Rajiv Malhotra was trained initially as a Physicist, and then as a Computer Scientist specializing in Artificial Intelligence in the 1970s. After a successful corporate career in the US, he became an entrepreneur and founded several IT companies in over 20 countries.

He exited all for-profit activities in the early 1990s and founded a non-profit – Infinity Foundation (in Princeton, USA), through which he has , on a full-time basis, been researching civilizations from a historical, social sciences and mind sciences perspective.

Hari Vadlamani, 62, is originally from Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. After qualifying as a Chartered Accountant, he moved to Hyderabad in 1987. He began his career in practice before transitioning into boutique investment banking. Over time, he shifted focus to the power sector first as a consultant, then as a developer and investment manager. He went on to manage India’s first power sector fund.

Following a successful exit in 2007 from a company he co founded, Hari turned to wind energy development, exiting again in 2011. He also explored coal mining ventures in Australia, Indonesia, and South Africa before stepping away from business altogether to begin his second innings—as a cultural entrepreneur.

He founded INDICA and NICE in 2015 and 2020 to advance cultural education and entrepreneurship. Since their inception, both have pioneered work in the field of Indian Knowledge Systems, Culture and Traditions. He is now building a personal platform, CoHari, and also working towards establishing India’s first university dedicated to Indian Knowledge Systems and applied cultural skills that will be based in Hyderabad.

Rahul Dewan is a tech entrepreneur, angel investor, blogger, social activist, and Yoga & Meditation practitioner. In 2016, he founded SangamTalks – the largest YouTube channel for documentation of ‘Indian Knowledge Systems’ (IKS) and untold Indian History. Having exited his software services business (600 people) successfully, he now dedicates his full time to Dharmic causes. He is currently on a mission to raise 1000 Crores for Hindu civilizational causes, and to campaign for making Hinduism Missionary again.

Nikunj Trivedi is the Co-founder and President of CoHNA, a grassroots advocacy and civil rights organization dedicated to improving the understanding of Hinduism in North America, safeguarding the collective interests of the Hindu community and empowering Hindus of today and future generations to become guardians of our heritage. He has been involved in education, advocacy and civil rights for almost three decades, and frequently speaks on various national and international forums as well as media outlets. He is a former Chairman and President of Hindu Students Council, one of the largest Hindu student organizations in North America.

Pallavi Joshi is a 3-time National Award-winning actor. She started her career as a child artiste in the early seventies, and has been a part of the Indian Cinema for more than 50 years. She has acted in, almost 100 Television Shows, and 60 odd films until now.

She has, to her credit popular serials like ‘Mrignayani, Discovery of India, Aarohan, Buniyad, Katha Sagar, Hum Hindustani, Kab Tak Pukaroon, Alpaviraam, Justajoo’ Kehna Hai Kuchh Mujhko, Peshwa Bajirao and the ever-popular game show ‘Antakshari’.

Having acted in popular films like ‘Tehelka, Panaah, Daata, Andha Yudh, Suraj ka Satwaan Ghoda’ and the Indo-South African, English film ‘Making of The Mahatma’, she went on to win her first national award, (Jury special) best female actor for her performance in ‘Woh Chhokri’ in 1995.

Her second National Award came for her 2019 film The Tashkent Files, in which she portrayed the character of a crippled historian, and her 3^rd National Award again for The Kashmir Files, a 2022 film, for her hard-hitting portrayal of Prof. Radhika Menon. Simultaneously, she also won the Nargis Dutt award for Best film on National Integration as a producer.

She produced and acted in the last of the ‘Files’ series called The Bengal Files, thus successfully delivering a trilogy on the three pillars of Indian democracy; Right to Truth, Right to Justice & Right to Life. All three films were produced by Pallavi herself and written & directed by her husband Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri.

Apart from acting Pallavi has single handedly produced and written the popular Doordarshan serial ‘Arohan’, which was based on the first batch of women in the Indian Navy.

She also produced the Popular Marathi Paranormal Thriller Asambhav which won awards in all categories for all the 3 years that it was on air. Thereafter she produced yet another hard-hitting serial Anubandh which boldly dealt with the issue of surrogacy. She also was the most popular hostess of Idea Sa Re Ga Ma Pa for Zee Marathi

Pallavi is a multi-faceted creative person who has won awards for all her vocations. Acting, anchoring and production.

Having a career spanning over 5 decades, Pallavi is currently spearheading her production company IAmBuddha, Entertainment and Media LLP which produces Indic Cinema.

Pallavi Joshi: Actor/ Writer/ Producer/ Anchor

Dr Richa Sinha MBE is the Co-Founder and Chairperson of the Scottish Hindu Foundation, the representative body uniting Scottish Mandirs in their engagement with the Scottish Government. She was awarded an MBE in the 2025 King’s Honours List for her services tackling Hinduphobia in Scotland and the UK. A dentist by profession, she also serves as the Hindu Representative on the Faith and Belief Committee in the Scottish Government and is a member of BBC Scotland’s Advisory Committee on Religion and Ethics.

She is working with the UNHRC to secure recognition of Hinduphobia at the international level. Dr Sinha has led a number of community initiatives, including programmes to unite the Scottish Hindu community through initiatives such as the Hindu Parent Network and the Dharmocracy campaign, which encourages political engagement of the Hindu community through active participation. She is also the Co-Founder and Trustee of Harmony Over Hate, a global charity dedicated to building harmony, supporting victims of hate, promoting dialogue across faiths, and empowering communities through education and collaboration.

In addition, since 2013, she has been actively involved with the Hindi Pathshala programme and is campaigning for Hindi to be included in the National Curriculum. She also the serving President of the Hindu Economic Forum -Scotland.

Prof. Shrinivasa Varakhedi, Vice Chancellor at Central Sanskrit University, is a distinguished academician, researcher and administrator in the field of Sanskrit studies and computational linguistics. He holds a Ph.D. in Nyāya and has extensive teaching, research and administrative experience spanning nearly three decades.

He has served as the Vice Chancellor of multiple esteemed institutions, including Kavikulaguru Kalidas Sanskrit University, Gondwana University and Karnataka Sanskrit University. He has also held key positions such as Registrar, Director, Dean and Professor in various educational institutions, actively contributing to research and policy amendments in field of Sanskrit. Additionally, he has been a Research Associate at Language Technology Research Centre, IIT Hyderabad, focusing on Natural Language Processing research course involving computer science, Artificial Intelligence, western logic and linguistic and Indian Sastras.

Sahil Aggarwal is a social entrepreneur and educationist.

He is the co-founder and CEO of Rishihood University. He has served as the co-chairman of the National Education Committee at the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) and as a member of the National Committee of Design at the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). He is a trustee and board member at Gateway Education, Sonipat.

Sahil has a B. Tech from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi and MA in Diplomacy. He has also been a Visiting Scholar for Urban Governance at Indiana University Bloomington, United States of America. He has co-authored a book on public policy, co-designed a card game on politics, and keeps writing for national dailies.

Vijaya Viswanathan is a mechanical engineer by training and holds an MBA from the Wharton Business School. After a successful corporate career in manufacturing and finance based in the USA, Singapore, and Europe, she turned her focus to education. As she embarked on a homeschooling journey with her children, she gained deep insights into the relevance of Indic knowledge systems in modern education. Vijaya is active in initiatives that focus on curricula, pedagogy, and mentoring. As a student under Swami Dayananda Saraswati of Arsha Vidya Gurukulam, Vijaya studied Vedanta as well as dharmic and civilizational thought. She serves on the board of Infinity Foundation.

Aditi Banerjee is a published author and novelist on Indic topics and themes. Her first novel, The Curse of Gandhari, a successful bestseller, was published by Bloomsbury India in September 2019. Her second novel, The Vow of Parvati, was also published by Bloomsbury India in 2022.  She has also published Hindu Love Stories: Dharmically Ever After, a collection of stories from Hindu literature and history. Her most recent book, Kashi: The Valiant History of a Sacred Geography, has been published by BluOne Ink in 2024.

She is a practicing attorney at a Fortune 500 financial services company in the US and has also completed an Executive MBA at Columbia University. She earned a Juris Doctor from Yale Law School and received a B.A. in International Relations, magna cum laude, from Tufts University.

She is a prolific writer and speaker about Hinduism and the Hindu-American experience. She is a member of the Board of Directors for the Infinity Foundation. She is also a member of Indica, which sponsored a successful six-city book launch tour for The Curse of Gandhari in September 2019 across India.

She co-edited the book, Invading the Sacred: An Analysis of Hinduism Studies in America, in collaboration with Rajiv Malhotra, and has authored several essays in publications such as The Columbia Documentary History of Religion in America since 1945 and Buddhists, Hindus, and Sikhs in America: A Short History (Religion in American Life) (Oxford University Press). Her articles have also been published in Outlook India and many other publications.

Tahir Aslam Gora (Chawla) is a Canadian writer, journalist, and broadcaster. He is the recipient of the Queen Diamond Jubilee Medal for his services in Canada. He is the founder of the Canadian Thinkers Forum and Hindu Forum Canada. He calls himself a Hindu born in Muslim faith. He has published six novels, three collections of short stories, and two collections of poems in Urdu & Hindi. His books have been translated into Russian, Uzbek & English languages. He happened to contribute to the Hamilton Spectator, Huffington Post, and The Epoch Times. His Popular Shows with the title ‘Bilatakalluf’ have received over 200 Million views worldwide through his TAG TV. TAGTV was established by Tahir Gora & his wife Haleema Sadia in 2014. TAG TV is known for pro-Bharat and pro-Hindutva views.