Sri Chanchalapathi Dasa was born in 1963 in Bangalore, Karnataka. While an undergraduate student at PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, he became interested in the message and mission of Srila Prabhupada. Later, he joined the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore for the Masters programme in Electrical Communication Engineering. He became a full-time dedicated member of ISKCON Bangalore in 1984 and has conceived various spiritual, cultural and social development programmes in the service of humanity. He led the creation of Little Krishna, a world-class animation series on the childhood pastimes of Krishna. He is the Co-Founder and Vice Chairman of The Akshaya Patra Foundation and directs the strategy, growth and governance of the organisation.

Sri Chanchalapathi Dasa is the Vice Chairman and Co-Mentor of the Global Hare Krishna Movement and Senior Vice President of ISKCON Bangalore. He is also the President of Vrindavan Chandrodaya Mandir, a unique cultural heritage infrastructure project poised to become the tallest temple of Lord Krishna in the world.