A French-born journalist arrived in India at 19 on a Paris-to-Pondicherry caravan, read Sri Aurobindo on his first night, and never left — now he’s built a museum to preserve Hindu civilisational memory. This deeply personal conversation features a French author and photojournalist who spent decades in India covering Kashmir, Hindu persecution, and the civilisational stakes of Dharma — and channelled that experience into creating a museum dedicated to Hindu history and suffering.
His journey — from Sri Aurobindo Ashram to Auroville to frontline Kashmir coverage between 1989 and 2003 — shaped a rare outside-in perspective on Hindu civilisation. The museum, which survived a politically-motivated shutdown by opposition authorities who jailed two women guards and threw paintings on the floor, features a major exhibition called The Hindu Holocaust. The speaker articulates his museum as a debt repaid to India — a country that gave him the knowledge, the Bhagavad Gita, and the framework to answer life’s deepest questions.
About the Speakers:
François Gautier (born 1950) is a journalist based in India who served as the South Asian correspondent for multiple reputed French-language dailies. He advocates for an Indigenous Aryan narrative. He is also the founder of a private museum, which seeks to portray Indian history in a nationalist manner. Gautier has written books on history and Indology; he has established NGOs, namely the Foundation for Advancement of Cultural Ties and the Foundation Against Continuing Terrorism.
Rahul Dewan is a tech entrepreneur, angel investor, blogger, social activist, and Yoga & Meditation practitioner. In 2016, he founded SangamTalks – the largest YouTube channel for documentation of ‘Indian Knowledge Systems’ (IKS) and untold Indian History. Having successfully exited his software services business (600 people), he now dedicates his full time to Dharmic causes. He is currently on a mission to raise 1000 Crores for Hindu civilizational causes and has founded “Hindu Fund” to campaign for making Hinduism Missionary again.
