francois Gautier President

  Francois Gautier is a French political writer and journalist based in India, since 1971. Mr. Gautier is the founder of the Foundation for Advancement of Cultural Ties (FACT), an NGO which is ‘committed to highlighting the magnificence of India and the threats to its sovereignty’. He has written 9 plus books on India and its culture and history many of which are best sellers. He has also won the prestigious Nachiketa award for excellence in journalism and the Bipin Chandra Pal award. He is a regular contributor in many popular magazines and other journals. In 2012, he founded the Shivaji Maharaj Museum of Indian History which was inaugurated by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Ajit Pawar and Nitin Gadkari. He lives with his wife Namrata Gautier in Pondicherry – India.

  Chandrakala Kamath is a retired general surgeon. At an early age, she had read the Mahabharata and the Ramayana by 

Shri C. Rajagopalachari, and was inspired by them. But in school, she was surprised to find the history curriculum shedding very little light on the great Indian achievements before the Moghul and British rules. 

In the late 80’s and the 90’s she read and was impressed by Mr. Gautier’s articles addressing this aspect. So, when she heard him speak at an ashram in New Jersey some years ago, about his plans for building a museum of true Indian history, she felt it a privilege to help him in his mission.