Dr. Vivek Bindra (Hindi: डॉ॰ विवेक बिंद्रा; born: April 5, 1978)[2] is an Indian[1]entrepreneur and educational YouTuber who uploads motivational and business-related videos on YouTube.
Career[]
In 2010, Bindra started his first business, a coaching and trading firm after returning from the ashram.[3] While working for his ventures, in 2019, he launched an ed-tech startup named Bada Business, aimed at providing online business training to small entrepreneurs. After the COVID-19 lockdowns were put in place, the company developed its online infrastructure and advertised itself as able to adapt people to the "new normal." In 2020, it broke five Guinness World Records within six months.[4]
In 2023, the company was accused of running a pyramid scheme, recruiting students for a fee of ₹50,000, and asking them to recruit new students in exchange for a commission.[5] The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) on 28 December released a public statement advising against purchasing the course.[6]
Personal life[]
Vivek was born and raised in Delhi, where he was raised by his grandfather after his father passed and his mother remarried.[7] He completed education from St. Xavier's School, and after receiving a Bachelor's Degree in Commerce, received his PhD at Amity University.[3] He then stayed at an ashram in Vrindavan for four years studying scriptures and spirituality, before returning to create his first business.[8]
He is a father of two, and has been through one divorce with his first wife Geetika Sabharwal.[9][10] Eight days after his wedding on 6 December 2023 with his second wife Yanika Bindra, Bindra was charged on accounts of domestic violence.[11]
Controversies[]
In 2018, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) sent a defamation notice to Bindra and claimed a sum of ₹50 crores in damage, pertaining to his video "Indian Medical System की असलियत" where he remarked doctors as 'murderers in white coats' while revealing unethical sources of income in the medical industry.[12][13] A case was launched by the Joint Action Council of Service Doctor Organisation (JACSDO) to the Delhi Court later that year, which dismissed the complaint, claiming that the video did not contain anything defamatory against doctors.[13][14]
In January 2022, Bindra was booked in Amritsar for posting an animated video of the Sikh Guru Gobind Singh, deemed blasphemy, and distorting Sikh history. After the legal notice, Bindra sent written apology to the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, the highest temporal seat of Sikhs.[15]
On 14 December 2023, eight days after their marriage, a police case was registered against Bindra by his second wife Yanika's brother, accusing him of assaulting her, allegedly by locking her up in a room and screaming abuses into her ear, leaving her unable to hear properly. Bindra and his relatives were then taken into questioning.[16][11]
Sandeep Maheshwari[]
On 11 December 2023, motivational YouTuber Sandeep Maheshwari uploaded a video titled "BIG SCAM EXPOSED", exposing a supposed pyramid scheme operated by a group of guidance counsellors. Two testimonies were called on stage to speak about tactics used by the multi-level marketing scheme of the coaching institute. This was followed by many other videos, all accusing Bindra of running a surrogate 10 day-MBA course, which is a pyramid scheme in reality.[6]
On 18 December, Bindra streamed live for about two hours, responding to the allegations and claiming that the 10 day-MBA course is absolutely free-of-charge, and that there are no instances of multi-level marketing at his institute. The next day, he filed a civil suit in Faridabad seeking the removal of Sandeep's video, but the court denied his appeal on 22 December.[17]
Subsequently, Bindra filed an appeal against the restraint order the same day, seeking liberty to publish content regarding Maheshwari, and further seeking removal of Maheshwari's video from 11 December. The appeal was however dismissed by the court on 23 January.[17]
On 15 January 2024, Maheshwari filed a lawsuit at the High Court of Delhi in response to "defamatory content posted by Bindra's agents," after which an ex-parte injunction was imposed on Bindra's associate Vikash Kotnala, restraining him from publishing any further defamatory videos against Maheshwari, and resulting in Bindra's defeat in the legal battle.[17]
On 28 December, a public advisory was released by AICTE, advising against purchasing the 10 day course, as the entire course spans two years and cannot be condensed into 10 days.[6]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://www.youtube.com/user/MrVivekBindra/about
- ↑ Dr. Vivek Bindra (5 April 2020). Happy Birthday Dr. Vivek Bindra 🙇♂️😍🙂.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 पत्नी से मारपीट के मामले में फंसे विवेक बिंद्रा कितने पढ़े-लिखे हैं? जानें (hi). Aaj Tak (23 December 2023).
- ↑ Indian EdTech startup Bada Business scripts lockdown history - clocks 5 world records within 6 months. Business Standard (30 October 2020).
- ↑ Scam Exposed: यूट्यूबर संदीप माहेश्वरी और विवेक बिंद्रा में क्यों चल रही जुबानी जंग, आखिर क्या है पूरा मामला. Navbharat Times (22 December 2023).
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Dr. Abhay Jere (28 December 2023). PUBLIC NOTICE. All India Council for Technical Education.
- ↑ Navin Rangiyal (23 December 2023). पिता की मौत, मां की शादी, फिर बाबा बनने गए वृन्दावन, ऐसी है मोटिवेशनल स्पीकर Vivek Bindra के संघर्ष की कहानी? (hi). Webdunia.
- ↑ Dr. Vivek Bindra On Self Motivation, NoFap & The Future of Business In India by BeerBiceps. YouTube. 12 June 2020.
- ↑ Simran Arora (16 June 2019). YouTube's digi dads are managing work, home and play. The Economic Times.
- ↑ विवेक बिंद्रा ने पहली पत्नी को तलाक के लिए दिए थे 25 करोड़, फ्लैट के रखरखाव और बिजली का चार लाख का बिल बकाया. Right News India (29 December 2023).
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Shivam Kumar Mishra (26 December 2023). Police Probe Motivational Speaker Vivek Bindra's Assault Case, Mother And Wife's Family Give Statements. Zee News.
- ↑ Dr. Vivek Bindra receiving ‘threats’ over his video on fleecing by hospitals, may lodge FIR. The Statesman (22 January 2018).
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Doctor's Viral Video: Delhi Court Rejects Defamation Complaint Against Vivek Bindra. Outlook India (4 April 2018).
- ↑ Neha Chaudhary (4 April 2018). Dr. Vivek Bindra Wins the Defamation Case Against Doctor’s Complaint. LawLex.org.
- ↑ Motivational speaker Vivek Bindra booked for animating Guru Gobind Singh. Hindustan Times (6 August 2022).
- ↑ Motivational speaker Vivek Bindra, 8 days after wedding, booked for domestic violence in Noida: Report. Hindustan Times (23 December 2023).
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 Delhi High Court and Faridabad Court rule in Sandeep Maheshwari’s favour at interim stage. Brand Equity (9 February 2024).