Modern World

Critiques of modern civilization and engagement with the wider world.

Devi Chitralekha Greets ISKCON at 60: Prabhupada “Sounded the Conch of Bhakti” in the West

The Bhagavata speaker wishes ISKCON well on its 60th anniversary and says Srila Prabhupada was the one who took the…

4 days ago

One Tick Bite and Steak Becomes Poison: The Allergy That Is Turning Meat-Eaters Into Vegetarians

A reel by the American fitness personality Jillian Michaels warns of a tick bite that can turn a steak dinner…

1 week ago

Indresh Upadhyay, One of India’s Most-Followed Bhagavata Speakers, Hails ISKCON at 60: “It Brought Krishna to Every Home”

The Vrindavan-based Bhagavata speaker praises ISKCON for carrying the Gita to the world in many languages and links its 60th…

1 week ago

Zulu King Misuzulu Urges His People to Join Durban’s Hare Krishna Festival of Chariots

At the Bayede Diwali Festival in his Emashobeni palace at Pongola, the Zulu monarch asked Indians to come to the…

2 weeks ago

Gujarat Chief Minister Lays Foundation Stone of ₹125 Crore ISKCON Varachha Temple in Surat

Bhupendra Patel performed the foundation rituals and a Narasimha yajna at Kosmada on 25 October, told the gathering to “link…

2 weeks ago

Congressman Was Inside Aurora Hindu Temple With His Parents on the Day an Alleged Neo-Nazi Gunman’s Rifle Jammed, Prosecutors Say

Prosecutors say a 19-year-old self-described neo-Nazi drove to the Sri Venkateswara Swami (Balaji) Temple in Aurora, Illinois, on the first…

3 weeks ago

Drutakarma Dasa, author of “Forbidden Archeology”, passes away in Los Angeles at 78

The co-author of “Forbidden Archeology” and a disciple of Srila Prabhupada since the 1970s spent his last years and months,…

3 weeks ago

ISKCON among religious bodies heard by parliamentary panel on India’s foreign-funding bill

Representatives of ISKCON were among the religious bodies heard by the parliamentary panel examining the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill,…

3 weeks ago

Odisha officials inspect ISKCON Dhenkanal over child-labour complaint, find no evidence

A viral video led Odisha’s Child Helpline and Labour Department to inspect ISKCON Dhenkanal on 4 October over claims that…

4 weeks ago

“ISKCON’s role is not providing mid-day meals; they build palaces”: Bengal CM promises ISKCON kitchens for 245,000 Nandigram children

West Bengal’s chief minister told a Nandigram election rally that ISKCON will run the mid-day meal scheme for the whole…

4 weeks ago