News and views on culture, philosophy and siddhanta of ISKCON Vaishnavas
The ISKCON India Scholars Board responds to GBC Chairman Madhu-sevita Das’s 2026 Janmashtami warning about internal divisions, arguing the real issue behind them is the female diksha-guru debate and the authority of…
In this video, IISB Convenor Kṛṣṇa-kīrti Dāsaḥ and IISB Senior Scholar and author Śrīdhara Śrīnivāsa Dāsaḥ discuss the resolutions from the "Statement from the Executive Committee of the ISKCON Governing Body Commission…
This playlist by the ISKCON India Scholars Board features responses from H.H. Bhakti Vikāsa Swami, Basu Ghosh Prabhu, and others to the morning session of the GBC's Annual General Meeting held on…
Krishna Kirti Das, IISB Convenor, tells it like it is.
CONCERNS FOR PRABHUPĀDA'S MOVEMENT Presentation by representatives of the ISKCON India Leadership on the FDG/VDG controversy February 8, 2026 — Śrīdhāma Māyāpura ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Can a Vaiṣṇavī be appointed Dīkṣā-Guru? Śrīdhara-śrīnivāsa dāsaḥ Author…
CONCERNS FOR PRABHUPĀDA'S MOVEMENT Presentation by representatives of the ISKCON India Leadership on the FDG/VDG controversy February 8, 2026 — Śrīdhāma Māyāpura ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── TPC adjustment requires adhikāra Kṛṣṇa-kīrti dāsaḥ Convenor, ISKCON India…
Female Guru defined by Truth or Trends? Sitalatma Prabhu Article Analyzed by IISB
Author: His Holiness Bhakti Raghava Swami
Misuse of Principles and Details in the Vaishnavi Diksa-Guru Debate Rupa Goswami's Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu distinguishes between unchangeable principles and adjustable details, but is this distinction being applied correctly in the Vaishnavi diksha guru…
Behavior Backed by Instructions Must Be Followed Is behavior alone sufficient evidence for establishing spiritual principles? In this second installment of the IISB response series, Krishna Kirti Das addresses Hridayananda Maharaja's attempt…
