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Dharma Civilization Foundation

Dharma has navigated every age of humanity.
It's time to bring it to ours.

We fund serious scholarship and bring its insights into modern life. For anyone, anywhere, who wants to engage with the frameworks that have guided human flourishing for millennia.

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"धारयति इति धर्म:"

— That which sustains is Dharma

Dharma in Digital Age Conference '26
was a great success, with many actionable insights, beginnings of collaborations and learnings for all participants!

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Missed DDA ’26 & Tejas ’26?

The Conference

DDA ’27 is Coming

June 11–13, 2027 · Houston, TX

Be the first to know when registration opens, speakers are announced, and early-bird spots become available.

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The Competition

Know a Tejas Reader?

Ages 14–18 Ages 19–25 Ages 26+

An immersive Indic book competition — solo or in teams. Know the moment registration opens, and help spread the word.

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What Is DCF

A foundation that advances Dharmic scholarship and brings its wisdom to the world.

DCF funds rigorous research on Dharmic wisdom and translates it into action — through events, publications, youth programmes, and grants.

Dharmic wisdom is not the inheritance of any single people. It is a body of tested, remarkably practical thinking about how to live, govern, heal, educate, and sustain.

We don't advocate. We illuminate — helping individuals, institutions, and policymakers find the right frameworks, the right scholars, and the right first questions.

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Diya lamp by the river at dawn — the light of Dharma

धारयति इति धर्म:

Dharma is that which sustains.

What We Do

Six ways DCF brings Dharmic wisdom to public life

Research & Scholarships

Swami Vivekananda Endowment Fund — PhD research, author grants, fellowships, and academic chairs in Dharmic studies.

Learn more

Annual Conferences

DDA, Scholars Retreat, and Academic Meet — where Dharmic thinkers and practitioners do serious work together.

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Tejas Youth Programme

US high schoolers read foundational Indic books and create podcasts, videos, and booklets — becoming Dharma's next generation of voices.

Tejas '26 →

Publications & Media

Three YouTube channels, LinkedIn, and published essays — Dharmic insight made rigorous and widely available.

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Summer Internships

Ten exclusive research placements for ages 14–30, alongside Indic authors, academics, and organisations.

Apply →

Dharmic Perspectives on Demand

When institutions need Dharmic perspectives — on AI, sustainability, or education — DCF is the starting point, not the last resort.

Get in touch

Our Flagship Event · Now In Its Third Year

Dharma in Digital Age Conference '26

Dharma in Digital Age — 3rd Annual

Six dimensions of a life
lived well in our age.

Six Conference Themes

Sustainability: From Exploitation to Equilibrium

Education: Learning Beyond Data

Spirituality in the Age of Algorithms

Technology & Dharma

Conversations Across Generations

Health Beyond Medicine

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DDA ’27 is Coming

Be first to know when registration opens and speakers are announced.

June 11–13, 2027 · Houston, TX

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Tejas '26 · Youth Programme

High schoolers who read the world's deepest books — and share what they find.

Tejas is a national competition for US high schoolers (ages 14–18). Participants read four foundational Indic texts and create original content — podcasts, videos, booklets, posters — to share Dharmic wisdom with their peers and the world.

Ages 14–18US National 4 Books4 Challenges Houston Finals

Generous cash awards, plus one-of a kind internship opportunities not found anywhere. Every participant gets a shot at an internship.

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What participants create

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YouTube Short

60–90 sec — one big idea, in your voice.

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Podcast

A deeper conversation — thinking out loud, debating ideas.

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Booklet

Teach the ideas to someone who hasn't read the book.

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Poster

Visual storytelling — one powerful idea.

Everything you create lives in your portfolio, social channels, and college applications.

The Competition · Tejas

Know a Tejas Reader?

An immersive Indic book competition — solo or in teams.

Ages 14–18 Ages 19–25 Ages 26+

Join the Interest List

Connect With DCF

Have a question a Dharmic perspective could help answer?

Whether you're a researcher, policymaker, educator, or simply curious — if you're working on a question that Dharmic wisdom might illuminate, we're where that conversation starts. We may not always have the answer, but we know the landscape well enough to point you toward the right frameworks, scholars, and first steps.

"When institutions face questions about AI ethics, sustainability, or education — Dharmic traditions have frameworks tested across millennia. That conversation should start here."

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LinkedIn — Follow DCF

Primary platform for insights, events, and conversation.

Dharma in Digital Age

Talks and panels from the DDA conference series.

Dharmic wisdom in young voices — student-created content.

DCF Main Channel

Conversations, lectures, and perspectives from across DCF.

Event highlights and Tejas snapshots.

info@dcfusa.org — enquiries, partnerships, speaking.

Recent From DCF

Watch. Learn. Share.

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TejasReads

Student voices

Tejas

US high schoolers share what they've discovered

Podcasts, YouTube shorts, and booklets — the next generation of Dharmic voices, in their own words.

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DCF Channel

Talks & Conversations

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Dharmic perspectives on modern life

Lectures, panels, and conversations bringing Dharmic scholarship to contemporary questions.

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Our Partners

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Missed DDA ’26 & Tejas ’26?

The Conference

DDA ’27 is Coming

June 11–13, 2027 · Houston, TX

Be the first to know when registration opens, speakers are announced, and early-bird spots become available.

Join the Interest List

The Competition

Know a Tejas Reader?

Ages 14–18 Ages 19–25 Ages 26+

An immersive Indic book competition — solo or in teams. Know the moment registration opens, and help spread the word.

Join the Interest List

Dharma Civilization Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in the United States of America.

Contact Us

Dharma Civilization Foundation
3973 Trolley Ct. Brea, CA. 92823
info@dcfusa.org

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