--- title: "Who is Swami Ramdev: a Yoga Guru or a Business Man?" description: "Not all businessmen are thieves but some are and Baba Ramdev is one of them. Do you think she is? If not know the secrets of Ramdev read it." author: "DILIP SINGH" published: 2019-03-29 updated: 2022-12-20 canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/377/who-is-swami-ramdev-a-yoga-guru-or-a-business-man category: "famous personalities" tags: ["culture", "baba ramdev", "herbal", "yoga"] reading_time: 3 minutes --- # Who is Swami Ramdev: a Yoga Guru or a Business Man? **Swamiji Ramdev is everywhere in the media for his work and also for the [controversies](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/82855/mahatma-gandhi-and-the-controversies) associated with him.** Many people treat him as **a God-man,** some know him as a **good** [**businessman**](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39672/name-the-singapore-based-indian-origin-businessman-who-has-been-appointed-as-the-chairman-of-the-geneva-based-world-business-council-for-sustainable-development-wbcsd) and many people find him as a **laughing stock**. Let check out some facts and then decide, who is he? ![Who is Swami Ramdev: a Yoga Guru or a Business Man?](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/viewsolution/9d38d1ca-17e4-478a-b0a5-25cd0a3e3a4e/images/055397df-2555-4f3b-801c-2b08515e9362.jpeg)\ Baba Ram Dev was born in a farmer family in Alipur Haryana, the poorest village in Mahendragarh district. When he was of **3 years old he became paralyzed and that changed his life**. After that, he read Rishi Dayanand and autobiographies of many great people and he cured himself by practicing [yoga](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/32401/what-is-the-difference-between-yoga-and-exercise). Ramdev took sanyasi Diksha (Teaching) and adopted the name **Swami Ramdev from Sri Swami ShankarDev Ji**. After a few years, he starts **teaching yoga to villagers for free** and then went to [Haridwar](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/43495/what-is-the-reason-behind-maha-khumb-mela-and-its-rotation-after-every-third-years-at-haridwar-allahabad-nasik-ujjain) where he learned self-discipline, meditation and spent many years in studying [Indian scriptures](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/99941/how-have-the-vedas-influenced-other-ancient-indian-scriptures-and-philosophical-systems). In 1995, Ramdev founded **Divya Yog Mandir** Trust and from **2003, Aastha TV began featuring him in its morning yoga slot.** From there he starts [gaining popularity](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/114034/what-are-the-most-significant-lifestyle-trends-that-are-gaining-popularity-this-year) and a large following. He also raises voice against corruption and was **on [hunger strike](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/40351/in-which-movement-did-mahatma-gandhi-make-the-first-use-of-hunger-strike-as-a-weapon) 4 June 2011**. He has **uplifted Ayurveda and yoga** to serve people with their basic health and to cure the disease by giving equal importance to both preventive and curative aspects with the use of [natural herbs](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/3819/natural-herbs-that-can-cure-your-pain). ![Who is Swami Ramdev: a Yoga Guru or a Business Man?](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/viewsolution/9d38d1ca-17e4-478a-b0a5-25cd0a3e3a4e/images/dae85935-ccfa-4e38-a555-939e2f1f7405.jpeg)\ In 2006 he founded Patanjali Ayurved with **his colleague (Acharya) Balkrishna** and according to the company official, in 2016 the sales of the company was around Rs45 billion with monthly sales Rs5 billion. Patanjali Ayurved uprooted many established **MNCs companies like Colgate, Dabur, ITC, and Godrej.** ![Who is Swami Ramdev: a Yoga Guru or a Business Man?](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/viewsolution/9d38d1ca-17e4-478a-b0a5-25cd0a3e3a4e/images/dc424413-b8ad-4fef-a3ac-b535921a50d0.jpeg)\ As I followed this man he is **a Guru first, then businessmen** and there is nothing **wrong with him being a businessman.** He is bringing and promoting the concept of swadeshi and doing [business](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/46072/best-led-lights-manufacturers), not for self. He is just one of the gems of our country for the following reason: **In such a small time he grew business, opened Gaushala to protect cows, doing so much research on Ayurveda, opened Gurukuls, opened many NGOs, did** [**Yoga Shiver's**](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/373/mental-wellness-is-the-way-to-stay-healthy-wealthy-and-happy)**, did charity.** **He has not married because of his promise of Yajna. Why would a greedy person do this, he would obviously want his son to follow the family business.** **Why he would drop from school to join Gurukul. Only a visionary who wants to protect India from foreign MNCs can do this.** **Why he lives in a small house. NDTV has shown his house that he lives in a small single room with a bathroom and toilet in headquarters of Patanjali Yogpeeth.** --- Original Source: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/377/who-is-swami-ramdev-a-yoga-guru-or-a-business-man Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.