Madhu Pandit Dasa

Madhu Pandit Dasa
Born Trivandrum, India
Residence Bangalore, India
Nationality Indian
Alma mater Civil Engineering (IIT Mumbai)
Known for President Of ISKCON Bangalore, Chairman of Akshaya Patra Foundation And Chairman of Vrindavan Chandrodaya Mandir
Religion Gaudiya Vaishnavism

Early life and education

Madhu Pandit Dasa[1] (formerly known as Madhusudan S) was born in 1956 in Nagercoil, India. An IIT Alumnus, he completed his B.Tech in Civil Engineering from IIT-Mumbai in 1980. Currently, Madhu Pandit Dasa serves as the President of ISKCON Bangalore,[2] Chairman of The Akshaya Patra Foundation,[3] and Chairman of Vrindavan Chandrodaya Mandir.[4] The Government of India has recently conferred upon him the prestigious Padma Shri Award[5] in recognition of the distinguished service rendered by Akshaya Patra for the children of India.

The Akshaya Patra Foundation

July 2000 saw the beginning of an initiative led by Madhu Pandit Dasa[6] - The Akshaya Patra Foundation. The cause of the Foundation was to serve underprivileged children by providing mid-day meals at Government schools of Bengaluru Rural District. To meet the requirement of preparing meals in large quantity, a centralised kitchen was designed by Madhu Pandit Dasa. He also gave the Foundation a working Governance Model, where transparency and accountability are the core values. Based on these values, Akshaya Patra has become one of the few trustworthy NGOs in the country. Demonstrating this point, Akshaya Patra has been awarded the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)’s Gold Shield Award for Excellence in Financial Reporting consecutively five times, placing the Foundation in its Hall of Fame.[7] Akshaya Patra has spanned 15 years and during this has grown from providing mid-day meals to 1,500 children to 1.5 million children.

Inspiration

The teachings of Srila Prabhupada,the Founder- Acharya of ISKCON and the Inspiration behind the Akshaya Patra programme has been Madhu Pandit Dasa's guiding light throughout his journey as a missionary. Srila Prabhupada’s biography inspired Madhu Pandit Dasa to join the International Society of Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON).

Honors and recognition

Mr. M. Dasa has been rewarded Padma Shri Award on 67 Republic Day by the Government of India.[8] The award has been conferred in recognition of the distinguished service rendered by Akshaya Patra for the children of India[9]

Distinguished Alumnus Award 2010 by the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Mr. Madhu Pandit Dasa | Alumni and Corporate Relations". www.iitb.ac.in. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
  2. ↑ "The project, which has been conceived by Madhu Pandit Dasa, president of ISKCON, Bangalore, will feature a grand temple of Lord Krishna.". Hindustan Times/. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
  3. ↑ "Rajnath lauds foundation for serving mid-day meal - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
  4. ↑ "President Pranab Mukherjee hopes Vrindavan to be world centre of spiritual enlightenment | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". dna. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
  5. ↑ "List of Padma Shri". The Hindhu.
  6. ↑ "Cooking up a storm for India's school lunch scheme". www.deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
  7. ↑ Urs, Anil. "Akshaya Patra gets award for excellence in financial reporting". The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
  8. ↑ Madhu Pandit Dasa, Chairman of Akshaya Patra Foundation and President of ISKCON Bangalore has been awarded the prestigious Padma Shri. The award has been conferred in recognition of the distinguished service rendered by Akshaya Patra for the children of India
  9. ↑ "Padma Honours for 11 Hailing from Karnataka".
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