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Women and Gender Roles

Stri-dharma, women’s roles, feminism, protection of women, women in leadership (outside the FDG debate).

Female Diksa Gurus

Concerns for Prabhupada’s Movement – Śrīla Prabhupāda’s Cultural Framework

CONCERNS FOR PRABHUPĀDA'S MOVEMENT Presentation by representatives of the ISKCON India Leadership on the FDG/VDG controversy February 8, 2026 — Śrīdhāma Māyāpura ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Śrīla Prabhupāda's Cultural Framework Sītā-rāma dāsaḥ Temple Council Member…

Sita Rama Das · 9 Feb
Female Diksa Gurus

Concerns for Prabhupada’s Movement – Dīkṣā means upanayana-saṁskāra

CONCERNS FOR PRABHUPĀDA'S MOVEMENT Presentation by representatives of the ISKCON India Leadership on the FDG/VDG controversy February 8, 2026 — Śrīdhāma Māyāpura ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Dīkṣā means upanayana-saṁskāra Basu Ghoṣa dāsaḥ General Secretary, ISKCON…

Basu Ghosh Das ACBSP · 9 Feb
Female Diksa Gurus

The Question of Female Dīkṣā-Gurus in ISKCON

The Question of Female Dīkṣā-Gurus in ISKCONBy Basu Ghoṣa dāsaḥ (ACBSP)How did the concept of FDGs creep into ISKCON after Prabhupāda’s lifetime?Pressure tactics by senior Western female disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda to…

Basu Ghosh Das ACBSP · 4 Jan
Purports and Excerpts

Equal rights are not Vedic civilization

When Krsna with His sixteen thousand wives went to Hastinapura, soDraupadi... It is natural between woman and woman, they talk about theirhusband. That is natural. So Draupadi was inquiring from each and…

Srila Prabhupada · 27 Mar 2023