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) on 14th August 2023 at Paramaribo in Suriname (a country on the Northern Coast of South America, whereContinue Reading
Here is the official response of the ISKCON India Scholars Board to Kaunteya Prabhu’s book Tough Questions, Difficult Answers: Other review essays by individual IISB members are also posted to the IISB website.Continue Reading
https://youtube.com/watch?v=CCqsT59F_xg&feature=share This video is an offering, by Param P. Tomanec, to the aspiration to restore a full peace, harmony and calmness in Northeast India and beyond, through a single art form called cinema with its unique ability amongst all the other art forms (literature, music, painting, sculpture) — to unifyContinue Reading
www.prabhupadamemories.com The Prabhupada Memories project is not only nearing a significant milestone of nearly 100 DVDs totaling 450+ interviews of direct disciples of Srila Prabhupada, but it is also reaching thousands of new listeners thanks to the power of social media. The Memories project now has a social media teamContinue Reading
Abusing Children & Srila Prabhupada There has been a huge outcry over Child Abuse whenever it gets reported in ISKCON. This is as it should be. No level of Child Abuse should ever be tolerated but unfortunately it is an ongoing problem not just in ISKCON, but in every institution,Continue Reading
In a comment on Kaunteya’s book elsewhere, I mentioned “distance” but I think it deserves a little more attention. The book is almost 700 pages long and the title is not settled yet. Originally it was “Racism Sexism & Homophobia in Srila Prabhupada’s Teachings?” but now he changed it toContinue Reading
I recently had the opportunity to read the heart-wrenching testimony of Vedasara das. He was five years old when he came to the Mayapura Gurukula and he stayed there for 21 years until he was 26. He tells the story of how he was terribly molested, abused, and tortured, particularlyContinue Reading