlightenment, or Bodhi , by the twenty first Buddha , named Phussa Buddha . In Hinduism, the myrobalan, called the āmalaka in Sanskrit , is sacred to all three members of the Trimurti ,
2242-722: The employees agreed that they would restore normalcy in the workplace. However, the Trust refused to take back some of the employees, accusing them of committing sabotage. Their case was taken up by the Centre of Indian Trade Unions CITU, affiliated with the Communist Party of India Marxist CPI(M). Brinda Karat , a senior figure in the CPI(M), took up the cause of the dismissed employees. They indicated that human bones and animal parts were used in some herbal medicines manufactured by Divya Pharmacy, which
2301-477: The fruits. The taste of Indian emblic is sour, bitter and astringent, and it is quite fibrous. The amla fruit may be eaten raw or cooked, and in South Asia , the fruit is often pickled with salt, oil, and spices. It is used as an ingredient in dishes including dal (a lentil preparation), and is also made into amle ka murabbah , a sweet dish made by soaking the berries in sugar syrup until they are candied. It
2360-507: The government to add punitive powers to the Jan Lokpal Bill , a bill to appoint an independent body to investigate alleged government corruption . Relatedly, Ramdev announced he would go on an anshan hunger strike at Ramlila Ground in Delhi, on 4 June 2011, to pressure the government to root out corruption and repatriate black money . A week before the scheduled fast, the government set up
2419-545: The government's failure to act against corruption and repatriate money. He announced that his future strategy depended upon the government's response to his protest. Ramdev ended the fast at Delhi's Ambedkar Stadium on 14 August 2012, and announced he was returning to Haridwar. At Ambedkar, Ramdev said, "we are leaving because we won." Ramdev began appearing on TV as a yoga guru in 2002, first with Sanskar TV . The following year, in 2003, Aastha TV began featuring him in its morning yoga slot. He proved to be telegenic and gained
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2478-430: The guru in the modern world is radically transformed. Globalisation has extended the guru's reach into environments where they may be a stranger, and where the religion, purpose, and status of the guru is poorly understood. Modern yoga practices are often open to everyone, without any sort of initiation into any organisation or doctrine. The modern guru Jaggi Vasudev explicitly rejected "all that traditional whatever"; all
2537-454: The marketplace. Some products like amla juice have been banned from sales due to poor quality by the Indian government. Patanjali has also been surrounded by controversies regarding working conditions where Ramdev and Balkrishna are treated like gurus whose feet must be touched each time they enter an area. Factory workers are paid a salary of Rs 6000 per month while working 12-hour shifts, six days
2596-422: The modern era that there are many incompetent gurus, and that a true guru should understand the spirit of the scriptures, have a pure character and be free from sin, and should be selfless, without desire for money and fame. Following the downfalls of several gurus accused of misconduct, practitioners have publicly debated whether gurus are still necessary. As for how gurus can get away with abuse for so long, there
2655-574: The name Ramdev . Ramdev and Karamveer held yoga camps throughout India and sold chawanprash in Haridwar together. On 5 January 1995, Balkrishna, Ramdev, and Acharya Karamveer founded Divya Yoga Mandir Trust, which was set up at the Kripalu Bagh Ashram in Haridwar . Under the Divya Yoga Mandir Trust, they offered yoga camps and established an Ayurvedic pharmacy. Patanjali Ayurved is a consumer packaged goods company, based in Haridwar, that
2714-569: The next Prime Minister of India , and he signed nine pledges with BJP leaders on institutional and cultural reforms. The Gujarat High Court allowed the Trust to hold yoga camps in 2014 as long as the camps were not political in nature. In 2014, the Bharat Swabhiman Trust, Divya Yog Mandir Trust, and Patanjali Yogpeeth Trust were under scrutiny by the ECI for allegedly funding election expenses for political parties. In April 2011, Ramdev called on
2773-410: The police, who alleged that they had objects thrown at them by protesters. One female protester suffered a spinal injury and later died in a hospital from cardiac arrest. In a statement, Ramdev highlighted her sacrifice and noted that they would honor her by fighting against corruption in India. Ramdev accused the government of cheating him, and alleged that there was a conspiracy to kill him. Leaders of
2832-577: The protest and used Tear gas shells and a lathicharge to drive away protesters. Ramdev tried to escape capture by disguising himself in women's clothes but was eventually arrested and flown back to his ashram in Haridwar and banned from entering Delhi for 15 days. On reaching Haridwar, Ramdev told reporters that his fast was not over yet and he would continue with his satyagraha civil resistance. Police reported that 53 citizens and ten police members were injured and treated in hospitals. There were accusations that women protesters had been badly treated by
2891-484: The right to freedom of speech and expression. In February 2024, the Supreme Court issued a contempt notice against him after he continued advertising misleading claims for Patanjali products despite assurances to the contrary in the court. The Supreme Court on 19 March 2024 asked Baba Ramdev to personally appear in a contempt case initiated against Patanjali Ayurved for publishing misleading advertisements in violation of
2950-456: The same, some yoga traditions still emphasise and respect a teacher's lineage ( parampara ). For example, Gurumayi 's Siddha Yoga pays careful attention to her predecessors, Muktananda and Bhagawan Nityananda . Another major change was introduced by Vivekananda; his Ramakrishna Mission set the example of public service in education and medicine, something now practised by many other Indian religious movements. These religions thus shifted from
3009-587: The samples, which were obtained from the Trust's hospital medicine counter. Ramdev denied the results and further testing conflicted with the previous tests. He received support from politicians, such as Sharad Pawar . Karat received a legal notice on behalf of a BJP leader in Faridabad , ordering her to apologize publicly or face legal action. Rajiv Dixit , Ramdev's advisor, died of a cardiac arrest on 30 November 2010 in Bhilai , Chhattisgarh . The New York Times claim that
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#17328869270863068-452: The top ten advertisers in India, and Ramdev's face has become ubiquitous . Modern yoga gurus Modern yoga gurus are people widely acknowledged to be gurus of modern yoga in any of its forms, whether religious or not. The role implies being well-known and having a large following; in contrast to the old guru-shishya tradition , the modern guru-follower relationship is not secretive, not exclusive, and does not necessarily involve
3127-661: The tradition of the swadeshi movement through the production and sale of Patanjali Ayurved products, and he has encouraged Indian citizens to reject multinational brands. Members of Ramdev's family relocated to Haridwar and several have participated in his business ventures. His father has overseen some activities at Patanjali Ayurved. His younger brother Ram Bharat has been described as the company's de facto CEO. Ramdev declared net worth of his personal assets at around "₹1,100 crore" in 2013. The company has been accused of creating misleading advertisements about its products and conducting insufficient testing before launching products in
3186-528: The withdrawal, he posted 25 questions to IMA in an 'open letter' regarding treatments for several diseases. He courted sharp criticism from the medical community when he claimed that, "[d]octors should not fall ill at all if allopathy is all powerful and 'sarvagun sampanna' (having all good qualities)". IMA's Uttarakhand division sent a defamation notice to Ramdev and expressed that they would demand ₹ 1,000 crore (equivalent to ₹ 11 billion or US$ 130 million in 2023) if he didn't issue an apology. In
3245-434: The world was threatened by evil. The potential for abuse in the transformed guru-follower relationship is large, and there have been multiple instances of apparent or proven sexual, mental, and emotional abuse by gurus. Anthony Storr has documented, for example, the excesses of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh ; Joel Kramer and Diana Alstad have examined the betrayal of trust that is involved. Swami Vivekananda said early in
3304-487: Was also a judge of a reality show entitled, "Om Shanti Om", where contestants sang devotional songs. In March 2005, 115 employees of Divya Yoga Mandir Trust began a protest for minimum wages and employees' rights, such as coverage under the Provident Fund and Employees' State Insurance Corporation. Management agreed to pay minimum wage and not initiate disciplinary actions against the employees protesting and, in turn,
3363-466: Was born to Ram Niwas and Gulabo Devi, who were poor illiterate farmers. He has an older brother, a younger brother, and a younger sister. Since childhood, the left side of his face has been partly paralyzed perhaps owing to a congenital disability or a childhood illness. Yadav initially attended a government school at Shahzadpur until the eighth standard. The government school consisted of an english medium curriculum introduced by Babington Macaulay . At
3422-472: Was started by Ramdev and Balkrishna in 2006. The company is one of the highest grossing FMCG 's in India. In FY22, Patanjali Ayurved posted revenues of Rs 10,664.46 crore. Balkrishna serves as the CEO of Patanjali Ayurved with 96% ownership and supervises its day-to-day activities, while Ramdev serves as the face of the company and makes most of the business decisions. Ramdev has advocated for Indian nationalism in
3481-430: Was the primary means by which spirituality was expressed in India. Traditional yoga was often exclusive and secretive: the shishya submitted to and obeyed the guru, understanding that lengthy initiation and training under the guru was essential for progress. So strong was the guru-shishya relationship that Vivekananda stated that "The guru must be worshipped as God. He is God, he is nothing less than that". The role of
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