Gender

Male

Location

Kaiserslautern, Rhine-Pfalz

Birthday:

March 31

Name / Initiated name

Sandeep Kumar

Daily number of rounds of Hare Krishna mahamantra.

14

When, where and how did you come into contact with the Hare Krishna Movement?

Through visiting ISKCON Bhubaneswar, Odisha since childhood

Name the nearest or most frequently Visited ISKCON temple/ centre and name few of the devotees whom you know.

ISKCON Heidelberg

Please describe yourself so that other like minded devotees can find you.

Hare Krishna,

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada !!

I am engaged in different services at ISKCON Heidelberg, including participating in Harinam, book distribution, helping in the kitchen. Apart from chanting in the morning, yoga and pranayama are also a part of my morning schedule. I am also engaged in regular learning process. Before coming to Krishna consciousness, Yoga and Pranayama have been a part of my daily life since 14 years.

Regarding my academic and professional background, I am working as Simulation Engineer in Germany. Prior to this, I completed my Ph.D from Leibniz Universität Hannover (in collaboration with ENS Paris-Saclay, France) and my Master's from IIT Guwahati, India.

I am originally from Odisha, India and I have been living in Germany since 9 years. I lived for over a year in Paris for my Ph.D as well.
I like to travel and meet people from different cultures. I also like to spend time in nature, hence, I am also involved in bee-keeping and hiking as my hobbies.

What are your expectations from this community?

Connecting with more devotees and learning from their experiences.