Modern World
Critiques of modern civilization and engagement with the wider world.
Did India land on the moon?
The recent news of India's successful mission to send a machine to the moon has ignited a wave of patriotic pride within the nation. This enthusiasm draws a parallel with the fervor…
Chandrayan 3 landing on Moon – A Krishna devotee’s Perspective
Author : Radheshyam das, radheshyam.rns@iskconpune.com , ISKCON, Pune, Dated 25th AUGUST 2023 Can man travel to higher planets by mechanistic means? Vedas have taught the method of reaching higher planets. The first…
Ms. Garcia Paragsingh, the newly appointed Attorney General of Suriname took Oath in the name of Srila Prabhupada
She took the oath of office in the name of Srila Abhaycharanaravinda Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada [Founder-Acharya of ISKCON], and the oath was administered by Sriman Partha Sakha Das ( Dr. Prakash Ramautar)…
ChatGPT on Soviet Objections to the Bhagavad-gita
Q: In the Soviet Union what were the main ideological objections to the Bhagavad-gita? ChatGPT: During the Soviet era, the main ideological objections to the Bhagavad-gita were rooted in Marxist-Leninist ideology, which…
Is the scientific basis of the CPO compatible with Krishna Consciousness?
Are the methods of modern psychology and sociology compatible with Krishna consciousness? If you believe in one, can you believe in the other? And in the context of child protection, a field…
ISKCON schisms look like others
The interesting thing is that we are struggling over the same issues that the Christians are in Western society. That suggests there is a single, secular Western influence that is driving the…
Laws banning capital punishment a symptom of atheism
Two days ago, the country of Singapore executed two men for drug trafficking. According to the Hindustan Times, "a 32-year-old Malaysian man of Punjabi origin who had been found guilty of bringing…