By Kancana-valli Devi DasiOn December 17, 2009, about 120 guests attended the formal inauguration of the Belgian Council of Religious Leaders (BCRL) at the Belgian Parliament in Brussels. The guest of honour was the future Queen of Belgium, Her Royal Highness Princess Mathilde, Duchess of Brabant. On December 17, 2009, about 120 guests attended the […]

By Krpamoya DasNice tilak, nice blue skin tones, but the Sanskrit misses the mark. I haven’t seen the film, but I’ve noticed the colourful billboards everywhere I go in London. AVATAR. Great title for a movie, of course, and some of the CGI art from the film is well done. Any Sanskrit language coming into […]

By Vineet Chander for Om Sweet Om on 23 Dec 2009 England’s Prince William spent a cold winter’s night on the streets of central London last week along with others from the homelessness charity Centrepoint.   England’s Prince William spent a cold winter’s night  on the streets of central London last week. Along with others from […]

Euro GBC:http://www.eurogbc.comWe are pleased to introduce you to fourteen devotees receiving the first ISKCON Europe Excellence Awards (IEEA). To encourage exemplary devotees, IEEA will be announced annually. Winners will be chosen after nominations are considered at a European Leaders Meeting. This year the winners are:     Bhava Bhakti Devi Dasi in the category of […]

By Madhava Smullen on 26 Dec 2009Maha-mantra had always been a creative festival decorator, making animals, nature scenes, gopis and cowherd boys to join Radha-Govinda on the altar. Christmas Day was no different. “I covered the altar with fluffy white cloth that looked like snow, and made a big snowman wearing a harinama chaddar, offering […]

Dec 24, CANADA (SUN) — Excerpt from a lecture by Srila Prabhupada on Srimad-Bhagavatam – December 02, 1968, Los Angeles. It is said that this Krsna consciousness movement is not an artificial thing that we have manufactured something, ideal thing, concocted, and we are preaching to the world that “You become Krsna conscious.” No. The […]

By Tejasvi Krishna dasOut of nowhere a line of armed police cars ripped across the street behind us, turning around we saw another line of police vans racing across the street ahead as if closing a trap. Sensing that something serious was definitely unfolding we nevertheless continued the kirtan Saturday the 12th of December 12:00 […]

by Omkar Sapre, The Economic TimesPosted December 23, 2009“We’ve been offered many other shows from India, but we never felt that they were entirely suitable for the world market. The Little Krishna series offers a fresh look from anything that we have seen to date coming out of India. While the Indian market has not […]

BY: BHAKTA CHRIS EVANSDec 21, INDIA (SUN) — We are pleased to announce the release of the latest book by Dr. Sahadeva dasa, Cow and Humanity – Made For Each Other. This book discusses the vital role of cows in the peace and progress of human society. Among other things, it also addresses the modern […]

By Rajaram DasaIAS officer and President of Vishwa Mangala Gou Grama yatra Andhra Pradesh, expressed his deep appreciation to ISKCON’s effort in cow protection not only in India but across the world.    “ISKCON is probably the single largest organization in the world to run maximum number of Goshala’s across the world.” Speaking at the […]