Vrishvardhan Sharma वृषवर्धनः शर्मा

Recognition

Noticed by people who know what they are looking at.

Sanskrit scholars, a former Chairman of ISRO, and a Member of Parliament. Each entry below is dated and attributed.

National

Honoured on the national stage.

  1. 26 July 2026

    Kargil Vijay Diwas honour

    Recognised for narrating the accounts of Param Vir Chakra recipients in English, Hindi and Sanskrit, so that the stories reach children across language lines.

    Honoured

  2. 21 June 2026

    Felicitated on International Yoga Day, Bengaluru

    Felicitated on stage by the Bharatiya Janata Party, Karnataka, for work in both science and scripture, before an audience of thousands.

    Felicitated

  3. 21 June 2026

    Certificate of Appreciation

    From Shri S. R. Vishwanath, four time Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Yelahanka constituency.

    Certificate

Shri S. R. Vishwanath, MLA, handing Vrishvardhan Sharma a framed Certificate of Appreciation on stage at the International Yoga Day event in Bengaluru, June 2026.
International Yoga Day, Bengaluru, 21 June 2026.
Shri S. R. Vishwanath speaking on stage beside Vrishvardhan Sharma at the International Yoga Day event, Yelahanka, Bengaluru.
With Shri S. R. Vishwanath, MLA, on stage.
Vrishvardhan Sharma in an army cap and shawl holding a Kargil Vijay Diwas trophy shaped like a mountain ridge.
Kargil Vijay Diwas, 26 July 2026.
The framed Certificate of Appreciation from the Bharatiya Janata Party, Yelahanka Constituency, presented to Master Vrishvardhan Sharma and signed by S. R. Vishwanath, MLA.
The Certificate of Appreciation itself, 21 June 2026, signed by Shri S. R. Vishwanath, MLA. Read the full scan
Vrishvardhan Sharma seated on stage among the other honourees, each holding a Kargil Vijay Diwas trophy, with a decorated veteran and other guests standing behind.
On stage with the other honourees at the Kargil Vijay Diwas ceremony, Yelahanka, 26 July 2026.

Appreciation

The handwritten Gītā, read together.

Shri Tejasvi Surya, Member of Parliament for Bangalore South, met him at home and went through the Gītā he had written out by hand.

Vrishvardhan Sharma sitting with Shri Tejasvi Surya, the two of them reading from a bound handwritten volume.
Going through the handwritten volume together.
Vrishvardhan Sharma presenting a carved wooden Saraswati to Shri Tejasvi Surya, with Sushri Sivasri Skandaprasad beside them, beneath a brass relief.
Presenting a carved सरस्वती.
Shri Tejasvi Surya standing behind Vrishvardhan Sharma with his hands on his shoulders, beneath a brass Venkateshwara relief.
With Shri Tejasvi Surya, Member of Parliament for Bangalore South.

Scholars and scientists

Appreciated from both directions.

  1. Śṛṅgeri

    Jagadguru Śaṅkarācārya of Śṛṅgeri Śāradā Pīṭham

    Honoured by the Śaṅkarācārya, Jagadguru Vidhuśekhara Bhāratī, as reported in the Sanskrit monthly भारती.

    Blessed

  2. 22 March 2025

    Dr A. S. Kiran Kumar, former Chairman of ISRO

    They met on a flight. He inscribed his book Firsts in Space: wishing a great exploratory journey. Vrishvardhan wrote back on a torn sheet of notepaper, thanking him for his services to the nation, and signed it: aspiring scientist.

    Met

  3. Central Sanskrit University

    Vice Chancellors and faculty

    Appreciated by Vice Chancellors of Sanskrit universities, and covered by the university's own channels.

    Recognised

Five photographs: an inscription reading wishing a great exploratory journey, Vrishvardhan Sharma holding the signed book on an aircraft, and seated beside Dr A. S. Kiran Kumar, with the note he wrote in reply.
With Dr A. S. Kiran Kumar, former Chairman of ISRO. The inscription, and the reply, are both in the frame.
Vrishvardhan Sharma with Prof. Srinivasa Varakhedi, Vice Chancellor of Central Sanskrit University, wearing an All India Elocution Contest lanyard.
With Prof. Srinivasa Varakhedi, Vice Chancellor of Central Sanskrit University, at the All India Elocution Contest.
A ten verse Sanskrit prashasti handwritten in Devanagari on aged paper, signed and dated.
प्रशस्ति-दशपदी, composed and written out by hand, June 2026.

Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat

The Gītā in eleven scripts, offered to the nation.

He has handwritten the complete Bhagavad Gītā in eleven Indian scripts, with dedication letters in Sanskrit, Hindi and English, as an एक भारत श्रेष्ठ भारत offering toward Viksit Bharat 2047, and intends to present it to the Prime Minister in person. He has done it three times over, the first at seven.

The scholarship behind it

The record

Competitions, with certificate numbers.

Every placement, its issuing body and its date.

Achievements

Coverage

DD News, and the Sanskrit press.

Broadcast, print and video, linked to the originals.

Press and media