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Obama’s accolade for Akshaya Patra

Publication: Bangalore Mirror Obama’s accolade for Akshaya Patra The US President elect found it a sterling example of ‘what is possible when people work together’ The Akshaya Patra mid-day meal programme run by ISKCON has drawn praise from ... Read >

‘Self-made’ guru cannot be guru

Hare Krishna, Who is a Guru? How do you identify one? How does one become a Guru or an Acharya? Is there a bonafide process to this end or is it an event in history that occurs by chance or may be by popular choice as in a democratic voting system. Can ... Read >

A whole new meaning to pocket money.

Though unemployed, a number of teenagers have a good amount of money at their disposal. With Video games, chocolates, branded sneakers and other a million things available to spend it on, their money soon finds its way out of their pockets. However for 15... Read >

Gems of spiritual wisdom-1: Excerpts from discourses of His Grace Madhu Pandit Dasa

Hare Krishna, Here are some the gems of spiritual wisdom that I fished out from nectarean waters of the discourses of His Grace Madhu Pandit Dasa, President of Srila Prabhupada’s ISKCON & Chairman Akshaya Patra. • Satisfaction in satisfaction of Kri... Read >

A New Realm of Vegetarianism ISKCON Higher Taste

I went in a skeptic but came out a sattvic convert. And what is a ‘sattvic convert’? You ask. Allow me to explain. A sattvic convert believes in the purity of taste, the sanctity of fresh ingredients and above all the ability of food to transform people.... Read >

Lecture by Sri Madhu Pandit Dasa on Bhagavad-Gita

We grow up hearing that ‘life is not a bed of roses' and gradually we start realizing it once we face the real world. Every now and then we confront with situations which are difficult to deal with and hard to escape. Like any one else I used to think t... Read >

Is your child eating a healthy lunch?

I remember my schooldays when my mom used to wake up early in the morning to prepare me for school. The pain she used to take to prepare and pack my lunch making sure that the food remains hot, tasty and does not lose the nutritious value. Similarly all t... Read >

Madhu Pandit Dasa cannot be a fraud - ISKCON Bangalore

Madhu Pandit Dasa is not a fraud. He is a visionary organizational leader who has demonstrated ability in building organizations of excellence in the non-profit sector and is held in high esteem for his contribution to the society in humanitarian, cultura... Read >

Government encourages voluntary contributions - The Akshaya Patra Foundation

In 2003, a committee, headed by the former Chief Justice of India recommended Akshaya Patra as an eligible project that could raise donations with 100% Tax exemption to the donors. The program was reviewed again in 2006 and 2009 when 100% tax benefits wer... Read >

Social media…a boon to the development sector - The Akshaya Patra Foundation

Social networking has become a powerful tool for the development sector. There were times when non profits had to splurge a lot just to create awareness about the cause and the great efforts they made where often unsung. Today with the advent of Social... Read >

Akshaya Patra - Why to donate?

As you are ware contributing or donating to charity will help a needy, by making donation you will be supporting a charity which is focusing on eradicating the hunger. You must be wondering which I am em phasing on hunger charity. World statistics O... Read >

The Akshaya Patra Foundation

Vision: "No child in India shall be deprived of education because of hunger" According to Education for ALL Global Monitoring Report 2007, UNESCO about 13.5 million children in the age group of 6-13 years are out of school in I... Read >

Madhu Pandit Dasa – President of ISKCON Bangalore.

Madhu Pandit Dasa (former name Madhusudan S) was born in 1956 in Trivandrum, India. As a pre-degree student, he was selected by the National Science Talent search program of the country. He completed his B.Tech in Civil Engineering from IIT-Mumbai in the ... Read >

Madhu pandit Dasa Chairman of Akshayapatra Speaks to Media

What makes this temple different from other temples? MadhuPandit Dasa: The Vedanta sutra states, ahato brahma jijnasa. This means that the most important activity for a soul, in the human form, is to enquire about spiritual life, brahma jijnasa. Every ... Read >

Chanchalapathi Dasa – Vice President of ISKCON Bangalore.

Chanchalapathi Dasa (former name S Chandrashekar), was born in 1963 in Bangalore, India. While an undergraduate student in PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, he became interested in the message and mission of Srila Prabhupada, the founder-acharya of I... Read >