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The News Agency of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness Sunday, 18 May 2008 6:05am

Govindaji Saves Student from Terror in Jaipur

By Antony Brennan on 17 May 2008

"Krishna has saved me" said Avadhuta-priya devi dasi, a devotee of Lord Krishna, referring to her incredible escape from a series of terrorist bomb blasts that tore through crowded shopping areas of Jaipur, the capital city of Rajasthan in India's north.

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Maha Nama-Yajna Highlights Festival of Inspiration 2008

By Bhakta Chris Fici on 16 May 2008

Hundreds of devotees from across the world packed into ISKCON’s New Vrindaban temple in West Virginia this past Mother's Day weekend for a mega devotional chanting session, or “Maha Nama-Yajna.”

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Chanting Party Holds Krishnanagar Spellbound

By Mathura Rasa Dasa on 13 May 2008

Mayapur ISKCON devotees took their seventy-strong devotional chanting party, complete with sacred food to distribute, to Krishnanagar this April 26. The town is the administrative head quarters of Nadia District in West Bengal, and is famous as the place where Srila Bhaktivinode Thakura worked as a magistrate while re-discovering Navadvipa’s holy places.

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Primitive Polytheism or Misunderstood Monotheism?

By David Klinghoffer for Religion BookLine on 13 Mar 2007

In today's culture war pitting secularism versus religion, Eastern religions usually get a free pass from atheist authors and other foes of faith. But that doesn't mean that Hindus can afford to rest on their laurels. Several new books from Hindu experts and advocates seek to dispel misconceptions, including negative ones, about the ancient Indian tradition.

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GBC Resolution 311: Annotation Sets a Risky Precedent

By Sita-pati Dasa on 15 May 2008

GBC Resolution 311 is a watershed in ISKCON history. The resolution — to annotate and "explain" Srila Prabhupada's books — is an attempt to redefine the constitutional structure of ISKCON. Whether intended or not, Resolution 311 changes the established relationships and power balance between individuals, managerial authorities (such as temple presidents and the GBC), the Founder Acarya Srila Prabhupada, and his teachings.

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