Reviving Civilizational Wisdom for a Better Tomorrow

About Us

Civstudies Foundation is a non-profit organization committed to promoting civilizational studies, indigenous knowledge systems, ethical innovation, and transformative education

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Mission

To create interdisciplinary research and public education on ancient civilizations and knowledge systems.

To empower students, scholars, and institutions in accessing, preserving, and innovating upon the wisdom of ancient civilizations.

To facilitate digital and community-based outreach that democratizes access to ancient wisdom traditions.

Vision

To ensure all ancient civilizations contributions are equitably represented in academia and the world

Social Science Initiatives

At the intersection of timeless wisdom and modern innovation, our flagship initiatives bring the spirit of Hindu Dharma into the heart of today’s conversations. Through digital platforms, and research-driven engagement, we aim to make civilizational wisdom accessible, relevant, and critically examined. Each initiative contributes to the ongoing task of recovering indigenous perspectives, fostering scholarly depth, and enabling informed dialogue grounded in dharmic frameworks.

AI Initiatives for Civilizational Access and Ethics

DharmaGPT: A conversational AI assistant providing access to curated content from Hindupedia and allied platforms. Future upgrades include AI-generated civilizational content grounded in vetted knowledge.

CivStudies AI: Engage directly with published academic research by the CivStudies team. Soon to include content-generation tools for researchers and educators based on our corpus.

IKS AI: A powerful tool for Indian Knowledge Systems scholars to search, cross-reference, and explore nuanced IKS themes through AI-enabled research support.

Sanātan AI : A pioneering safety and governance framework that aligns AI epistemology with Indic ethos and dhārmic values. It functions as an ethical virtual assistant tailored for educational institutions and industry.

Workshops & Scholar Engagement

Multi-day workshops in a teach-the-teacher format, focusing on Colonial Discourse, led by Prof. Kundan Singh. These are designed for small cohorts of scholars to go deep into epistemic frameworks and narrative recovery.

• Civilizational Dialogues & Immersions, covering:

• Colonial Discourse and Identity Recovery

• Indic Leadership Ethics

• Guna-Dosha based Self-Knowledge

• Public Policy grounded in Dharma

• The first citable online encyclopedia of Hindu Dharma used by academics globally.

• Over 12,000 vetted articles

• Cited in over 100 academic publications

• Used as a reference in university curricula

• Content is governed by a strong editorial process to ensure integrity and accuracy.

Hindupedia.com – A Civilizational Encyclopedia

Scholarship & Research Publications

• Our team has produced 4 scholarly books, numerous book chapters, and peer-reviewed academic papers

• Contributions across international conference presentations and academic workshops

• A focused body of work on Colonial Discourse on Hindu Dharma, aimed at deconstructing inherited narratives and reviving indigenous perspectives

A signature 1-hour talk + Q&A session on the impact of Colonial Discourse in disciplines such as History, Social Sciences, Business, and Computer Science. This session is offered across academic institutions, conferences, and corporate knowledge forums.

Public Presentations

Contact Us

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