Category Archives: News

As part of a sacred yearly tradition, the ISKCON Bhakti Center for Education and Culture (BCEC) in Vishal Nagar organized its annual Shrimad Bhagwat Saptah from January 1st to 7th, 2025. The week-long spiritual festival brought together thousands of re…

Sridama Dasa. Chairman of the ISKCON Philippines National Council with the attendees at the close of the retreat. ISKCON Philippines has marked a significant milestone with the successful hosting of its first national Vaishnavi Retreat, held from Decem…

In a historic development at the intersection of spirituality and public infrastructure, the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has selected ISKCON Dwarka as an official partner to enhance the quality, purity, and consistency of fo…

After the successful Sankirtan Marathon in December 2024, Michigan devotees once again undertook a month-long book distribution marathon in December 2025 at Great Lakes Crossing Mall, one of the state’s largest outlet malls. With Michigan’s harsh…

In December, the Second Annual Śaraṇāgati Youth Retreat was successfully held at Govardhan EcoVillage, bringing together 40 young devotees from six countries for a seven-day immersive global bhakti experience. Organized by Arjuna Sakhā Das and Sudevī S…

On September 19th, 2025, a milestone in academic collaboration was achieved with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Institute of Engineering & Management (IEM/UEM University), ISKCON Mayapur, and the Bhaktivedanta Research Cen…

Riddha Das at his writing desk, holding copies of his published works documenting the early years of ISKCON in South Africa. In 1975, a small band of determined devotees in apartheid South Africa faced a task that seemed almost impossible: bringing His…

GOKRSNA was honored with the Hindu Business Award at Queen Elizabeth House in Edinburgh. When life slowed in 2020, and routines stumbled, Dr Nivedita and her husband Prathap found themselves in a rare stillness. Dr Nivedita, with a PhD from Oxford and …

Matchless Gifts has announced a design competition inviting artists and devotees to create the official artwork for the historic storefront’s merchandise during ISKCON’s 60th anniversary year. The sacred pilgrimage site at 26 2nd Avenue in the Bo…

Karuna Care Association invites you into a six-week transformational journey in a course entitled Karmic Pattern Rewiring: Six Weeks to Better Relationships with Sri Radha Govinda Dasi. Many people try to improve their relationships by changing partner…

ISKCON’s newly completed Sri Sri Jagannath, Baladeva, Subhadra Devi Mandir at Myitkyina. On November 24–26, 2025, more than 2,000 devotees from across Myanmar gathered in Myitkyina to witness the historic inauguration, marking a momentous chapter…

On December 1, 2025, ISKCON Kurukshetra observed Gita Jayanti with a large gathering of 2,000 devotees and visitors, commemorating fifty years since His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada’s historic visit to Kurukshetra on December 1, 197…

A recently released report from the AI & Religion Multi-Faith Forum, held in Washington, DC, has raised important ethical, spiritual, and cultural questions that should be explored by many ISKCON leaders and communities worldwide. The forum brought…

From November 25 to December 10, 2025, the ISKCON Vaishnavi Ministry held its annual “Safe Families, Strong Communities” campaign. We now reflect on the activities undertaken, the support received, and the spirit of compassion and unity that emerged th…

ISKCON Communications Europe just released the new ISKCON Communications Journal (ICJ) in a bookmarked, digital format. Click here to access the 2025 ICJ. Readers can also download a .pdf version here. Mahaprabhu Dasa, the Director of ISKCON Communicat…

All the youth and leaders gather for a group photo. The two-day Navarasa Festival, held on December 20-21, 2025, organized by ISKCON Youth Forum Patna, unfolded as a vibrant celebration of spirituality, culture, and youth empowerment under the inspirin…

The years 2026 and 2027 mark a significant milestone for the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) —60 years since its founding and 50 years since the disappearance of His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda. These year…

Mahaprabhu Dasa, Director of MOSA, and K. Nandini Singla, Director General of the ICCR, following the signing of the historic agreement. The Museum of Sacred Art Foundation (MOSA) and the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR)* have signed a Memo…

The Religion News Association (RNA) has released its annual Top 10 Religion Stories of 2025, highlighting a year in which faith, politics, and global affairs collided in dramatic and often unsettling ways—from the historic election of Pope Leo XIV as t…

“If we want to unwrap the real meaning of Christmas, then we need to look beneath the tinsel and feel grateful to the Giver of all things before even opening the box.” – Rukmini Devi Dasi. In this reflective talk, Rukmini Devi Dasi ex…

In Expert Take: When the Supreme Court Reopens What Appeared Closed, Advocate-on-Record at the Supreme Court Vibhav Mishra discusses the rare decision by India’s Supreme Court to reopen a case long thought finally decided. The article centres on a 25-y…

Bhaktivedanta Institute for Higher Studies (BIHS), in cooperation with ISKCON’s North America Regional Governing Body (NA-RGB), will offer a new six-month online course titled Consciousness Studies: Ancient & Modern Perspectives, beginning Ja…

Participants in the Walk for Peace initiative. Image courtesy of Walk for Peacc USA. Walk for Peace recently crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, which was the site of a vicious attack on a peaceful civil rights march in 1965. The WFP gr…

When Srila Prabhupada incorporated ISKCON in 1966, he expressed his desire that the Society would “systematically propagate spiritual knowledge to society at large … to achieve real unity and peace in the world.” This guiding vision continues to inspir…

Radha Bhakti Devi Dasi (bottom right) with members of the Bhaktivedanta Hospital Spiritual Care Team; book cover. On December 22, 2025, Magic on Mira Road: Stories from the Bhaktivedanta Hospital, a poignant new book by Radha Bhakti Devi Dasi, was rele…

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…