The ISKCON India Scholars Board responds to GBC Chairman Madhu-sevita Das’s 2026 Janmashtami warning about internal divisions, arguing the real issue behind them is the female diksha-guru debate and the authority of Manu-samhita in Srila Prabhupada’s teachings.Continue Reading
I have been reluctant to enter into this controversy for a long time. But after great consideration, I feel obliged to speak what appears to be very obvious regarding how to resolve this hotly contested debate.Continue Reading
In this video, Basu Ghosh Das offers a further response to his senior godbrother regarding the contentious topic of female diksha gurus in ISKCON. He addresses several key points: the role of the GBC as a managing authority rather than the sole arbiter of philosophical matters, the importance of shastraContinue Reading
In this video, IISB Convenor Kṛṣṇa-kīrti Dāsaḥ and IISB Senior Scholar and author Śrīdhara Śrīnivāsa Dāsaḥ discuss the resolutions from the “Statement from the Executive Committee of the ISKCON Governing Body Commission on Vaiṣṇavī Dīkṣā Guru – GBC AGM 2026”, dated 14 February 2026.Continue Reading
c/o mayesvara dasa Unequivocal FDG Evidence? Once upon a time someone asked the question of it would be appropriate for a properly trained Vaishnava mataji to give Diksa initiation in ISKCON. Once the question was asked, it set the pundits off seeking an answer. What evolved since then has beenContinue Reading
Statement from the Executive Committee of the ISKCON Governing Body Commission on Vaisnavi Diksa Guru – GBC AGM 2026Continue Reading
This playlist by the ISKCON India Scholars Board features responses from H.H. Bhakti Vikāsa Swami, Basu Ghosh Prabhu, and others to the morning session of the GBC’s Annual General Meeting held on February 8, 2026, in Śrīdhāma Māyapura. The videos address key points raised during the GBC body discussion onContinue Reading
Krishna Kirti Das, IISB Convenor, tells it like it is.Continue Reading
Further response by H.G. Krishna Kirti dasa to discussion of morning session of the GBC’s Annual General Meeting, on February 8, 2026, Śrīdhāma Māyapura. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7M_GlC0SNb4Continue Reading
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 (TCM) ISKCON Juhu, ISKCON Hyderabad ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── 1. Śrīla Prabhupāda established this movement through harināma-saṅkīrtana, book distribution, prasāda distribution,Continue Reading