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ISKCON India Scholars Board (IISB)
Guru and Initiation
Addressing Allegations and Guru Standards in ISKCON
August 11, 2025 The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), founded by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, has faced various questions regarding its practices, leadership, and adherence to tradition. This…
Ritvik
PSA on the ISKCON Revival Movement
Krishnakant Desai is the head of the ISKCON Revival Movement. But in the 30 years since the publication of his book The Final Order, he himself has never taken initiation through the…
Ritvik
Ritvik Initiations Not Sanctioned by Shastra: Why this matters
In this discussion, members of the ISKCON the India Scholars Board explain why scriptural sanction is essential for spiritual authenticity in initiations (diksa) and how Srila Prabhupada’s use of assistants (ritviks) to…
