ABOUT ISKCON VADODARA

His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (1896-1977) is widely regarded as the foremost Vedic scholar, translator and teacher of the modern era. He is especially respected as the most-prominent contemporary authority on Bhakti Yoga both for his devotional service to Sri Krishna and also for making devotion, or Krishna Consciousness, a path for others to walk on. This, by way of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), popularly known as the Hare Krishna Movement, of which he is the Founder Acharya.

In 1965, at age sixty-nine, with forty rupees and a trunk of his Bhagavatam commentaries – the first ever in English – he made his way to New York with but one aim, “introduce India’s message of peace and goodwill” to the western world. Only a year later, in 1966, he established ISKCON by way of a humble store-front presence in New York and thereon went on to inspire thousands to devote their lives to Krishna consciousness, launching one of the fastest-growing spiritual movements in the history of the world.

Men and women from all backgrounds came forward and with their help, Srila Prabhupad, as he is known by his followers, established temples, farm communities, a publishing house and educational institutions around the world. Simultaneously he began what has now become the world’s largest vegetarian food relief programme, Food for Life, AnnaDaan.