I like to think that someone will trace how the deepest thinking of India made its way to Greece and from there to the philosophy of our times.

—John Archibald Wheeler, American theoretical physicist

The role of ancient Indian civilization in shaping the world order has been a subject that has fascinated Western thinkers for centuries. Also its study has become a necessity for future generations of Indians in America, in a larger sense it is important for them to know where they come from. In order to promote deep thinking on the subject, the Dharma Civilization Foundation (DCF) was founded in 2012. It is a non-profit based out of Chatsworth, California. Its objectives are noble: it wishes to promote academic philanthropy and create an infrastructure for accurate and authentic representation of Dharma traditions and Indian civilization. The members who number over 1,000 are drawn mainly from the Indian American community and are known to follow the ideals of Swami Dayanand Saraswati, founder of the Arya Samaj, and Swami Vivekananda, founder of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission. The DCF has tirelessly raised funds from the Indian American community to sponsor academic chairs at universities across the United States.