Acharya Balkrishna: Dhanwantari of Modern Era, Father of Evidence-Based Ayurveda Revolution with a Multifaceted Research Perspective

ABSTRACT

Ayurveda is an ancient traditional medicinal system that has gained widespread acceptance, however, its ancient wisdom still needs in-depth investigation. Acharya Balkrishna is a prominent scholar and expert in Ayurveda, Sanskrit, yoga, and the Vedas. His efforts led to the acceptance of Ayurveda and yoga practices by millions of people worldwide. His team is presently working on the World Herbal Encyclopedia, a massive compendium that includes descriptions of 50,000 medicinal plants from around the globe and is intended to boost the traditional medicine system. His continued attempts to save traditional knowledge from extinction have resulted in the digitization of 60 lakh pages of ancient manuscripts. Together with his intellectual partner Swami Ramdev, a well-known yoga guru, he successfully treated millions of patients with a variety of severe ailments over the last two decades to achieve a better universal health. In the service of humanity, both laid the foundation for the herbal and yoga empire. Acharya Balkrishna’s research team developed various evidence-based ayurvedic medications, including Acidogrit, Bronchom Cardiogrit Gold, Madhugrit, and the most popular Coronil, an anti- COVID-19 herbal remedy. He is the recipient of several prestigious accolades, including the Bharat Gaurav and the UNSDG 10 most influential people in healthcare award. He has done extensive research in several areas such as herbal research, the revival of traditional literature, agriculture, organic farming, information technology, and tribal welfare. He has authored more than 150 books, and 200 research articles, and also filed 41 patents. He is an outstanding visionary with a dynamic personality, multifaceted skills, with a commitment to serve the humanity. This article commemorates about Acharya Balkrishna’s revolutionary life and discusses his brief journey from an innocent child to a renowned Ayurvedacharya.