Tamal Krishna Goswami has
served on ISKCON's Governing Body Commission since its inception in
1970. In January 1972, he accepted the renounced order of life
(sannyasa) from his spiritual master, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
Prabhupada in Jaipur, India. He served as ISKCON's first GBC
Secretary for India from 1970-74 and was appointed trustee of the
Bhaktivedanta Book Trust, responsible for U.S. sales. In 1977, he
served as Srila Prabhupada's last personal secretary. Since that
time, he has served as the GBC Secretary for Texas and a large
number of countries in the Orient. He left the world in March 2002
. His publications include: Reason and Belief: Problem-solving in
the Philosophy of Religion (Pundits Press, 1997); Yoga for the 21st
Century (1991); Prabhupada Antya-lila: The final Pastimes of Srila
Prabhupada (Washington, D.C.: Institute for Vaishnava Studies,
1988); Jagannatha-Priya-Natakam: The Drama of Lord Jagannatha
(Cambridge, Massachusetts: Bhaktivedanta Institute of Religion and
Culture, 1985); and Servant of the Servant (Hong Kong: BBT,
1984).
