In the 40’s, missionaries introduced Christianity to villages in Assam and converted most of the people in the area. Along with churches and chapels, they opened Christian schools. Devotee children have been attending them due to lack of any other alternative. Later it was discovered that there was a need for a Vedic school not […]
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Bhaktivedanta National School in Tripura: Training future devotees
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2nd Tribal convention held in Mayapur
26th of March 2015, saw the inauguration of ISKCON Mayapur’s second annual tribal convention called, ‘The festival of Gau, Ganga, Gita’. This three day convention hosted 600 members from 10 different tribal groups belonging to six Indian states. Some of the tribes that participated were Chakma (Tripura), Chenchus(Orissa), Khasis (Assam), Kuki (Manipur), Mikirs (Assam), […]
Mayapur 2015: Strategic Planning Network (SPN)
MARCH 5, 2015 The GBC’s Strategic Planning Network (SPN) concluded its five-day bi-annual meeting in Mayapur. Facilitated by the GBC’s Strategic Planning Team, numerous SPN committees, made up of GBC members, ISKCON leaders and thinkers from across the globe, continued to explore new ideas and initiatives with a view to provide documents and other published […]
GBC Strategic Planning Network (SPN) Update
GBC Strategic Planning Network (SPN) Mayapur 2015: Part 5 of 5 Badrinarayan Swami, whom we introduced in previous posts, speaks on the exciting deliverables coming out of the strategic planning work, the latest being the leadership training college, a legacy for ISKCON’s future. https://gbc.iskcon.org/2015/02/04/spiritual-inspiration-and-strategic-planning/ Praghosa Prabhu, a GBC member for the UK, Ireland, and parts of Northern Europe, […]
ISKCON Tribal Care
By: Madhava Smullen ISKCON News on Dec. 24, 2014 Devotees make their way through the forest The recently formed ISKCON Tribal Care Initiative, headed by GBC Bhakti Purusottama Swami and chief coordinator Sridham Govinda Das, is reaching out to the numerous tribal communities located in forests and remote areas of East and Northeast India. The […]
Sri Mayapur in the Airport
Next time you land at Kolkata at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Domestic Terminal, you will be greeted by a big banner of Sri Mayapur in the baggage section. An initiative of Mayapur Tourism, after a long term of over three years discussions, repeated meetings, approaching different authorities and sending several designs for approval Airport […]
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