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A Tale Of Two Herds

By Juliette Jowitt for The Guardian on 16 Dec 2010It is an picture of unmitigated bliss. Tulsi and Radika, a pair of beautiful dairy shorthorns, shuffle quietly in knee-deep straw; Gopi chomps a carrot offered by a visitor and Sarasavati and Padmavato murmur beside two calves born a few weeks ago. The Hare Krishna herd […]

Serbian Krishna Devotee Wins In The European Court of Human Rights

By Krishna-lila Dasi for ISKCON News on 17 Dec 2010Zivota Milanovic a member of the Hare Krishna community, was attacked five times between 2001. and 2007 because of his religious beliefs. The assailants beat him with baseball bats, stabbed him, cut his sikha off and engraved a cross onto his head with a knife. On […]

President urges ok for controversial Hare Krishna temple

14/Dec/2010By Kaitlyn Offer, Midland-Kalamunda ReporterTHE controversial development of a Hare Krishna Temple in Lesmurdie should be approved if the best outcome for everyone is to happen, according to Shire of Kalamunda President Don McKechnie. THE controversial development of a Hare Krishna Temple in Lesmurdie should be approved if the best outcome for everyone is to […]

Krishna Devotee Wins Latin Grammy

Venezuela celebrated on November 11th, when one of their most cherished singers and composers, Ilan Chester, won an award for “best folk or traditional album of the year” for his collection “Tesoros de la música Venezolana” ( Treasures of Venezuelan Music) at the Latin Grammys in Las Vegas, Nevada. Venezuela celebrated on November 11th, when […]

Land for Moscow Temple

Russian authorities have finally allocated land for the construction of a Krishna temple in a northern suburb of Moscow, after many years of petitioning from the ISKCON and Hindu communities. Russian authorities have finally allocated land for the construction of a Krishna temple in a northern suburb of Moscow, after many years of petitioning from […]

The Marathon That Everybody Wins

By Madhava Smullen for ISKCON News on 3 Dec 2010ISKCON devotees around the world are also putting an extra focus on giving the most wonderful gift they know of to others, only they’re doing it outside, on the streets, with their trusty book-bags slung over their shoulders. December is the month of goodwill to all, […]

South India Pilgrimage 2010: Tirupati

By Krpamoya DasISKCON Tirupati is a beautiful traditional south Indian temple nestled at the bottom of the Venkata hills. The majestic red brown hills form a magnificent backdrop and the early morning sun picks out the lush green foliage and the sculptured white gopurams peeping above the tree line. ISKCON Tirupati is a beautiful traditional […]

All-India ISKCON Midday Meal Project Adds 19th Center

By Madhava Smullen for ISKCON News on 19 Nov 2010But they needn’t have worried. Today—only six years later—the ISKCON Midday Meal project is serving around 750,000 children every day in eight states. It has eighteen centers, with a strong presence in prominent cities such as Delhi, Jaipur, Ujjain, Tirupati, Kurukshetra, and Mumbai, and a nineteenth […]