Swami Ramdev has been organizing and conducting large yoga camps since 2002, broadcasting his yoga classes on various TV channels.
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49 Facts About Swami Ramdev
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Swami Ramdev is a vocal supporter of the Bharatiya Janata Party or BJP.
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Swami Ramdev has three siblings, an older brother, a younger brother, and a younger sister.
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Swami Ramdev left the government school system and rejected being taught in English with colonial curriculum set under Thomas Babington Macaulay.
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Swami Ramdev spent time in the Himalayas, near Gangotri, in search of moksha.
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Swami Ramdev began appearing on TV as a yoga guru in 2002, first with Sanskar TV.
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Swami Ramdev proved to be telegenic and gained a large following.
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Swami Ramdev taught students in foreign countries including the United Kingdom, the United States, and Japan.
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Swami Ramdev addressed Muslim clerics at their seminary in Deoband, Uttar Pradesh in 2009.
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Swami Ramdev has advocated for Indian nationalism in the tradition of the swadeshi movement through the production and sale of Patanjali Ayurved products and he has encouraged Indian citizens to reject multinational brands.
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Swami Ramdev's father has overseen some activities at Patanjali Ayurved.
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Swami Ramdev declared net worth of his personal assets at around "?1,100 crore" in 2013.
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In 2006, Swami Ramdev was invited by Kofi Annan to deliver a lecture on poverty alleviation at a United Nations conference.
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In 2010, Swami Ramdev announced plans to form a political party called Bharat Swabhiman India Pride.
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Swami Ramdev said that it would contest every seat in the next national elections.
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In 2014, Swami Ramdev announced that Bharat Swabhiman would contest some constituencies in the general election of that year and form alliances with some other parties.
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However, in the evening, Swami Ramdev announced that he would still carry on with his hunger strike.
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Swami Ramdev took it as a betrayal by the government and hardened his position.
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Swami Ramdev tried to escape capture by disguising himself as an injured woman but was arrested two hours later.
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On reaching Haridwar, Swami Ramdev told reporters that his fast was not over yet and he would continue with his satyagraha civil resistance.
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Baba Swami Ramdev accused the government of cheating him, and alleged that there was a conspiracy to kill him and that he was threatened during a meeting with senior ministers.
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Swami Ramdev ended his fast on the ninth day, after being hospitalised two days earlier.
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Swami Ramdev announced that his future strategy depended upon the governmental response to his protest.
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Swami Ramdev's remarks drew strong condemnation from several politicians in North India, such as Sharad Pawar, Mulayam Singh Yadav and Narayan Dutt Tiwari.
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However, Swami Ramdev dismissed the claims as conspiracy theories by his political opponents.
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Swami Ramdev made controversial claims that, "the problem of heart blockage can be overcome by doing Kapalbhati daily in the morning and evening, " and that the practice of pranayamas, including kapalbhati, regulates blood pressure, cures heart related problems, and eradicates all communicable and non-communicable diseases.
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Iyengar has criticised Swami Ramdev for corrupting Maharishi Patanjali's Yoga with the promotion of programmes like kapalbhati.
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In 2017, the Dehli High Court blocked the sale of an unauthorized biography about Swami Ramdev entitled, Godman to Tycoon: The Untold Story of Baba Swami Ramdev, until disputed content about him deemed defamatory was removed.
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Swami Ramdev sparked several controversies related to COVID-19 pandemic in India.
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Swami Ramdev claimed that if a person is able to hold their breath for a minute, it means they are not suffering from any type of coronavirus, symptomatic or asymptomatic.
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Swami Ramdev later spoke against allopathy and claimed that modern medical science is "a stupid science" and that lakhs of patients have died due to it.
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Hours later, the central ministry of AYUSH released a statement asking Swami Ramdev to stop advertising the drug as a cure for COVID-19.
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In early May 2021, Swami Ramdev blamed Covid victims for not breathing properly and instead spreading negativity and complaining of oxygen shortage.
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In late May 2021, Swami Ramdev sparked controversy when he claimed that modern medical science is a stupid science and that lakhs of patients have died due to it.
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Swami Ramdev asked if allopathy and the pharma industry has treatments for diseases like hypertension, diabetes, thyroid, arthritis, colitis, asthma, and chicken pox, among others.
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Swami Ramdev courted sharp criticism from the medical community when he claimed that "Doctors should not fall ill at all if allopathy is all powerful and 'sarvagun sampanna' ".
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Swami Ramdev said his target would be to convert 1000 doctors to ayurveda within one year.
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Swami Ramdev said that he is not aiming at religious conversions like the IMA's president does, but looking for a transformation of their beliefs.
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Swami Ramdev stated that he opted out of vaccination as he had been practicing yoga and ayurveda for decades, and thus, he didn't feel the need to be vaccinated.
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Swami Ramdev said that ayurveda would be globally accepted in time.
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