Appearances
Appearances
Talks, panels, hosting, television and press meets featuring Raghu Vamsi Kadiri, in India and abroad: what is coming up, the full record year by year, and the interviews you can watch.
Coming up
One date is fixed. The others are days in the sector’s calendar that suit a talk; invitations for them are open.
Confirmed
10 to 13 Nov 2026
American Express Leadership Academy, Asia Pacific
Tokyo, Japan
In person with 80 nonprofit leaders from 16 markets, in the programme Common Purpose runs with American Express.
Open for invitations
5 Dec 2026
International Volunteer Day
India or online
A natural date for a volunteering keynote, an employee volunteering launch or an NSS recognition event.
Open for invitations
12 Jan 2027
National Youth Day
Campuses across India
Campus keynotes and youth summits around Swami Vivekananda’s birthday.
Open for invitations
Jan to Mar 2027
CSR planning season
Boardrooms, in person or online
Sessions for boards and CSR committees while the annual action plan for 2027-28 is drafted.
Open for invitations
27 Feb 2027
World NGO Day
India or online
Sector gatherings, NGO capacity-building and CSR partner meets.
Selected appearances
Newest first. These are the ones on camera; most talks, juries and sessions never are.
A session on biodiversity and the Green India Mission
At a session on biodiversity, ecosystems and the Green India Mission, with the room and the microphone.
A CSR symposium panel
On the panel at a CSR symposium, with his profile on the screen behind the speakers.
Bolarum bus shelter launch and press meet, Hyderabad
Spoke to Telugu news channels at the launch of a bus shelter built by Marpu Foundation and opened by Hyderabad Traffic Police officers. Telugu dailies reported it the next day.
United Nations office, Lao PDR
At the United Nations office in Lao PDR, in front of the Sustainable Development Goals wall that includes Laos’s own SDG 18.
Samman Samaroh, WORK Telangana Chapter
Recognised at the Samman Samaroh, which honoured NGOs for their social service on the 37th foundation day of WORK.
iVolunteer Awards
A finalist in the Leader in Volunteer Engagement category, interviewed for the awards.
A corporate summit
On stage with the microphone, hosting and energising the room.
Social Heroes, PMC English
A television feature on volunteering and the volunteers behind Marpu Foundation’s work.
The record, year by year
Appearances, honours, cohorts and features with a public trace, newest first, linked where a source is online. Programmes Marpu Foundation ran are included where Raghu led them.
2026
| When | What | Where | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | Forbes Nonprofit Council | International | Member |
| Apr 2026 | Working paper on Volunteer-First CSR, published on SSRN | Online | Author |
| 26 Feb 2026 | World NGO Day feature, Deccan Chronicle | Hyderabad | Marpu Foundation featured |
2025
| When | What | Where | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Champions of Impactful CSR Leader, ET Edge | New Delhi | Honoured |
| 2025 | International leadership programme (WYSE) | Italy | Participant |
| 2025 | Session on biodiversity and the Green India Mission | India | Speaker |
| 2025 | Panel at a CSR symposium | India | Panellist, with his profile on the screen behind the speakers |
| Apr 2025 | Bolarum bus shelter launch and press meet | Hyderabad | Spoke to Telugu news channels |
| Apr 2025 | CASCA 2025, Excellence in Water Conservation | New Delhi | Received by Marpu Foundation |
2024
| When | What | Where | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 2024 | Samman Samaroh, 37th foundation day of WORK Telangana Chapter | Hyderabad | Marpu Foundation recognised; Raghu on stage |
| 2024 | Eco Champion | India | Honoured for environmental action |
| 2024 | Rotaract honour | India | Honoured for youth leadership in service |
| 2024 | iVolunteer Awards | India | Finalist, Leader in Volunteer Engagement |
| 2024 | United Nations office, Lao PDR | Laos | Work with the UN |
| 2024 | Krishna river bank clean-up | Vijayawada | Marpu Foundation programme |
| 2024 | How to Start an NGO in India, the book | Online | Author |
2023
| When | What | Where | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 to 2024 | Kincentric Leadership cohort | International | One of 80 leaders |
| 9 Jul 2023 | Alwal Lake clean-up, with Alwal Police and GHMC | Hyderabad | Marpu Foundation programme: 500 to 600 kg of waste removed |
| 2023 | Hosting a corporate summit | India | Host, on stage with the microphone |
| 10 May 2023 | Marpu Foundation’s call for corporate partnership, Inc91 | Online | Featured |
| 2023 | India Philanthropy Day | India | Marpu Foundation ranked fifth in India |
2022
| When | What | Where | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Global Shapers Community, World Economic Forum | Hyderabad | Joined the Hyderabad Hub |
| Apr 2022 | Social Heroes, PMC English | Television | Featured |
| 18 Mar 2022 | NGO Awards 2022, NGO of the Year, Empowering Environment | St Joseph University, Bengaluru | Received the award for Marpu Foundation |
2021
| When | What | Where | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2021 | Sankalp Diwas 2021, Sankalp Tara Award | Ravindra Bharathi, Hyderabad | Accepted the award for Marpu Foundation |
2020
| When | What | Where | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Oct 2020 | Power of five impacts thousands, The Hans India | Hyderabad | Featured |
| 7 Jun 2020 | Pandemic relief feature, The Hans India | Hyderabad | Featured: 16,000+ meals and rations for 3,000+ families |
2019
| When | What | Where | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Individual project grant, United States Department of State | India | Grantee |
| 2019 | Karmaveer Chakra | India | Awarded |
| 2019 | Telangana Changemaker | Telangana | Honoured, as The Hans India reported in October 2020 |
| 6 Jul 2019 | Marpu Foundation registered | Telangana | Founder, at 18 |
2018
| When | What | Where | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Kerala flood relief | Kerala | Volunteer, at 17 |
Interviews and features
A television feature, a finalist interview and the press meet at Bolarum, then the articles written about the work.
Watch
Social Heroes, PMC English, 2022
A television feature on volunteering and the people behind Marpu Foundation.
Watch
Bolarum bus shelter press meet, 2025
With Telugu news channels at the launch of a bus shelter built by Marpu Foundation.
Inc91
Transforming communities: Marpu Foundation’s call for corporate partnership in sustainable development
10 May 2023
The CSR Universe
India charts bold path at CASCA 2025, the nation’s largest climate action platform
April 2025
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