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A New York Times article called him “An Indian, who built Yoga Empire, a product and symbol of the New India, A yogic fusion of Richard Simmons, Dr. Oz and Oprah Winfrey, irrepressible and bursting with Vedic wisdom.” It may not be far from the truth to recognize Baba Ramdev as an icon, one who’s bringing the age old Indian art of meditation and exercise to mainstream media on one hand, and on another, with his Patanjali range of Ayurvedic products, has created a 1200 crore business.<\/span><\/p>\n

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While sometimes this Baba- Born Ramkrishna Yadav- may shock some of the more rationals in the country with a few ludicrous statements, (Ayurveda can “cure” AIDS), crossdressing appearances and whacky antics, what one can’t take away from the maverick is his success, his hard work, and his business savvy. He’s an unlikely entrepreneur that without the fanfare of a Bansal or a Birla is quietely, (and sometimes not so quietly) touching lives in ways that a Flipkart or a Unilever may not. Here are a few lessons even the modern day entrepreneur can learn from Baba Ramdev.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Today Baba is known for taking the age-old Indian art of meditation and exercise to the average household in India. However Baba Ramdev is no overnight success. Behind his muscle flexing, and if bizarre statements, lie years of practice and building an expertise in Yog. (He insists Yoga be pronounced correctly as “Yog”, according to the Hindi Devnagari script.) Baba Ramdev studied Indian scripture, Yoga and Sanskrit in various Gurukuls while growing up. He’s even trained various villagers in Haryana for free, alongside studying. So, next time you see him suck his stomach making you wonder if it ever existed, know that he’s no freak, but a trained Yogi, who’s practised the art for years.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I m proud of the fact that,I dropped out of Macaulay edu sys in 8th & continued in indian Vedic edu system in gurukuls of Kishangarh & Kalwa<\/p>\n

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