Leadership & Public Engagement

Madhava has served as Vice-Chairman of the British Board of Hindu Scholars, Vice-President of the Hindu Forum of Britain, and Vice-Chairman of the Council of Dharmic Faiths.

He currently serves as Hindu Chaplain to the High Sheriff of Greater London (2026–2027), supporting the Office through spiritual counsel, interfaith engagement, and community service.

He has also been appointed The Master's Chaplain, The Company of Entrepreneurs (2026–2027). In this role, he serves as the official chaplain to the 13th Master Entrepreneur, Rita W. Bologna. He will formally commence his duties on 24 November 2026 by delivering a traditional Sanskrit reading during the Installation Court and Service of Thanksgiving at the historic Guildhall church of St Lawrence Jewry.

He was the first person to deliver a speech in Sanskrit in the UK Parliament and has been invited by the United Nations to speak on interfaith harmony and global peace.

Awards

• Nine Jewels of Indian Culture in the UK (2012)
• Abhinava Vivekananda (2013), presented by Padma Vibhushan and Jnanapeeth Awardee Dr. C. Narayana Reddy
• Bharat Gaurav (2014)
• Prasanga Kala Prapurna (2015)
• Dharma Priya (2016), by Sri Annamacharya Bhavana Vahini Presented by internationally acclaimed musician, talented writer and composer Padma Shri Dr Shobha Raju

Selected Achievements

• Chaired a legal think-tank presentation in the UK Parliament on data privacy and outsourcing.
• Invited by UNEP and UNESCO to deliver talks in the Middle East on Hindu perspectives on climate change.
• Presented a paper on global climate change in Tehran at the joint invitation of the Government of Iran and the United Nations.
• Served as Honorary Hindu Chaplain (2023–2024) to the President of the United Wards Club of the City of London, Dhruv Patel CBE.
• Served as a Local Authority Governor at Downe Manor Primary School, Ealing, supporting education and community development.
• Founded a Hindu think-tank and training institute offering management and leadership training based on the Bhagavad Gītā and other scriptures.
• Widely recognised motivational speaker; noted for foresight in Big Data analytics, including accurate predictions of major global events.

Media & Public Engagements

• Appeared live on CNN International TV defending the Hindu faith perspective.
• Frequently invited to share views on BBC Radio, presenting Hindu philosophical insights on contemporary issues.
• Participated in guest-hour programmes on several Indian TV channels, including UK-based Zee TV.
• Recognised for statistically defending President Donald Trump’s 2016 election win during Zee TV’s “Statistically Analysing the World Events” series.

Community Media Leadership

• Founded Telugu Vaani, a UK-based Telugu language radio station with the tagline “Voice of Telugu People in Europe”. From 2009 to 2014, it served as a vibrant platform uniting the Telugu diaspora through culture, faith, and community dialogue. Though the station closed due to financial challenges, it remains recognised as a pioneering effort in bringing Telugu voices together in Europe.
• Founded Speak Sanskrit, a Spoken Sanskrit Facebook group with 30,000+ members — among the largest globally. View Group

Academic Presentations & Seminars

• Invited as Distinguished Guest and Keynote Speaker to the International Seminar on “Dimensions of Cultural Nationalism”, organised by the Department of Philosophy, BN Mandal University, Madhepura (India), on 27 January 2022. The programme was officially sponsored by the Indian Council of Philosophical Research (ICPR), New Delhi. Delivered a keynote lecture on “Exploring the Roots of Indian Cultural Nationalism”. Watch Video (from 3h40m)
• Invited to present a paper at the International Seminar (16–18 Sept 2025) hosted by Central Sanskrit University, Jaipur, on “Challenges and Solutions in the Study, Training and Research of Indian Knowledge System”, sponsored by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi. His paper, “Reviving Devabhāṣā: Contemporary Promotion of Sanskrit through Fiction – A Study of Riddles of Destiny”, explores how his novel contributes to Sanskrit’s contemporary revival.
• Presented papers on Hindu philosophy, Sanskrit revival, and interfaith dialogue at universities and international conferences in India and the UK (2000s–2020s).
• Delivered guest lectures on management and leadership based on the Bhagavad Gītā at academic and interfaith forums.

Through these academic engagements, Madhava bridges creative writing, Hindu philosophy, and institutional scholarship, contributing to both cultural dialogue and the national agenda for Sanskrit revival.

Community Service & Volunteering

Madhava has consistently dedicated his time to social and cultural volunteering, serving both communities in need and global heritage institutions.

• Volunteered as an NHS Volunteer Responder during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020–2021) through the Royal Voluntary Service programme . Contributed more than 200 hours of service by driving vulnerable individuals to local shops, delivering groceries to those in self-isolation, and volunteering at vaccination centres. Recognised among the Top 100 Volunteer Responders across the UK.
• Volunteered with the British Library (2011) for their Digitised Manuscripts project . Recorded the Telugu version of an excerpt from the Old English epic Beowulf, as part of a multilingual initiative showcasing translations of the classic text. Described by the British Library as “always keen to volunteer” and acknowledged on their official blog.

From Rajabodh to Project CiER-X

Madhava’s earlier think-tank work evolved into Project CiER-X (Conscious Intergalactic Entity Research-X), an international initiative hosted at CIERX.com, exploring the frontiers of consciousness, karma, and intergalactic life—bridging ancient wisdom and modern inquiry.

An award-winning poet and commentator in English and Telugu—and author of a commentary on a section of the Yajurveda—Madhava continues to advocate for a compassionate, conscious, and unified world. He lives in London with his wife and teenage son.