WORK DONE SO FAR
CURRENT PROJECT STATUS
NEED YOUR SUPPORT
Work done since 2018.
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We started our work in 2018 by making Gita content, and so far, we have made three styles of Gita content in five languages. We have created 18 MP3 files and 18 mp4 files for every style of Gita, thereby producing 18x5x3=270 MP3 files and an equal number of MP4 files. We have made them available on our YouTube channels. The MP3 files of the Fusion Music Bhagawat Gita were kept open on our Gita university website for free download.
A team of 8 people worked for over a year and called 3.6 lakh people from all 29 states, and 87,000 people have downloaded thus far.
We have also sent WhatsApp and text messages to a two-crore database, recommending that they visit our YouTube channels and the Gita University website. So far, over 23 lakh people visited our website to listen to the audio files of Bhagavad Gita, which could be a reason for having fewer visitors and subscribers to our YouTube channels.
We have started digitalising Valmiki Ramayana in English, Telugu, and Hindi with an estimated budget of 4 crores. However, due to a lack of funds, this project is suspended until we get sponsorship from a business firm or affluent dharmic individual.
Since 2018 to February 2025, we have spent about Rupees 6.76 crore on all the above activities, of which the public gave 1.44 crore rupees, Rupees 2.35 crore as interest-free loans from friends, and 2.97 crore rupees from the personal funding of the company’s directors.
We have made the Gita University Project document the first initiative in our Global Peace Mission and released a teaser on String Channel in December 2021. We planned to construct the same in 6 phases, each worth 200 crores. We have received immense support from the public at large. Over 200 prominent people have contacted us nationwide, and we have taken their suggestions for 18 months since then.
We have met a few CSR heads of the companies who advised us to commence Initiatives 2 and 3 to be eligible for CSR funding. Many architects and engineers have advised us to complete the entire construction in one go for many logistics reasons.
A team of 12 people emailed the Gita University document to 7,542 people, including IAS and IPS officers, MLAs, and MPs from all over India. We also called all these influential people and advised them to look at the project and send suggestions, if any.
From June 2023, we started working on the suggestions we received from a broad spectrum of people and made a final project draft with three objectives estimated at a budget of 2200 crores, other than the land component.
Work done in the past 20 months: In the past twenty months, our back office team has contacted the offices of India’s richest 4,000 people and listed their postal details and a few personal information of the CEO. We informed them that we would return to them after getting the required land from the Government and with proper 3D plans.
We completed the printing of 1000 comprehensive project booklets and 4000 concise booklets in the initial week of June 2024 for distribution to India’s top 4000 wealthiest individuals (Ultra HNIs). These booklets will be dispatched once the brand ambassadors are finalised or 1 or 2 dynamic individuals are added to the board of directors or immediately after the press meeting. Following the distribution of the booklets, our fundraising team will reach out to them individually based on their wealth rank status, resulting in 1108 donors supporting this project by March 2025.
We received blessings from HH Sri. Gaurangadas Prabhu (ISCON GCM and Director, GEV—Mumbai) to collaborate two years ago and have been taking his advice since then. Recently, we met Prabhu Ji and resolved to collaborate with ISCON with train-the-trainers training and various other aspects. Prabhu Ji also assured us that he would soon introduce us and the project to Nita Ambani Ji for her support and endorsement. Prabhu Ji has confirmed to us that he would love to be on our advisory board, and he assured us of his complete support.
We also received blessings from HH Sri Chinnajeeyar Swamiji and Sri Ramesh Gupta Ji, eminent dharmic individuals from Hyderabad. We also received blessings from our Gurus, Shri Shanmukha Sharma, Shri. Chaganti Koteswara Rao, Swarupanandendra Swami ji of Sarada peetam Visakhapatnam, and His Highness Sanchidananda Swami ji of the Datta peetam or Mysore.
We also received blessings from His Highness Prince Aditya Varma ji, Travancore Sansthan and Managing Trustee of Anantha Padmanabha Swamy temple board. He assured us he would put the proposal on the upcoming new trustees’ board and do everything possible. We are also talking to Hero Arjun and Shri Anupam Kher (Actor) for their support.
CURRENT STATUS OF THE PROJECT
Gita University is a visionary initiative conceived in December 2018, planned to be established on a 200-acre campus with a total project budget of ₹2,200 crores. The project envisions 25 lakh sq. ft. of institutionally owned infrastructure dedicated to Dharma, Vedantic wisdom, and conscious leadership.
The funding model is simple yet bold: 220 of India’s wealthiest billionaires and centimillionaires contributing ₹10 crore each, thereby becoming guiding stakeholders in this historic mission.
Engagement with the State Government
We are currently in active discussions with close aides of the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Telangana, Shri Revanth Reddy garu. The project has been presented at preliminary levels and has received a positive response. We remain hopeful that the Hon’ble Chief Minister will soon review the full proposal and consider the allocation of 200 acres of endowment or government land for this national spiritual and educational mission.
Donor Outreach Efforts
Between June and August 2025, detailed presentations of the Gita University project were sent to the top 500 richest individuals in India. Our team has been in constant dialogue with the personal secretaries and staff of several billionaires and centimillionaires. We are confident that once land is secured and the project is formally announced with a Bhumi Puja led by revered Acharyas of the Adi Shankara Peethams and witnessed by 18 chosen celebrities and business leaders, donors will step forward to contribute.
Plan C – International School for Bhagavad Gita
While awaiting land allocation for the full-scale university, we pragmatically commenced Plan C in November 2024: the International School for Bhagavad Gita. This is the seed version of the larger vision, rising on an 11-acre campus at Shankarpally, Hyderabad, just 32 km from Kokapet SEZ and 66 km from Hyderabad International Airport.
The project is being developed by Sri Castle Estates and D3Y Infrastructures Pvt. Ltd., under the leadership of Shri Mahesh Reddy and Shri Anand Reddy. The residential community, named Sri Vedic Township, is planned as an exclusive township for Hindus.
On-ground progress has been substantial: jungle clearance, leveling, and irrigation approvals are complete; compound wall construction is nearing completion; and HMDA approval is expected by October 2025. The township will feature 159 duplex and triplex villas (2000–2400 sft each), with at least 100 expected to be leased to the project at ₹75,000 per month per villa.
This arrangement will provide 300 rooms (600 beds), of which 100 will be reserved for management and staff. With this, we can launch two flagship initiatives:
- A 3-week residential Advaita program for affluent youth, accommodating 500 participants per month.
- A 1-day Advaita retreat for the urban middle class, capable of serving 1,000 participants per day.
The developers are presently collecting Expressions of Interest (EOIs) ahead of the official project launch on 1st December 2025. In parallel, our Foundation is reaching out to corporates, celebrities, institutions, and royal families to secure additional villas dedicated exclusively to the mission of spreading Advaita wisdom and Bhagavad Gita education.
Funds required
159 Corporate / Celebrity donors required: We are preparing to launch a scaled-down version of the Gita University Project at Shankarpally, Hyderabad, 32 km from Kokapet SEZ and 66 km from International Airport. To facilitate this, we are seeking 159 affluent dharmic individuals from across India, particularly from Hyderabad, to invest in constructing 159 cottages on the International School for Karma Yoga campus. Each investor is invited to contribute two crores for a 2000 square-foot cottage on a 165 square-yard plot. The 200 cottages, along with the Clubhouse and additional conference facilities on the 11-acre campus, will be owned privately by the 159 investors. We request this amount as an investment rather than a donation to foster trust and confidence in their financial commitment. Should our Foundation demonstrate the value of their investment, the investors may consider transferring ownership of the 11-acre property to the Foundation. Conversely, if they choose, the 200 Investors Association retains the right to reclaim the asset from the Foundation and utilize it as they see fit.
Funds to Register 3000 sft new office space: We have finalized a 3000-square-foot office space (@Rs.8500/- psft including all) located on the main road of Srinagar colony, just 500 meters from Punjagutta Metro station. We have assured the owners that we will complete the registration process before August 15, 2024. We again took an extension for the same till May 2025. We seek help from 1000 people who can donate Rs.25,000/- each.
Small monthly donations will greatly help us: Our current average monthly public donation amount for 18 months is Rs.40,000/, while our monthly expenses are above 5 lakh rupees. Many people stopped donating because we could not execute Plan A (Gita University) as scheduled. Now that we are executing Plan C without giving up Plan A, we request all our old donors to continue donating Rs.1000/— to Rs.1000/— a month. Please pick the below link to make a small monthly donation.
Namaste.
Shri. Chalasani Balaramayya (Chairman) & Anand Reddy (Director),
Bhagawat Gita Foundation for Vedic Studies
A section-8 Non-Profit Organization.
Hyderabad, India, www.gitauniversity.in
Ms.Reshma (Project coordinator)
8977931068, 8520933933
Note: Any discrepancies in the document may be brought to our coordinator’s notice.
We had the opportunity to meet Smt. Konda Surekha garu, the Honorable Minister for Endowments, alongside Smt. Renu Desai ji advocating for endowment land for the Gita University Project. The Minister has graciously expressed a positive response. However, for reasons that remain unclear to us, she has not demonstrated an interest in meeting with us for the second time. We remain hopeful about advancing this matter while extending an invitation for her to participate in the Bhumi puja for the establishment of the “International School for Bhagawat Gita” likely on 1-12-2025 on 11-acre campus at Shankarpally, 32 km from Kokapet SEZ, Hyderabad.