About Kardama Muni Foundation
Our mission
Kardama Muni Research & Education Foundation is India's first dedicated non-profit cybersecurity organisation, founded on the belief that strong digital security is a public good — not a luxury product.
We exist at the intersection of three imperatives: protect India's enterprises and government from growing cyber threats; research the problems that matter most to Indian society; and educate the next generation of defenders who will sustain this work.
Named after the sage Kardama Muni — a symbol of knowledge and the foundation of learning — we bring that same spirit of rigorous inquiry to the modern domain of information security.
Non-partisan & independent
We advise governments and corporates alike without partisan interest. Our only obligation is to the security of India and its people.
Research-first
Every service recommendation is grounded in published research. We do not resell vendor solutions — we build what works.
Public-interest mission
As a non-profit, consulting revenue funds free education and open research. Your engagement directly subsidises community benefit.
Radical transparency
All our research is published openly. Our products can be independently audited. We hold ourselves to the standards we advise others on.
The team
Dr. Ananya Mishra
Founder & CEOFormer CERT-In analyst, IIT Bombay alumna. PhD in cryptography. 18 years in national cyber security policy and enterprise consulting.
Vikram Rathore
Director — Red TeamEx-DRDO security researcher with 12 years of offensive security experience. CVEs in critical infrastructure software. OSCP, CRTO certified.
Priya Nambiar
Head of Policy & ResearchFormer OSD to the Ministry of Electronics & IT. LLM in Cyber Law from NLU Delhi. Leads our government advisory and policy research practice.
Arjun Sethi
Head of EngineeringCTO of two acquired security startups. Architect of Kardama Cipher and Shield. 15 years building secure products for government and enterprise.