Dr. D.K. Hema Hari, born in Mysore, raised in Bombay and living in Chennai, is an accomplished professional with a dual degree in Physics and Computer Technology from Bombay University. A PMI-certified Project Management Professional for over 12 years, she has an extensive career in Information Technology. Dr. Hema Hari began her journey with Tata Consultancy Services in 1989, spending a decade there before moving to CSC India, where she held senior management roles for another 10 years. Throughout her 20-year career, she specialized in managing innovation and nurturing new technologies through consulting, mentoring, and business development.
She has travelled extensively to over 40 countries across the globe to explore other cultures.
In 2000, Dr. D.K. Hema Hari, alongside her husband Dr. D.K. Hari, co-founded Bharath Gyan, an initiative dedicated to Civilizational Studies. The project follows an interdisciplinary approach to researching India from an indigenous perspective and offers a comprehensive, Indic narrative of the Indian civilization showcasing the Scientific, Industrial and Social aspects of the Bharatiya civilization besides highlighting its Spiritual aspects. It shows how it is the ethos of their twinning which had sustained flourish for this civilization across millennia.
It highlights the contributions made by the Indian civilization to the world across millennia, in the realm of Matter and Mind and how they have been Game Changers for shaping the world to what it is today.
As of 2025, Dr. Hema Hari, along with her husband, has co-authored over 100 books on Indian civilization as the Autobiography of India collection, along with their translations in Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Gujarati, and Tamil. Their multimedia content spans more than 500 hours across 108+ subjects. They have produced 5 Documentaries, 1000 short films and 1000 articles.
Dr. Hema Hari has delivered over 1000 joint multimedia talks with his wife, addressing wide audiences in India and abroad. These talks have been presented at prestigious international conferences, such as World Sanskrit Conferences, KAICIID Interfaith Conferences, and several others on subjects such as the Ramayana, Mahabharata, Vedas, cosmology, science, spirituality, and women’s issues.
Some of the key contributions at a National level include:
- Member of delegation for CIVIL BRICS, Moscow, Russia in 2015
- Delivered Key Session for Youth in Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, 2015
- Authoring book and Designing, Curating and Setting up “Knowing New India” Pavilion for Ministry of External Affairs at Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, Varanasi in 2019
- Knowledge Partner for Bharat Ko Janiye Quiz of Ministry Of External Affairs
- Mentoring NGOs across India on water harnessing and river rejuvenation projects for applying Indic wisdom in their projects
- Authoring and Publishing of books for Ek Bharat Sreshta Bharat events in 2022, 2023 as well as for the inauguration of Sri Ram Janmabhoomi temple in 2024
- Kasi Tamilagam – A Traditional Connect
- Saurashtra Tamilagam – Millennia Of Connect
- Sri Rama In Tamilagam, An Inseparable Bond
Dr.Hema Hari has been disseminating this knowledge to the youth and students through lectures, talks, films, writings, expos and social media. He has trained close to 2000 Indian and International students on Indian Civilization Knowledge Studies in the last 4 years.
Dr. Hema Hari has also volunteered with several community organizations in the fields of health, education, and culture. In addition, she has trained in vocal Carnatic music, which she enjoys practicing as a hobby.
Awards and Recognitions:
- Utkarsh Samman Award – Prachya Vidya Bhushanam, by Central Sanskrit University, Min. of Education, Aug 2024
- Gaurav Patra Samman by Pujya Swami GovindDev Giri ji Maharaj at Gita Bhakti Amrut Mahotsav, Feb 2024
- Rukmini & Viswanathan Memorial Life Time Achievement Award in the field of Bharatiya Civilization Knowledge by Rukmini Arts and Music Trust on 9th September, 2023.
- Grateful to Guru award by Indica on 29th July, 2023.
- Honoris Causa Doctorate (Ph.D.) from Sri Sri University in 2019 for two decades of research in Civilizational Studies.
- Shri B.R. Haran Memorial Award in 2019.
- Visalakshi Award from the Art of Living in 2018 for pioneering efforts in repurposing ancient knowledge for the modern age.
Prominent figures like Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, Mr. Amitabh Bachchan, Pujya Sri Pramukh Swami Ji, Swami Dayananda Saraswathi, Pujya Gurudev Sri Sri RaviShankar, Hon’ble Governor of Tamil Nadu Sri. R.N.Ravi etc. have praised their work.
Their compilation and dissemination work has led Bharath Gyan to be recognized as a Knowledge partner to the Indian Knowledge Systems Division, Division of Ministry of Education.
Dr. Hema Hari’s profound contributions to civilizational studies and her dedication to promoting ancient knowledge in modern contexts have earned her a distinguished place in her field.
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