Gender

Male

Birthday:

August 15

Name / Initiated name

Rajat Saikia

Daily number of rounds of Hare Krishna mahamantra.

8 - 16

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

I came in Contact with ISKCON after reading a Srila Prabhupada's book from my father in 1994. Then I searched for ISKCON and found ISKCON Guwahati (Shri Shri Rukmini Krishna Mandir) and met Temple President Prabhu Shrijiva Das Ji.

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

ISKCON, Guwahati Shrijiva Das Prabhuji Brindawati Das Prabhuji Keshav Das Prabhuji Gaurdev Das Prabhuji Nitai Lileshwar Das Prabhuji Jivananda Das Prabhuji and many more devotees from ISKCON Guwahati and ISKCON Mayapur

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

Materially I was an Student of Electronics Engineering when I came in contact with ISKCON. Now I am working in an German based MNC as Sr. Engineer. I was brought up in my maternal uncle's house in my childhood, who were Mahanta's (by title) and came to know about Krishna from my childhood in Naamghar ( Krishna Temple) Later I was Inquisitive about myself and about this world and my existence when I read Srila Prabhupada's book Life comes from Life.

What are your expectations from this community?

I want to meet ISKCON Devotees regularly, to remind me about my eternal position as Servant of Krishna and devote myself in His Loving service to accept His blessings to return back to Krishna.

Describe any specific service you would love to offer to Lord Krishna & His devotees?

Right now I am in touch with ISKCON Guwahati and with Shri Shri Rukmini Krishna's Devotees. I will be so much pleased if Krishna wants some services from a fallen soul like me. Hare Krishna.