His Holiness Bhakti Vikasa Swami
appeared in this world in 1957 in England. He joined the
International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in London
in 1975 and was initiated in that year with the name Ilapati dasa
by ISKCON’s founder-acarya, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta
Swami Prabhupada. From 1977 to 1979 His Holiness was based in
India, mostly traveling in West Bengal preaching Krishna
consciousness and distributing Srila Prabhupada’s books. He then
spent the following ten years helping to pioneer ISKCON’s preaching
in Bangladesh, Burma, Thailand, and Malaysia. In 1989 he was
granted the order of sannyasa, receiving the name Bhakti Vikasa
Swami, and again made his base in India. He has since travelled
widely throughout the subcontinent, lecturing in English, Hindi,
and Bengali. His Holiness also travels to and preaches Krishna
consciousness in other parts of the world. He continues to write
books and magazine articles. His books have been translated into
more than fifteen languages.
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