Vikram Gandhi

Vikram Gandhi, Chair of the Taksha Movie Arts Center (TMAC), is an award-winning director and producer of fiction and non-fiction film, television, and commercials. His first company DISPOSABLE created the first web series for channels and brands like Comedy Central, IFC, HBO, American Express, AOL, and others. His directorial debut, KUMARÉ won the Audience Award at the South By Southwest (SXSW) Festival in 2011 and was released in theaters internationally. Since, he’s directed and produced HBO’s Emmy-winning series “VICE”, and the Netflix Originals “BARRY”, “TRIGGER WARNING”, and “GRASS IS GREENER.” He is also a Senior Correspondent on HBO’s Emmy-Winning News Series “VICE”. His current company PROPHETS (prophets.net) is a next-generation content studio making innovative and thoughtful entertainment for television, film, and digital media with a slate of long form documentary projects.

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Originally founded in 1976 by Adarsh Deepak, PhD, as the Institute for Atmospheric Optic and Remote Sensing (IFAORS), TakshaShila Institute (doing business as "Taksha Institute," "Taksha," or "TI") remains a dynamic, not-for-profit [501(c)3] tax-exempt, independent minority institution of advanced research and learning, with the addition of non-technical subject matter, since its inception. As a non-degree giving, non-diploma awarding institution, TI is engaged in cutting-edge research projects and learning opportunities in the form of workshops, seminars, and other events, for all ages (from kindergarten to life-long learning), for personal or professional growth and enhancement.

Incorporated in the Commonwealth of Virginia (US), Taksha has its headquarters in Hampton, VA, with a West Coast/Silicon Valley, CA office. From its inception, TI has been supported entirely by R&D meetings management contracts with the federal government, industry, and UN organizations; the collection of registration fees for events; and donations from industry and private parties.

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