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On February 26th, the GBC Executive Committee released the following statement on the departure of His Holiness Badrinarayan Swami:

His Holiness Badrinarayan Swami Departs from this World in the Sacred Land of Sri Vrindavan Dham

26 February 2026

Dear Devotees,

Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

We wish to inform the worldwide community of devotees that His Holiness Badrinarayan Swami left this world this evening, 26 February 2026, in Sri Vrindavan Dham. He pass

Statement from the Executive Committee of the ISKCON Governing Body Commission on Vaisnavi Diksa Guru – GBC AGM 2026

At the GBC AGM 2026, the GBC considered and approved a proposal submitted by the GBC – ISKCON Bureau (IB) Committee concerning the topic of Vaisnavi Diksa Guru. The GBC Executive Committee presents the proposal below in its original form, as approved by the GBC. The proposal approved by the GBC is as follows:

Whereas the GBC – ISKCON IB joint committee was given the responsibility

On February 14, 2026, the Executive Committee of the ISKCON Governing Body Commission (GBC) released the following statement following the 2026 Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Mayapur.

Read more: https://iskconnews.org/statement-from-the-executive-committee-of-the-iskcon-gbc-on-vaisnavi-diksa-gurus/

Despite recent challenges that have arisen in Bangladesh (see statement below), the Bangladesh yatra continues to do what it can to help those in need, including Food for Life programs that distribute thousands of prasadam meals to needy people and students. Additionally, they offer support and disaster relief efforts during floods and emergencies, as well as promote interfaith and cultural programs which foster peace, unity, and harmony across communities.

Public Statement on False Propaganda a

Prabupada: They do not know how to eat on the whole. India knows how to eat. I have traveled all over the world, and this is my experience. Nobody knows how to eat. Only India.>>> Ref. VedaBase => Morning Walk – August 31, 1976, Delhi

To read the whole article: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/the-way-indians-eat-is-best-for-earth-wwf-living-planet-report/articleshow/114102748.cms
 

 
The WWF’s Living Planet Report highlights India’s food consumption patterns as the most sustainable am

Dear Devotees,

Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

As conflict heightens in Ukraine, we understand that your hearts are filled with concern about our dear devotees in the region and offer you a brief report on their situation.

The devotees wake up to a changed reality — tanks rolling through the streets in some places, explosions in their neighborhoods in others, and thesound of gunshots in the distance. While the tendency for a living entity in such a situatio

By HH Bir Krishna Goswami

I am very much in favor of the peaceful protests. There has been gross injustice done to many segments of our society for many, many years. It is everyone’s inalienable right to be treated fairly regardless of whatever type of body they have, and to be engaged according to their nature. It’s good that this is happening to a certain extent; not the violence. Many people are coming to the understanding that they have been mislead, and cheated by the leaders who are not a