Mission and Cultural Change

Welfare work vs preaching, cultural adaptation (e.g. Krishna West), tradition vs modernisation, debates over distancing from Prabhupada’s statements.

School Meals or Mission Drift? Bengal Opens Every District to ISKCON’s School-Meal Kitchens

West Bengal has opened every district to ISKCON’s school-meal kitchens. Within the movement, the decision revives an old objection that…

3 days ago

GBC Wants Kirtan Leaders in Dhoti and Kurta, Sari or Gopi Dress: Kirtan Ministry Publishes Temple Kirtan Guidelines

The poster the GBC shared on 5 November names the clothes it prefers for whoever leads kirtan in the temple…

5 days ago

Reader traces the “expert at rape” wording of SB 4.25.41 to Visvanatha Cakravarti’s commentary and the Kama-sutra

A reader answers Akincana Gocara’s call for comment on the removed paragraph with a short philological note: the wording may…

4 weeks ago

‘You Cannot Have Varnasrama Unless You Grow Your Own Food’: Tapahpunja Prabhu on The Maha Podcast

In the sixth episode of The Maha Podcast, the Prabhupada disciple traces his road from the 1968 Columbia University occupation…

4 weeks ago

University of Florida banned Krishna Lunch: students ask whether Club 108 is an attempt to get around it

Seven weeks after the University of Florida ended Krishna Lunch’s 55-year run on campus, a student newspaper went looking for…

1 month ago

ISKCON’s Mission and Its Modern-Day Challenges: Q&A with Śivarāma Swami

In this Q&A at ISKCON London’s Soho Street temple, Śivarāma Swami reflects on ISKCON’s mission and the challenges devotees face…

3 months ago

The Challenge of Time, Place, and Circumstance (TPC) Adaptations in ISKCON

By Śrīdhara Śrīnivāsa dāsaḥ and Kṛṣṇa Kīrti dāsaḥ - December 30, 2025Posted in To address the challenges of preaching in the West, Śrīla…

10 months ago

HDG’s Folly: Disrobing Draupadi

Summary: In this video, Bhakti Vikasa Swami (BVKS) critiques the preaching trajectory of Hridayananda Dasa Goswami (HDG), acknowledging his significant…

12 months ago

Basu Ghosh Prabhu Speaks On Traditional vs. Modern ISKCON at the Namarasa Podcast

Basu Ghosh Prabhu Speaks On Traditional vs. Modern ISKCON at the Namarasa Podcast This podcast was recorded in August 2024…

1 year ago

Written in response to Kaunteya Das’s letter by Antardwip das

Kaunteya Das wrote: Recently, Sarva-drik Prabhu wrote: "One small request . . . Best to keep the discussion civil. Savaging the…

4 years ago