Baba Ramdev has exuded confidence that Patanjali will be the largest brand in India within 1-2 years. Talking to media, he revealed that Patanjali’s annual turnover stands at Rs 10,561 crore.
Ramdev said, "People are spreading false news about Patanjali. We will build schools for children of martyred soldiers. People’s trust is our source of strength and Patanjali’s intention is not to make money."
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated a research institute at yoga guru Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali Yogpeeth in Haridwar.
Modi said, "In the pre-Independence era the gems of our traditional systems of medicine and healthcare were deliberately kept under wraps because we were a slave country. But even in the post-Independence era, unfortunately, there was an effort on the part of successive governments to forget the distinctive specialties of our traditional systems rather than promoting them."
He added that the new institute, designed to facilitate clinical trials and modern packaging of ayurvedic medicines, was a big step forward towards 'holistic' healthcare and would pave the way for a wider acceptance of India’s traditional therapeutic systems. He said, "The main roadblock in the wider acceptance of ayurvedic medicines is the old-school, elaborate system of administering them. If ayurvedic medicines are packaged in a modern way, the world will accept them with alacrity."
With the hi-tech research institute equipped with a state-of-the-art laboratory, 'a significant step' had been taken in that direction, Modi said.
He congratulated Ramdev for the research institute and for taking yoga 'to every household across the world'.
Modi also released an encyclopedia compiled over ten years by Ramdev’s aide, Acharya Balkrishna. Titled 'World Herbal Encyclopedia', it looks at of over 70000 herbal species found across the country.
Modi said, "My source of inspiration is the 125 crore people of this country. I don’t believe in myself as much as in the strength of the blessings of 125 crore Indians."
