Trustees
Sri Madhu Pandit Dasa
Chairman and Mentor, Global Hare Krishna Movement Founder and Chairman, The Akshaya Patra Foundation President, ISKCON Bangalore
Sri Madhu Pandit Dasa is widely known as a humanitarian in the sector of alleviating classroom hunger through the establishment, The Akshaya Patra Foundation. He also leads the Hare Krishna Movement group of temples, making him a visionary organisational leader and spiritual teacher.
Sri Chanchalapathi Dasa
Vice Chairman, Hare Krishna Movement, India
Sri Chanchalapathi Dasa, Senior Vice-President of ISKCON Bangalore and Vice-Chairman of The Akshaya Patra Foundation, became inspired by Srila Prabhupada’s mission during his studies graduation. After joining IISc Bangalore for a master’s in Electrical Communication Engineering, he dedicated himself full-time to ISKCON Bangalore in 1984. Since then, he has played a key role in implementing ISKCON Bangalore’s and Akshaya Patra’s programs. Additionally, he contributed to story research, script direction, and creative design for the 13-episode 3D animated TV series Little Krishna, a prime-time show on Nickelodeon India.
Sri Satya Gaura Chandra Dasa
President, Hare Krishna Movement, IndiaRegional President,
The Akshaya Patra Foundation
GBC Member, Hare Krishna Movement
Satya Gaura Chandra Dasa, President of Hare Krishna Movement India, Regional President of The Akshaya Patra Foundation, and a member of the Governing Body Committee, was born in Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh. A Gold Medalist in B.Tech from JNTU Kakinada, he completed his M.Tech at IIT Chennai and worked at Novell before joining ISKCON Bangalore in 1997. Overseeing temple administration, missionary training, and social initiatives, he established the Hare Krishna Charitable Trust, which provides meals for underserved communities. As a Trustee of Akshaya Patra, he leads operations across Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, setting up multiple kitchens to serve nutritious mid-day meals to lakhs of children.
Sri Suvyakta Narasimha Dasa
Trustee, Hare Krishna Movement, India
Sri Suvyakta Narasimha Dasa was born on July 10, 1973 in Muvattupuzha, Kerala. He studied Mechanical Engineering from MSRIT, Bengaluru. He also took up Masters in Engineering from UVCE College. By August 1999, he decided to dedicate his life to Srila Prabhupada’s mission and joined the Bengaluru temple. Currently, he is serving as Temple President of Hare Krishna Movement, Chennai.
Sri Nishkinchana Bhakta Dasa
Trustee, Hare Krishna Movement, India
Dr. Niskinchana Bhakta Dasa, a doctor by profession, has served the needy across India and applied Vedic medical knowledge to support youth in workplaces. As an eloquent speaker and expert trainer, he has led impactful sessions at esteemed institutions like IITs, NITs, and Bangalore University. Currently, he is the President of the Hare Krishna Movement in Visakhapatnam, guiding its growth under ISKCON Bangalore’s principles. He initiated the SUBHOJANAM project, providing nutritious meals at government hospitals for patient attendants at subsidized rates, and leads the Akshaya Patra Foundation in Visakhapatnam, benefiting 45,000 people.
Important Note
- Hare Krishna Movement Charitable Foundation is part of the Group Trusts consisting of Hare Krishna Movement, ISKCON Bangalore, The Akshaya Patra Foundation, Vrindavan Chandrodaya Mandir etc.
- All the managing trustees of these Trusts are missionaries of the Hare Krishna Movement. However, each Trust is a separate legal entity and may have different governance structures depending on the scale and nature of the activities of the respective Trust. The activities, objectives, Trustees and governance of Hare Krishna Charitable Foundation are given in this website.
- For any clarifications or feedback you may reach out to the Secretary of Hare Krishna Movement Charitable Foundation at secretary@hkmcf.org