Bhakti Vinoda Swami Maharaj is a senior full time monk in the renounced order of Sannyas. A chemical engineering graduate from the National Institute of Technology at Trichy, South India, with a soaring and colorful past – having won awards for most outstanding student, cultural activities like drama, debate and as best singer/rhythm guitarist at a national level. Right at the start of a lucrative career back in the 80’s, inspired by the teachings of eastern Vaisnava philosophy, he summarily disengaged himself from worldly life to become a motivational monk, spreading the wisdom of the ancient Vedas worldwide. His focus is currently on bringing the wealth of eastern knowledge, especially to the future of the world – our youth.” https://www.bhaktivinodaswami.com
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The Indian outreach landscape The Monk’s Podcast 48 with Bhakti Vinoda Swami
Bhakti Vinoda Swami Maharaj is a senior full time monk in the renounced order of Sannyas. A chemical engineering graduate from the National Institute of Technology at Trichy, South India, with a soaring and colorful past – having won awards for most outstanding student, cultural activities like drama, debate and as best singer/rhythm guitarist at a national level. Right at the start of a lucrative career back in the 80’s, inspired by the teachings of eastern Vaisnava philosophy, he summarily disengaged himself from worldly life to become a motivational monk, spreading the wisdom of the ancient Vedas worldwide. His focus is currently on bringing the wealth of eastern knowledge, especially to the future of the world – our youth.” https://www.bhaktivinodaswami.com
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Who exactly is an ISKCON member? – The Monk’s Podcast 47 with Madhavananda Prabhu
Madhavananda Das, joined ISKCON in Los Angeles in 1982. He moved to Bhubaneswar Orissa in 1993 where he has been living since. He was instructed by Sri Srimad Gour Govinda Swami Maharaj to edit his lectures into publications. For over ten years he has been serving as the director of ISKCON Gopal Jiu Publications, the editor of Sri Krishna Kathamrita Magazine, and the email magazine Sri Krishna Kathamrita Bindu.
https://iskconleaders.com/madhavanand…
Putana an Article by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Prabhupada as printed in issue 10 of Sri Krishna Kathamrita
https://archive.org/details/sbs-putana
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ISKCON Tribal Care – The Monk’s Podcast 44 with Bhakti Purushottam Maharaj
Mahesh Chandra Pattanayak widely known as Bhakti Purusottam Swami joined ISKCON to serve the society at the young age of 20. Since long he has been working for the upliftment of santal, sabar, lodha, munda tribes of West Bengal, Odisha and also different tribal communities of the North East. At the age of 62, he took the lead to create India Tribal Care Trust a charitable trust for the welfare of the tribals of India and spread the tribal welfare activities across India. https://indiatribalcare.org/trustees/
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The Nectar of Writing for Krishna – The Monk’s Podcast 41 with Garuda Prabhu
Garuda Das Kavirāja is Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Christopher Newport University, Virginia and Director of Studies in Religion. He is also Distinguished Research and Teaching Faculty at the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley. He lectures around the world on his translation of the Bhagavad Gītā, on the philosophy of Yoga, as well as on the teachings of the Krishna Bhakti tradition. When he is not lecturing, he guides, counsels, and mentors students on living the life of the heart or bhakti. https://garudadas.com/bio/