GBC and Governance

GBC authority, resolutions and process; ISKCON India Bureau/ICC; leadership and institutional policy (when not specific to a child category above).

GBC Quietly Rolls Out AI-Translated ISKCON Law, VDG Ruling Included, as Its Leaders Meet to Rethink the Guru’s Role

Without a public announcement, the Governing Body Commission has rebuilt its website, gathered every resolution since 1975 into one searchable…

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ISKCON Gurus Urge the GBC Not to Force a Decision on Female Diksa Gurus

WADA, India — As the GBC devoted the second and third days of its 2026 Midterm General Meeting at Govardhan…

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“We Were Cut Off”: IISB Scholars Say GBC Gave ISKCON India Half an Hour on Female Diksa Gurus

Hours after ISKCON India’s delegation spoke at the GBC’s mid-term meeting on Vaishnavi diksa-gurus, three ISKCON India Scholars Board members…

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Madhu Pandit Dasa Accused of “Betrayal of Trust” by Former ISKCON Bangalore Fundraiser Varada Krsna Dasa

A devotee who spent nearly ten years raising money for the Hare Krishna Hill temple says that none of its…

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“This is ISKCON versus Madhu Pandit Dasa”: ISKCON India spokesman shows Bengaluru leader’s old court filings on national TV

On national Hindi television, ISKCON India’s communications director says the Bengaluru temple case is not a dispute between two ISKCON…

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Two Societies, One Name: Briefing Note Accuses Madhu Pandit Dasa of ‘Double Fraud’ Over Bengaluru Temple

A six-page briefing note dated 8 October 2026 sets out the 1971 Mumbai Society’s case that Madhu Pandit Dasa revived…

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Exclusive: Inside the GBC’s Private VDG Committee Chat – 712 Messages on Female Diksha Gurus, Published in Full

For five weeks this summer, the representatives the GBC gathered to settle whether women may serve as initiating gurus in…

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Former auditor of ritvik temple says he was given ₹72 lakh in jewellery before signing affidavit against Madhu Pandit Dasa, New Delhi Post reports

A Delhi news site has published the first detailed account of what the former auditor of the ritvik-led ISKCON Bengaluru…

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Who Owns Bengaluru’s Hare Krishna Temple? Supreme Court Review Delayed Again as Judge Steps Aside and Former Auditor Retracts Affidavit

ISKCON Mumbai’s bid to overturn the May 2025 ruling that gave the Hare Krishna temple in Bengaluru to ISKCON Bangalore…

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ISKCON’s European Leaders Meeting 2026 Opens at New Mayapur With Focus on “Succession Implementation”

ISKCON’s European leaders, ministries and the GBC Executive Committee office met in France on September 26. LUÇAY-LE-MÂLE, France — ISKCON’s…

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