News and views on culture, philosophy and siddhanta of ISKCON Vaishnavas
The ritvik doctrine, IRM, the Bangalore vs Mumbai court case, Madhu Pandit Das/HKM.
A devotee who spent nearly ten years raising money for the Hare Krishna Hill temple says that none of its builders had heard of the Karnataka society that now owns it. ISKCON…
On national Hindi television, ISKCON India’s communications director says the Bengaluru temple case is not a dispute between two ISKCON societies but “ISKCON versus Madhu Pandit Dasa”, and holds up court filings…
A six-page briefing note dated 8 October 2026 sets out the 1971 Mumbai Society’s case that Madhu Pandit Dasa revived a dormant 1978 society to take control of ISKCON’s Bengaluru temple. Akincana…
A Delhi news site has published the first detailed account of what the former auditor of the ritvik-led ISKCON Bengaluru temple now says happened to him: jewellery, pressure and an affidavit he…
ISKCON Mumbai’s bid to overturn the May 2025 ruling that gave the Hare Krishna temple in Bengaluru to ISKCON Bangalore must wait for a third bench after a judge recused himself on…
In a new hour-long discussion, the ISKCON India Scholars Board argues from the Bhagavad-gītā and the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam that dīkṣā requires a living spiritual master, answers the ritvik doctrine, and takes up the…
The ritvik breakaway society that holds ISKCON’s Bengaluru temple has not heard the last of it. India’s Supreme Court has agreed to hear ISKCON’s plea to review the May 2025 verdict that…
In this discussion from the ISKCON India Scholars Board, Kṛṣṇa-kīrti dāsa and Abhinandana Nimāī dāsa explore the value of Sanskrit study in devotional life. Responding to Suvyakta Narasiṁha dāsa’s criticism of Sanskrit…
In a recent legal development concerning the management of the ISKCON temple in Bengaluru, the Supreme Court of India has agreed to revisit its previous decision regarding ownership. The move reopens the…
