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GBC Calls for Proposals for Its February 2027 Meeting, Warns They May Not Be Voted On This Year

Howdy, sankirta Proposals for the GBC’s 2027 Annual General Meeting must reach the Secretariat by January 1, each sponsored by…

4 days ago

GBC Orders Every ISKCON Guru to Stop Initiating Until Gaura Purnima 2027

The Governing Body Commission has resolved that no ISKCON guru may give first, second or sannyasa initiation from 1 December…

3 weeks ago

Watch the GBC Decide the Future of Female Diksa Gurus: Eight Unreleased Committee Recordings, Published in Full

Akincana Gocara publishes the video recordings of eight meetings of the GBC’s Global Vaiṣṇavī Dīkṣā-Guru Committee, held between 14 July…

3 weeks ago

Exclusive: Inside the GBC’s Private VDG Committee Chat – 712 Messages on Female Diksha Gurus, Published in Full

For five weeks this summer, the representatives the GBC gathered to settle whether women may serve as initiating gurus in…

4 weeks ago

ISKCON Nepal Crisis: GBC Official’s Suspension Rejected, Media Threatened With Legal Action

ISKCON Nepal has published two press releases on its official Facebook page concerning a suspension notice issued by Revati Raman…

2 months ago

ISKCON Bans AI Animation of Deity Images

The ISKCON Deity Worship Ministry (IDWM) has issued a letter, dated September 9, 2026, setting out its position on the…

2 months ago

“I Will Reply Only to Essential Communications”: Hridayananda Dasa Goswami Withdraws to Finish Great Bharata

Hridayananda Dasa Goswami has announced that he is retiring from active programs in order to focus on finishing his essential…

2 months ago

Statement from the Executive Committee of the ISKCON Governing Body Commission on Vaisnavi Diksa Guru – GBC AGM 2026

Statement from the Executive Committee of the ISKCON Governing Body Commission on Vaisnavi Diksa Guru - GBC AGM 2026

9 months ago

GBC Resolutions 2025

Dear Devotees, Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. The 2025 GBC AGM Resolutions have been released…

2 years ago

ISKCON India Governing Council (Bureau) Letter on passing of HH Gopal Krishna Goswami

Dear devotees, Namonamaha. Jaya Srila Prabhupada! Gopal Krishna Maharaj ki jaya! The ISKCON India Governing Council (Bureau), is deeply saddened…

3 years ago