Watch the full video here Basu Ghosh Prabhu, Secretary ISKCON India Bureau,Sridhar Srinivasa Prabhu, AuthorRama Aprameya Prabhu, ResearcherKrishna Kirti Prabhu, Convenor IISB Members of ISKCON India Scholars Board (IISB) discuss the July 9th letter and its relation to other statements from shastra and the instructions of Prabhupada. How devotees inContinue Reading
Watch the full video here Basu Ghosh Prabhu, Secretary ISKCON India Bureau,Sridhar Srinivasa Prabhu, AuthorKrishna Kirti Prabhu, Convenor IISB Members of ISKCON India Scholars Board (IISB) discuss the recent court case on May 16 regarding ISKCON Bangalore and ISKCON Mumbai, and also discuss questions about the validity of initiations ofContinue Reading
Dear Devotees, Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. The 2025 GBC AGM Resolutions have been released at the below link: https://gbc.iskcon.org/gbc-resolutions/ Please click the bottom link for 2025. Hare Krishna. Your servant, Ananda Tirtha Das (GBC Corresponding Secretary)Continue Reading
Shamanism ends in Vaishnavism: A Vaishnava Perspective on Ayahuasca The subject of this article—ayahuasca—may not be particularly relevant in most parts of the world where Krishna Consciousness is preached. The majority of devotees come from Hindu backgrounds and are far removed from this tradition. However, for those preaching in SouthContinue Reading
The ISKCON India Scholars Board (IISB) recently presented a series of research findings and discussions to the Shri Jagannatha Temple Administration (SJTA) on the topic of authorized dates for celebrating the Jagannatha Ratha-yatra. These discussions took place on 20th March 2025 in Bhubaneswar, India, before Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingh Deb andContinue Reading
Meeting between ISKCON India Scholars Board Representatives and the Sri Jagannath Temple Management Authorities By Tukaram Das, Vice President, ISKCON Bhubaneshwar, March A significant and insightful meeting took place yesterday, March 23, 2025, between His Majesty the Gajapati Maharaja Dibya Singh Dev, the revered King of Puri, who was accompaniedContinue Reading
ISKCON Sri Sri Radha Vinoda Mandir and Cultural Centre, South Bengaluru New ISKCON Temple Opens in Bengaluru, to serve as a Spiritual & Cultural Centre ISKCON has brought great joy to the devotees of Sri Krishna by executing the inauguration ceremony of Sri Sri Radha Vinoda Temple & Cultural CentreContinue Reading
On my current visit to Sri Vrindavan Dhama in April 2013 I am noticing many male initiated ISKCON devotees keeping beards. Is this in accordance with Srila Prabhupada’s instructions? By carefully reviewing his instructions in his books, letters, lectures, and conversations in this regard we can understand what is hisContinue Reading
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 which relies on these two scientific fields, why do these questions matter? This article, first posted at the ISKCON India Scholars Board, addresses these questions.Continue Reading