About Us - Sanskriti & Sanskar

Culture & Tradition - Here we come!

The Foundation, registered in The Netherlands, aims to unite, revive, and help thrive the Culture, Heritage, Customs, and Traditions of India and The Netherlands.

Our Foundation supports and promotes events which showcase Poetry (Literature), Music, Dance (Art), and the Spiritual outlook of both nations. We have envisioned encouraging the younger generation to learn the richness of Indian and Dutch culture, ask questions, and understand the prowess of million-year-old civilizations.

We believe in: Connecting generations through art and stories, and creating a harmonious blend of traditions in modern times.

Our Purpose

Enlighten & Harmonize

To harmonize and enlighten generations about the culture, customs, traditions, and heritage of India and Netherlands. We strive to be the bridge that connects the past with the future.

Build & Promote

• To provide a platform to organise, share, promote and celebrate ideas/events of Indian, Surinamese Indian and Dutch
• To promote literature and art forms
• To promote spiritual discourses and outcomes
• To build harmony between cultures
• To find the common thread of humanity
• To encourage younger generations learn more about culture, heritage and traditions
• To bring together the Indian diaspora in the Netherlands through fusion between Indian and Dutch cultures

6,000+

Satisfied Participants

100+

Projects

200+

Awesome Volunteers/Sanskritik Sahyogi

3+

Years of Joy

Exuberant Team

Ready to help you

Seema Sharma

Executive Founder Board Member & Director

An erudite, extremely ardent, result-driven, culturally-sensitive Leader, Team player and a Strategist, Seema believes in possibilities and certainties! She has been one of the key driving force behind the Stichting's key mission and vision opportunities! She believes in an collaborative Community engagements and participation. Seema Sharma is deeply interested in Global History & Civilization, Animal Rights and Gender equality.

Mahesh Vallabh Pandey

Executive Founder Board Member & Director

Brain behind the Stichting, the Chief Strategist, Visionary and Orchestrator of the Stichting's Objectives, an IT Professional, IIM-Calcutta Management Leader, IT Leader, Podcast Director & Producer, Radio Show Director & Producer, Podcaster, Program and Event Host, Writer, Published Author, Poet, Lyricist, Blogger, Ex-Journalist---Mahesh is extremely passionate about learning, promoting & cross-sharing multi-Culture, Traditions, Heritage, Customs and Values.

Shilpam Chandra

Executive Co-Founder Board Member & Director

A Spiritual student of Music from the ancient city of Kashi and one of the Founding Board Member of the Stichting. She holds a PhD and had been a Lecturer in Global Universities. A Singer and a Poet, she is part of organizing committees for cultural events. Her ambition is to create a platform for introducing new talents in Netherlands.

Rakesh Pai

Executive Management Team Board Member

A ardent exponent & lover of Theatre, Poetry and Chess, Rakesh is a prolific Poet and a Writer in Hindi, English and Urdu languages; and also a Chess Coach to the kids. He is a firm believer in bringing harmony within Indian and Dutch diaspora and strives to make a difference through cultural and literary integration. He has hosted and led events and programs in literature, culture and performing arts.

Alok Sharma

Executive Management Team Board Member

An Artifical Intelligence professional and an extraordinary literary figure, who has Literature on his finger tips. His love for Indian Literature is unparallel. His self-written Poetry and Precis are a treat to ears and eyes. Exceptional human being and a great philosophical thinker, Alok has an burning passion for Artificial Intelligence, Art, Culture and Literature.

Jignesh Karnik

Executive Management Team Board Member

An IT Technology, Innovation and R&D Leader, Jignesh loves art in any form. Indian Classical Music, Poetery, Literature, Drawing and Painting are the ones that he ventures into the most. Meeting new people and having chats is one of his hobbies. He has hosted many professional and art programs and is a Public Speaker in professional events in Netherlands. Working in IT, he believes in "Future is Human" and the only way to flourish is when Sanskar, Technology and Art go hand in hand.

Dr. Pooja Karnik

Head: Women, Health & Social Initiatives

Dr. Pooja Karnik is a Homeopathic Doctor, practicing Homeopathy since 2001, now registered with NVHK in the Netherlands. Through regular involvement in Dutch working groups for classical homeopathy, Dr. Pooja Karnik shares insights from her Indian background and experience, contributing to the wider dutch professional community. She organizes, plans & executes various initiatives related to women, healthcare, and Wellness at Het Hoge Heem and Uithoorn voor Elkaar.

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