News and views on culture, philosophy and siddhanta of ISKCON Vaishnavas
Stri-dharma, women’s roles, feminism, protection of women, women in leadership (outside the FDG debate).
The following is an excerpt from the third part of an interview with Indira Meshram (Indira Sakhi Devi Dasi, I will give you my personal example. My husband had a very demanding…
This is my main confusion when it comes to ladies becoming “spiritual leaders” in it’s full sense. This is a clear example from Caitanya Caritamrita how one can be an instructing, but…
This is a refutation to Maharaja's comment on Facebook, the comment of Maharaja can be seen below. Basu Ghosh Das: Prabhupada: In the history of India there is no woman leader. Throughout…
I really do not understand, why demons must exploit women by giving to them artificial and unnatural positions in society, by depriving them of their natural position of Mother. Why one should…
I just heard this beautiful, standing ovation presentation by Sivarama Maharaja on vaisnavi diksha gurus and wanted to present few additional perspectives to the already brilliant on its own speech he gave.…
Brahmānanda: In your lecture you quoted Cāṇakya Paṇḍita that a man must see every woman other than his own wife as mother. How should a woman see other men? Prabhupāda: As son.…
Book Review: If any of you want to read the book you can buy it @
I just listened to one podcast of this devotee Nama Rasa Prabhu, he invited some ladies to discuss women in ISKCON, the poster said “Not this body”. It was an interesting discussion…
Dear Respected Vaishnavas/i, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. This is an open affirmation on the rejection of the book entitled ‘The Emergence of Women’s Voices in ISKCON’…
There is a definite “push” for a female diksha guru in ISKCON that is the proverbial “elephant in the room”, as the title of the recent article on Dandavats.com by Devaki Mataji…
