A community that grows together and shares together
Hindu Economic Forum, Pune District brings the city's entrepreneurs, professionals and thought leaders together to create wealth — and share it with society.
A self-organising community of builders
The Hindu Economic Forum (HEF) brings together industrialists, businesses, traders, bankers, investors, technocrats, professionals, economists, academicians and thought leaders in self-organising groups. Members share knowledge, experience and resources for mutual benefit — and support the next generation of Hindu entrepreneurs.
HEF Pune District started in [Year] with [X] founding members. Today we are 133+ entrepreneurs and professionals across Pune city, PCMC and the wider district. A volunteer core committee, led by President Gaurav Tripathi, meets twice every week to keep the chapter running.
Every part of the economy, at one table
HEF works because it mixes people who don't usually meet — the manufacturer and the banker, the founder and the academician. That mix is where referrals, partnerships and ideas come from.
No attendance quotas. No one-per-category limits.
"Sat Hasta Samahara, Sahastra Hasta Sankira"
Create wealth with a hundred hands and share it with a thousand. Our ancestors built a just and harmonious society on this idea — and from the 1st to the 17th century, Hindu society generated about a third of the world's economy.
Grow Together. Share Together.
A community where every member's success lifts the next.
Create wealth with 100 hands and share with 1,000.
Build prosperity through collaboration, then spread it through society.
Dharmasya Moolam Arthah
Economy is the strength. — Acharya Chanakya
Swami Vigyanananda ji
Founder, World Hindu Economic Forum
T. R. Shivaprasad ji
National Organizing Secretary, Hindu Economic Forum
16% of world GDP — as a first step
Hindus are roughly 16% of the world's population. HEF's first goal is for Bharat and the Hindu economy to contribute an equal share of global GDP.
Communities that organise themselves grow faster and recover stronger. HEF provides the framework for local-to-global connectivity: opportunities, partnerships, resources and know-how.
contributes
- Members buy from, refer and partner with each other
- Senior members mentor budding entrepreneurs
- Business clinics help MSMEs raise ticket sizes and win B2B work
- SHAKTI opens doors to strategic sectors — defence, AI, infrastructure
- Pune businesses connect to HEF chapters worldwide
A city built for this kind of network
Pune combines industry, technology, education and a strong defence ecosystem. HEF Pune connects the people across all of them.
Manufacturing
Auto, engineering and industrial suppliers across Chakan, Talegaon and PCMC.
Technology
IT parks, product companies and a fast-growing startup scene.
Defence & strategic
Research, defence establishments and the startups that serve them.
Education
Universities and institutes that feed talent and ideas into business.
Programs that keep members growing
Monthly business meetups
Saturday-morning meetups with networking breakfast, member introductions and expert speakers. Members ₹599, non-members ₹1,199 (+ GST).
Next meetupSHAKTI Summit
Our flagship annual summit. The 2026 theme: opportunities in strategic sectors, from defence to AI to infrastructure.
About SHAKTIBusiness clinics
Focused sessions for startups and MSMEs — like October 2026's clinic on increasing business transaction ticket size.
See eventsMentoring
Experienced members guide first-generation founders on growth, finance and operations.
Membership benefitsGlobal connections
Introductions to HEF chapters in 13 countries, and a path to the World Hindu Congress 2026 in Mumbai.
Global networkPrinciples every member keeps
Trust first
We refer only what we would buy ourselves.
Give before you ask
Every meetup starts with what we can offer.
Mentor the next
Senior members guide budding founders.
Local to global
Pune businesses, connected to the world.
Milestones so far
From a handful of founders to 133+ members and a flagship summit.
See the GalleryChapter founded
HEF Pune District starts with [X] founding members.
SHAKTI Summit 2026
"Opportunities in Strategic Sectors" — Pune's flagship HEF gathering.
Defence & technology meetup
Business opportunities in defence and emerging tech, PIC Pashan.
Business Clinic
In the run-up to World Hindu Congress 2026, Mumbai.
133+ members, new website & portal
Secure directory, referrals board and online membership.
From Pune to the world
HEF Pune District
133+ members, monthly meetups and SHAKTI.
HEF Bharat
19+ city chapters across India.
HEF worldwide
Chapters in 12 more countries.
WHEF
World Hindu Economic Forum, since 2012.