Ritvik

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…

4 weeks 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 month 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…

1 month 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…

2 months 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…

12 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

PSA on the ISKCON Revival Movement

Krishnakant Desai is the head of the ISKCON Revival Movement. But in the 30 years since the publication of his…

1 year ago

Rethinking the 9th July Letter: Exposing the Flaws of the “Final Order” Theory

New Release on Guru Pūrṇimā On this auspicious Guru Pūrṇimā, we’re pleased to release our first supplementary publication commemorating July…

1 year ago

Is the ritvik system the solution to fallen gurus?

Join us for an in-depth discussion from our June 12, 2025, meeting exploring the controversial Ritvik system within the ISKCON…

1 year ago