Srila Prabhupada

For the first time in history of America, Srila Prabhupada held public chanting of Hare Krishna Mahamanta in the Tompkins Square Park in New York and the vibrations were electrifying. Westerners spontaneously joined him to chant ‘Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare / Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama Hare Hare’ crowds followed him. As time went by, more people joined the group, some wore the robes that Prabhuda wore and yearned to eat the sumptuous Krishna prasadam lovingly served by Prabhuda. His followers helped him to establish ISKCON in 1966, just a year after his landing in the foreign country. It was the first time something like this had happened in New York City. In the coming eleven years, Srila Prabhupada circled the globe a dozen times spreading the message of Krishna and established 108 ISKCON temples in major cities around the world. Srila Prabhupada departed from this mortal world in 1977 and ISKCON takes forward his missionary activities around the world. Happy Gokulashtami to all.

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Srila Prabhupada

This is a story as old as the hills, of Srila Prabhupada born in 1896, Calcutta in a devout Vaishnava family. He was instructed by his guru maharaj to preach the message of Bhagavad-gita in English throughout the world and the process began almost organically. In 1965, at the age of 69, Srila Prabhupada was given a free ticket to travel to U.S.A in Scindia Steam Navigation Company’s cargo ship Jaladuta. Srila Prabhupada grabbed the opportunity and carried with him Rs 40 and some trunks of books published by him. When the ship was sailing over the Red Sea, Srila Prabhupada suffered two heart attacks and Prabhuda noted in his diary that had he suffered a third attack on the voyage, he would not have survived. It was during this time; Lord Krishna appeared in his dream and assured him protection. Srila Prabhupada reached America without any contacts or plans. For few months he stayed with distant acquaintances and one of them helped him to find a roof in Lower East Side of New York. Prabhuda was comfortable, well almost and soon he got an opportunity he had never dreamed of. Happy Janmashtami to all.

(To be continued)

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Maa Ching

Rohit Shetty’s Ranveer Ching Returns is all set to hit the theaters on 19th August’16 and the film’s trailer has already received 3 million plus views. Apart from Ranveer and Tamannaah’s characters there is a third interesting character Maa Ching, who plays Ranveer Ching’s mother in this film. This is a unique trailer where everything has been presented in an innovative way. So wait and watch for the mother of all surprises that sets up another really exciting character in the Ching’s universe to take the brand story forward!

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