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Honorary Doctorate by Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar
Ramdev (born Ram Kisan Yadav[a] between 1965 and 1975), known also by the prefix Baba, is an Indian yoga guru,[8] businessman[9][3] and brand ambassador for Patanjali Ayurved.[10] He is primarily known for being a proponent of yoga and ayurveda in India.[11][3] Ramdev has been organizing and conducting large yoga camps since 2002 and broadcasting his yoga classes on various TV channels.[3][12] He co-founded Patanjali Ayurved and Patanjali Yogpeeth with his colleague Balkrishna in 2006.[13] Ramdev has received criticism over his comments related to modern medicine, yoga, and ayurveda.[14][15]
Swami Ramdev is aligned with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on a number of issues .[3][16][17] In 2011–2012, he led protests against corruption in India and advocated for the repatriation of black money held in foreign banks.[18][19]
In April 2022, The Indian Express listed Ramdev as the 78th most powerful Indian.[20]
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^Telles, Shirley; Yadav, Arti; Bhardwaj, Abhishek Kumar; Sharma, Sachin Kumar; Singh, Nilkamal (2013). "Patanjali Yogpeeth, Haridwar: An Ayurveda center which includes treatment, research, and education". Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine. 4 (2): 120–122. doi:10.4103/0975-9476.113885. PMC 3737445. PMID 23930046.
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