Translators in Training
by Madhava Smullen In a small town where Krishna once protected his devotees with the holy Govardhana Hill, a major part of the future of Vaishnava culture and learning has been born. Srimad Bhagavat Vidyapitham, ISKCON’s version of the traditionalvidyapitham Sanskrit language school, focuses its work around the cream of all Vedic literature, Srimad Bhagavatam. Gopiparanadhana Dasa, a BBT Sanskrit editor and translator...
A New December Marathon Opportunity
By Pancharatna dasa Srila Prabhupada’s December marathon is now in full swing and devotees everywhere are looking for opportunities to serve Lord Chaitanya’s mission and please Srila Prabhupada by distributing transcendental literature. We invite you to participate in a very special way by joining Friends of the BBT. As a member you help Srila Prabhupada’s book distribution mission by supporting its foundation...
Prabhupada Marathon Arrives
December is here, bringing with it cold and crisp weather, and for most people, Christmas trees and presents. But devotees are bundling up warm, shouldering their book bags, and heading out on the streets to deliver presents that do what no X-Box or shiny new bike can for its owners, deliver them from disease, old age and death. International Sankirtana Minister Vijaya Dasa encourages everyone to do whatever he can this Prabhupada...
The Best Years of my Life
By Svarupa dasa The following is an interesting story I heard I would like to share with all the devotees – “I first saw the devotees in 1967 on TV; I was in year eight at school and was immediately attracted. In 1970, while coming down from an acid trip, someone handed me a BTG. In 1971 I watched Srila Prabhupada arriving at Sydney also on TV and the next day was on my way to Sydney. Feeling unqualified, I went bush to...
Bengal Beats the Big Mridanga
by Madhava Smullen The Bengali BBT emerged in Mayapur in 1977 to humble beginnings. OnlyBhagavad Darshan, a monthly Bengali edition of Back to Godhead magazine, and several small booklets, gave any hint of what was to come. When Shyama-Rupa Dasa joined the team in 1984, things hadn’t gotten much grander. “In those days, the BBT offices were crammed into one room,” he says. “We also had a press with...
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