About - Hindu Consortium

About the Consortium

Who we are and why we exist

Our founding

How the Consortium came to be

The Hindu American community in the United States is vibrant, accomplished, and growing yet for decades, its organizations have operated largely in parallel, each doing meaningful work within their own sphere, without a shared platform to coordinate, amplify, and advocate collectively.

The Consortium of Hindu Americans was incorporated in Virginia in February 2025 to fill that gap. Not as another organization competing for attention, but as an enabler and convener an umbrella that preserves each member organization’s independence while giving the community a unified voice when it matters most.

Rooted in the Washington DC metro area, one of the most politically and civically significant regions in America, the Consortium is positioned to connect the Hindu American community’s values and concerns to the institutions and policymakers who shape national life.

We begin with three pillars civic engagement, interfaith dialogue, and youth development and we intend to grow as the community grows.

Full legal name

Consortium of Hindu Americans Inc.

Known as

The Consortium · CHAI

Incorporated

February 21, 2025 · Commonwealth of Virginia

Tax status

501(c)(3) pending

Based in

Washington DC Metro Area

Founding president

Akhil Govil

Our mission

What we are here to do

Mission statement

To serve as a unifying platform for Hindu organizations in America facilitating coordination, amplifying our collective voice, and championing the civic, cultural, and interfaith interests of the Hindu American community.

What guides us

Our principles

The Consortium draws on the dharmic tradition’s deepest values — not as decoration, but as a genuine operating philosophy.

एकता

Ekata · Unity

We believe the Hindu American community is stronger when its many voices act in concert preserving diversity while pursuing shared purpose.

सेवा

Seva · Service

Every program, event, and initiative the Consortium undertakes is in service to the community, to the next generation, and to the broader society we share.

धर्म

Dharma · Right action

We act with integrity, honesty, and purpose — grounding our civic and advocacy work in the ethical foundation that the dharmic tradition provides.

Where we are headed

Vision for the future

The Consortium is in its founding chapter. Here is how we see the journey ahead.

NOW

NOWEstablish the foundation

Build credibility through events, interfaith programs, and youth initiatives. Demonstrate what coordinated action looks like before formalizing membership. Let the work speak first.

Formalize the network

Invite Hindu organizations from across the DC region and beyond to formally join the Consortium under a shared MOU framework. Establish an executive body with representation from founding member organizations.

Build national presence

Expand beyond the DC metro to partner with Hindu organizations in other major cities. Develop policy positions and advocacy programs that reflect the full breadth of the Hindu American community.

A permanent, national voice

Become the trusted, go-to platform that policymakers, journalists, and interfaith partners seek out when they need to understand the Hindu American perspective and that Hindu organizations across America are proud to call their collective home.

“Hindu Americans are not a monolith we are a mosaic. The Consortium’s purpose is to hold that mosaic together, so our diversity becomes our greatest strength in civic and public life.”

Akhil Govil · Founding President, the Consortium of Hindu Americans

Want to be part of this?

Whether you represent a Hindu organization or simply want to follow the Consortium’s work, we welcome the connection.