Honoring Srimati Yamuna Devi
Cowdray Park
Ground Breaking Ceremony, ISKCON VECC
6 HOUR KIRTAN – LONDON
The Inauguration of “Kirtan London”
Radhanath Swami Visits Moscow
Placing Faith in the Small Things – Mumbai’s 100th Prerana Festival
Radhanath Swami Speaks to Young Students of the Bhagavad-gita
Radhanath Swami Hosts a Western Yoga Group at Govardhan Eco-village
Radhanath Swami Speaks with “City of Joy” Author Dominique Lapierre
April 8, 2013
On January 8th and 9th Radhanath Swami attended a ceremony in Vrindavan to honor his godsister Srimati Yamuna Devi Dasi on the one year anniversary of her passing away. On the first day he spoke, along with many others, at ISKCON’s Krishna Balaram Temple, sharing his respectful appreciations of Yamuna Devi. Later he attend the establishing of a holy samadhi (memorial) at the grounds of the ISKCON Goshala (place where the cows are cared for). The following day Radhanath Swami took part in the immersion of Yamuna Devi’s ashes in...
March 30, 2013
On Saturday 23rd March Radhanath Swami was invited to speak at a special event at Cowdray Park, a 17,000 acre country estate in the south of England. The estate is owned and managed by Lord and Lady Cowdray and their family. Over 30 guests attended from the surrounding villages and London. Radhanath Swami shared stories about his time in England before embarking on his journey to India. He spoke about meditating by the river Thames, being part of the counter-culture in London, and attending the 1970 Isle of Wight music...
March 23, 2013
On January, 16th Radhanath Swami presided over the ground breaking ceremony of the ISKCON Vedic Education and Culture Centre in Aurangabad, India. The center will serve to revive and preserve the spiritual culture and values of the Deccan region of Southern Central India through education and the establishment of a temple. Thousands of guest and well—wishers attended the event. At a press conference before the ceremony Radhanath Swami addressed journalists from local newspapers. “It was the desire of my guru A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada that we build temples for the...
October 24, 2012
On the 13th October Radhanath Swami attended the first Kirtan London 6 Hour event. There was an overwhelmingly enthusiastic response, with close to 200 people filling the hall from start to finish. Fleet Street, named after London’s largest underground river, was a fitting location as the power of the divine name is often likened to an underground spring that feeds the wells of different faith traditions. The venue was also situated next door to the most ancient church in London — St Bride’s, a place of worship since the 7th...
August 27, 2012
It’s no secret that London is one of the most musical cities in the world, boasting scores of bands that have become internationally renowned from the The Rolling Stones to Coldplay. A new project called Kirtan London is set to bring sacred mantra music to the attention of the city with events at universities and corporations, flashmob kirtans, as well as working with the existing London yoga community. As a first step toward the vision of creating ‘a diverse, London-wide community of kirtan lovers’, the team hosted a launch party...
March 28, 2012
The recent release in Russia of The Journey Home has been well received in a country that has a long history of interest in Indian spirituality. On the 20th of March Radhanath Swami arrived in Moscow and on same day gave two interviews. The first, to the Moscow-based daily newspaper Moskovskij Komsomolets, one of Russia two largest newspapers, with a circulation approaching one million. The second interview was given at the popular radio station Echo of Moscow which features news and talk shows focusing on social and political issues. A...
March 27, 2012
It was born on 27th July, 2002 and in ten years it has turned one-hundred. March 18th marked the 100th “Prerana” – the monthly youth festival started and refined under the guidance of Radhanath Swami, at the Radha Gopinath Temple in Mumbai. Prerana (Hindi for “Inspiration”) was conceived as a regular gathering of students, for providing inspiration to remain an instrument of God’s grace, irrespective of the corruption, pollution, and other stresses of the modern Mumbai lifestyle. This initiative started small with less than two hundred young men. Today, more...
March 14, 2012
On February 26, Radhanath Swami appeared at the award-giving ceremony of the Gita Champions League, at the Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan in Mumbai, India. The Gita Champions League (GLC) was the brainchild of the local branch of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, who wanted to promote the values and wisdom of the Bhagavad-gita among school children. With nearly 5000 participants, the contest turned out to be a fun and inspiring way to help everyone absorb their minds in the teachings of the Bhagavad-gita. The ceremony was the culmination of a...
February 24, 2012
26th January 2012 – a day when the entire nation of India was celebrating the Republic day, a group of western yoga students arrived at Govardhan Eco-village. Govardhan Eco-village is spread across 60 acres near the Sahyadri mountain range, a two hour drive from the city of Mumbai. The group of 16 yoga students from different parts of the US, was led by Gopi Manjari Devi, the founder of Yoga Mandali in Saratoga Springs NY. Also accompanying them was the angelic singer of Vedic hymns, Gauravani, of the famed band ‘As Kindred...
February 20, 2012
It was a meeting between two people who complemented each other with their life story, hitchhiking adventures, desire to serve society and their love for India. Dominique Lapierre, author of ‘City of Joy’ and Radhanath Swami were invited by Ajay Piramal, Chairman – Piramal India Ltd. and his wife Swati Piramal, Director – Strategic Alliances & Communications, for a family event that at their residence in Mumbai. The hosts requested them to share some words of wisdom on the theme of ‘Happiness, Love & Forgiveness’. Dominique Lapierre spoke first. He shared that he values Happiness as...