News and views on culture, philosophy and siddhanta of ISKCON Vaishnavas
A 108-second video posted on ISKCON’s global YouTube channel marks sixty years since Srila Prabhupada founded the movement, listing its centres, farms, schools, restaurants and meals served, and closing with the line…
In a single eight-and-a-half-minute take, violinist Srinath Iyer moves the Hare Krishna maha-mantra through thirty-two ragas of Carnatic music, from Kalyani to the closing Madhyamavati. A video published on Akincana Gocara’s YouTube…
The media team of Bhakti Vikasa Swami says YouTube took down its video criticizing a statement attributed to Sadhguru after a copyright complaint. It has now republished the message without the disputed…
In a one-hour interview released on 30 September, the Prabhupada disciple recalls walking off a volleyball court the morning after meeting the devotees, negotiating mangala-arati with an Israeli drill sergeant, and the…
Interviewed on his farm at New Vrindaban, the 77-year-old disciple of Srila Prabhupada recalls Prabhupada’s farm instructions and urges devotees to take self-reliance seriously. The fourth episode of The Maha Podcast, released…
The Krishna-Balarama Mandir’s channel has received YouTube’s Golden Play Button. VRINDAVAN, India — ISKCON Vrindavan’s YouTube channel has passed one million subscribers, earning YouTube’s Golden Play Button, the award the platform gives…
In this discussion from the ISKCON India Scholars Board, Kṛṣṇa-kīrti dāsa and Abhinandana Nimāī dāsa explore the value of Sanskrit study in devotional life. Responding to Suvyakta Narasiṁha dāsa’s criticism of Sanskrit…
In a video message published on September 22, 2026 on the YouTube channel Bhakti Raghava Swami Vriksha, HH Bhakti Raghava Swami speaks about the proposal to introduce female (Vaishnavi) diksha gurus in…
Chief Ministers and senior political leaders from across India took part in Sri Krishna Janmashtami celebrations at ISKCON temples on 4th September 2026.
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…
