Author Archives: Thomas Haribol

Mahaprasad Govinda Dasa presents the Amharic Sri Isopanisad to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his state visit to Ethiopia, During Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit to Ethiopia on December 16-17, 2025, Mahaprasad Govinda had the opp…

Earlier this month, ISKCON News published a post entitled “Prabhupada’s Silicon Sutras: When 18 Years of Vision Meet the Speed of Now,” generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI) and submitted by Visnu Murti Das, Founder of Vanipedia. …

Following the intensity of the December Marathon 2024, we in the snowy world of Michigan began looking for a new target market for our “family business”—book distribution. We stumbled upon a massive market that was hiding in plain sight: Am…

Bhakti Roots, a two-day initiative aimed at reinforcing Krishna-conscious family culture, brought together 60 ISKCON West Sydney families at Wiseman’s Retreat, a peaceful 50-acre bushland area. Organised by the Radha Govinda Youth Team, Bhakti Roots wa…

The faculty, staff, and the 2025–26 cohort together. From 20th to 30th November 2025, Govardhan EcoVillage (GEV) became a place of deep learning, reflection, and heartfelt association as the GBC College hosted its 11-day in-person residential for leade…

The Richard L. Thompson Archives (RLTA) Reading Group Series, also known as the Sadāpūta Book Club, has been systematically exploring his writings with the aim of developing a deeper appreciation of these pioneering works and their potential to stimula…

Visakha Dasi with Starmer and other leaders at the event. British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer hosted an Interfaith Roundtable at Number 10 Downing Street, bringing together leaders and representatives from diverse faith communities to promote dialo…

The NA-RGB’s 60th Anniversary Committee has warmly invited devotees across North America to participate in the celebration of ISKCON’s 60th Anniversary, marking six decades since the founding of our movement by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami…

On December 14, 2025, a mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney’s Bondi Beach left at least 15 people dead and dozens more injured in what Australian authorities have condemned as an antisemitic terrorist attack targeting the Jewish community…

Image courtesy eNCA.  On December 13, 2025, ISKCON Communications for South Africa released a statement from ISKCON’s South African National Council regarding the deadly collapse of a four-story expansion project adjacent to the temple at the Riv…

Rama Govinda Swami and Rathim Krishna Das cut the ribbon to officially open the new facility. On November 25, 2025, devotees gathered at ISKCON Midrand for the opening of a facility that many described as long overdue. The new End of Life Care Room, de…

Some of the dignitaries gathered at the conference. On December 5, 2025, the Bhaktivedanta Research Center (BRC), Kolkata, collaborated with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar in a three-day Dharma Studies Conference (DSC 2025), marki…

Bir Krishna Goswami’s Vyasa Puja gathering and celebration. The Sri Sri Radha-Madhava temple in Makati, Manila, has served the community for many years, but its rented premises, limited space, and aging infrastructure have posed challenges for ho…

Best Friend is a heartfelt devotional film weaving sankirtan history, personal reflection, and creative outreach, crafted with sincerity and faith through immense challenges. It is also the culmination of a journey that began when a Best Friend filmmak…

Bhakta Das (center) with Tom McIntosh, a member of the Victorian Parliament representing the Minister of Multiculturalism, and Her Excellency Professor Margaret Gardner, Governor of Victoria, Australia. Bhakta Dasa, a senior representative of the Inter…

Leaders gather at the November 15th event in Tashkent. On Saturday, November 15, an International Scientific and Practical Conference titled “Uzbekistan – Tolerant Country” was held in Tashkent, gathering foreign experts, diplomats, theolog…

Relaxing in the sauna yesterday, I was disturbed by an animated conversation between a couple of fellow perspirers. Their subject was football, for which both obviously shared a deep passion. I listened as they delineated in great detail the strengths …

The Nigerian KAICIID Fellows, representing Christian, Muslim, Vaishnava, and Traditionalist communities, joined voices in a national appeal for calm and collaborative action amid rising tensions. The Nigerian Chapter of the KAICIID Fellows Alumni Netwo…

Rasananda Das, aka Happy Jack (in black), with GEV monks and retreat participants. A group of 42 yoga practitioners from six continents recently completed a deeply transformative pilgrimage to Govardhan EcoVillage (GEV)—an experience that many describe…

Submitted by Visnu Murti Das, Founder of Vanipedia. A collaborative wiki invoking and manifesting Srila Prabhupada’s Vani presence. A Chronicle of December 3rd, 2025 For 18 years, Vanipedia has been a fortress of transcendental sound—a massive, m…

Maha Prasad Govinda Das, center with yellow garland. As part of outreach preaching efforts beyond the UK, Maha Prasad Govinda Das, who lived as a monk at Bhaktivedanta Manor from 1983 to 1990, recently traveled to three prestigious universities across …

Murari Mohini Devi Dasi and Chintamani Devi Dasi with the residents of Sardanga village. Mayapur Clean and Green, the environmental initiative led by Murari Mohini Devi Dasi, is inspiring grassroots transformation beyond the borders of the dham. In the…

The Annual ISKCON Zone 1 Leaders Conference was held in Montreal with the theme “Feel, Heal, and Be Real.”  Jai Nitai Dasa and Bhava Bhakti Devi Dasi were asked to serve as keynote speakers at the meetings, giving presentations on Devotee C…

On the sacred occasion of Gita Jayanti, Dayal Mora Das, Temple President of ISKCON London, announced the launch of a 30-day international fundraising campaign to support the completion of its historic acquisition of 7 Bury Place—the site of the movemen…

In May 2025, the Supreme Court of India issued a long-awaited judgment in the decades-long dispute between ISKCON Mumbai—the society legally founded and registered by Srila Prabhupada in 1971—and the breakaway Bengaluru group led by Madhu Pandit Dasa. …

Since 2016, Jagadananda Das has served at the Durban Festival of Chariots, offering guidance and support in the Bhakti Cloud youth tent. When Jurgen Wolfenden first walked into a Bhakti Yoga Society (BYS) program as a young university student, he wasn’…

The ISKCON Justice Ministry will host its first Annual Global Conference online this Sunday, December 7, 2025. The event marks an important milestone in the ministry’s effort to strengthen justice services across the movement and deepen devotees’ under…

“The humble sages, by virtue of true knowledge, see with equal vision a learned and gentle brāhmaṇa, a cow, an elephant, a dog, and a dog-eater [outcaste]” (Bhagavad-gita 5.18). In Srila Prabhupada’s Purport, he states, “A Kṛiṣhṇa conscious perso…

Year 9 and 10’s assembly presentation to the school on Ratha Yatra. Hare Krishna School is celebrating the New Zealand Ministry of Education’s approval of its application to extend to Year 13, making it New Zealand’s only primary and secondary sc…

The Bhaktivedanta Research Center (BRC) has taken a significant step toward fulfilling a prophetic vision by launching an online course to learn the Bengali language in collaboration with Scottish Church College, Kolkata—the very institution where ISKC…

When Aradhya-Nitai-Rama Das first stepped into an ISKCON temple four years ago, he was searching for direction. Today, he stands behind one of the most promising creative offerings emerging in the devotee community, an anime series titled Sachinandan. …

Leaders from more than thirty temples and outreach centers across Canada and the northern United States gathered in Montreal, Canada, from November 7th to 9th for the Annual ISKCON Zone 1 Leaders Conference. The three-day event brought together over on…