Ritvik

The ritvik doctrine, IRM, the Bangalore vs Mumbai court case, Madhu Pandit Das/HKM.

“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…

3 days ago

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…

3 days ago

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…

6 days ago

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…

1 week ago

Why Shastra Demands a Living Guru: Rebutting the Ritvik Doctrine and the SJTA Challenge on Ratha-Yatra Dates

In a new hour-long discussion, the ISKCON India Scholars Board argues from the Bhagavad-gītā and the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam that dīkṣā requires…

1 week ago

Ritviks’ Temple Win Under Threat: Supreme Court Sets Date for ISKCON’s Review Plea

The ritvik breakaway society that holds ISKCON’s Bengaluru temple has not heard the last of it. India’s Supreme Court has…

3 weeks ago

Sanskrit and the May 28th Mistake: What the Ritviks Missed

In this discussion from the ISKCON India Scholars Board, Kṛṣṇa-kīrti dāsa and Abhinandana Nimāī dāsa explore the value of Sanskrit…

4 weeks ago

Top court agrees to review veredict on ISKCON Bangalore temple ownership

In a recent legal development concerning the management of the ISKCON temple in Bengaluru, the Supreme Court of India has…

11 months ago

Is Shastra the Central Authority for ISKCON?

Excerpt: In May 2025 the Supreme Court gave Bengaluru ISKCON control of the Hare Krishna Hill temple, rejecting Mumbai ISKCON’s…

11 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