Open Letter to HG Hrdayananda Maharaja by HG Mayesa dasa
Maharaja My obeisances, I just perused your letter addressed to the devotees regarding ISKCON’s recent adoption of Female Diksa Guru. I found a problem in your first claim and again in your second claim. And those two claims made up the whole of the letter. Your first claim is thatContinue Reading
Raaslila on streets for Trump’s visit an insult to Braj: Padma Shri MS Bhatia
Mathura, 2020-02-23 (VT) Prior to US President Donald Trump’s Agra visit on February 24, Padma Shri and veteran Braj litterateur, Shri Mohan Swaroop Bhatia has raised objection to the performance of Shri Radha Krishna’s Raaslila as a mere exhibit on the streets for his welcome. Along with other programs thatContinue Reading
In Defense of Vaisnava-diksa according to Narada-Pancaratra
Below is the executive summary of our paper, which is a short, initial response to Sriman Madana Mohana Prabhu’s paper “Guru: The Principle, Not the Body” (2020), which is a response to our book Vaisnava-diksa according to Narada-Pancaratra (2019). Click here for our full paper. Your servants, Krishna-kirti Dasa (BVKS)Continue Reading
ISKCON India Communications Director Greeting Newly Re-Elected Chief Minister of New Delhi Aravind Kejariwal
ISKCON India Communications Director Vrajendranandan Prabhu greeting newly re-elected Chief Minister of New Delhi Aravind Kejariwal presenting him with garlands and Mahaprasad from ISKCON New Delhi. Photos: Continue Reading
World’s Largest Temple to Open in West Bengal Soon
India Today|Manogya Loiwal|Mayapur|February 19, 2020UPDATED: February 19, 2020 05:43 IST Temple of Vedic Planetarium in Nadia district of West Bengal has multiple firsts. The largest temple in the world will open its doors for the people this month after the first floor gets all the final finishing touches. The TempleContinue Reading
The TOVP Wants You!!!
Krishna wants you to become a TOVP Ambassador and share all the news and announcements about this historic and magnificent ISKCON temple at our World Headquarters in Sridham Mayapur. This flagship ISKCON project will alter the course of world history and the reputation of Srila Prabhupada and the Hare KrishnaContinue Reading
Nitish Kumar, Chief Minister of Bihar, Visited ISKCON New Delhi
Nitish Kumar, Chief Minister of Bihar, Visited ISKCON New Delhi on 16.Feb.2020 Photos:Continue Reading
West Bengal: Iskcon Mayapur gets ‘biggest’ pujari floor
Jhimli Mukherjee Pandey | TNN | Updated: Feb 14, 2020, 10:44 IST After waiting for 10 years, people got to see the inside of the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium (TOVP) at Mayapur — headquarters of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (Iskcon) — on Thursday when the first floor ofContinue Reading
His Divine Grace Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami Prabhupada’s Appearance Day
Prabhupada:Shri Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami Maharaja, my spiritual master, his advent day today. In 1922, I was at that time very much engaged in Congress activity. I was very much devout follower of Mahatma Gandhi, and at that time, I was manager also in a very big chemical concern in Calcutta.Continue Reading