ISKCON History

Early ISKCON and its later history, archives, historic events.

“That Is My Greatest Fear”: Seeking Shelter, the Documentary on the Life of Bhakti Charu Swami

A 2021 film by Karuna Productions follows Bhakti Charu Swami from a westernised Bengali home to Srila Prabhupada’s side, through…

1 week ago

Watch: Guru Prasad Swami Recalls How a Texas Campus Kirtan and a Bhagavad-gita in Panama Led Him to Srila Prabhupada

In a three-minute video recorded for Hare Krsna TV, GBC member Guru Prasad Swami tells how a campus chanting party…

3 weeks ago

ISKCON releases official 60th-anniversary video: “From one storefront to a movement”

A 108-second video posted on ISKCON’s global YouTube channel marks sixty years since Srila Prabhupada founded the movement, listing its…

1 month ago

Journey to the Pacific Rim: Bali Mardan Prabhu’s Remembrances of Srila Prabhupada

Journey to the Pacific Rim, by Bali Mardan Das, one of Srila Prabhupada’s early disciples, recounts his experiences helping spread…

2 months ago

Disciple of My Disciple: The Hare Krishna Guru Controversy

Fot the first time, the principle devotees who questioned Srila Prabhupada on May 28th, 1977 and attended him thoroughout his…

1 year ago

Jayadvaita Swami Addresses the Ritvik Debate – San Diego (1990s)

We present two archival video recordings of His Holiness Jayadvaita Swami speaking during the Ritvik Debate that took place in…

1 year ago

The history of ISKCON in Australia. Worth hearing, from Sabhapati Prabhu ACBSP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r25Lj_5J-v4

3 years ago

FDG Consciousness During Srila Prabhupada’s Time

Chicago Tribune story In support of my recent musings on FDG - it's quite common to hear the narrative of…

6 years ago

The Dangerous Attack on ISKCON – Mayapur Chandrodoya Mandir – April 30th,1984

HARE KRSNA--I WAS THERE AND I SAW EVERYTHING. The Attack Came about 1:00 AM At Night-we were woken by 2…

6 years ago

Srila Prabhupada’s Response to Mayavada within ISKCON

The most virulent type of offense surfaces when devotees harbor impersonalist views, especially the desire to become God. Svarupa Damodara Gosvami…

7 years ago