Gender

Male

Birthday:

February 25

Name / Initiated name

Rajkumar Vasudev Malik

Daily number of rounds of Hare Krishna mahamantra.

one

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

My family (mother) initiated us to krishna consiousness as we have small krishna temple at our home and we do diety worship daily, including bhog, etc. I am also life patron of Hare krishna Juhu, Mumbai temple and am in touch with various prabhus. I have visited and stayed in various ISKCON temple guesthouses all over India during my business trips.

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

ISKCON Mira Road, (Mumbai)- Kaunteyaputra Das, Sanath Das prabhu. ISKCON Juhu Temple- Raghunandan Das, Mukunda Das.

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

I am a businessman. I do daily puja at my own home (I have krishna temple wherein are installed idols of Radha-krishna, Laddugopal. Day starts with puja and offering bhog to the diety, after bathing them and changing dress of dieties, followed by japa (honestly i do one round daily of maha mantra) and reciting of Srimad Bhagvatam (one text daily with purport). I also visit Mumbai ISKCON temples occassionaly and during my business trips, I stay at ISKCON guesthouses and become friendly with local prabhus. I have prasadam in temples, and make it point to attend at least one mangal aarti during my stay at temple guest houses.

What are your expectations from this community?

to continue to inspire me about krishna consiousness. Also how to balance spiritual and material world (householder) duties.

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

you advise. I want prabhus to visit my house and conduct preaching session, e.g more knowledge about krishna movement and also reciting maha mantra (kirtana), etc. in my house and also inspire others in society.