Virtual india Foundation
Where Culture Inspires Impact
#cultureimpact
About
Virtual India Foundation, a non-profit (501(c)(3) based in California, USA, is a collective that supports a cinematic movement to preserve India’s cultural essence, one story at a time. The organisation curates films rooted in art, culture, and tradition, while also engaging with contemporary thought, bringing forward narratives from across the Indian subcontinent that often remain unseen, unheard. Supported by people from around the world, the Virtual India Foundation seeks to create and sustain meaningful, cross-cultural connections between people across the world, helping them engage with their roots and rediscover a shared cultural inheritance.
Vision
To learn from India’s deep cultural wisdom that inspires dialogue among humanity
and fosters mutual respect
Mission
Leverage cinematic storytelling to engage, educate, and entertain young minds, while sharing India's diversity, building a global community, and creating a lasting cultural impact.
Board of Directors
Bharatbala
Bharatbala, as a founder of Global Indian Collective, has envisioned a platform nurturing young talent to create a thousand short films for Virtual Bharat, a digital archive of India’s lesser-known stories. As curator, creative director, and producer, he’s shaping a cinematic collection of stories that reveal India’s hidden wealth of culture, traditions, art, heritage, history and more. These films have sparked a cultural dialogue between India and its American diaspora, building bridges between shared roots and new horizons.
Lata Krishnan
Lata Krishnan is an experienced Board Director and investor, serving on public and private boards, including Stanford Healthcare and the Accion Opportunity Fund. She is the Founder and Co-Chair of the American India Foundation and Managing Partner of Shah Capital Partners. Passionate about storytelling, she was Executive Producer of the award-winning film “Fremont"
Dr. Venkat Srinivasan
Dr. Venkat Srinivasan is the Founder and Managing Director of Innospark, with deep expertise in AI, computational algorithms, and multiple domains like finance and accounting. He has founded several AI-led startups, including eCredit and Rage Frameworks, and holds 8 patents with over 30 published research papers. Venkat is also the author of "The Intelligent Enterprise in the Era of Big Data"
