আঞ্চলিক প্রতিনিধিরা

The regional representatives are the administrative liaisons between the ministry administration and the local educational initiatives. They must follow the standard of sadhana required by Srila Prabhupada for devotees who have received second initiation and have Bhakti Shastri, TTC1, TTC2 certificates. Such candidates may be suggested by the regional authorities and temple presidents and appointed directly by the executive team of the ISKCON Ministry of Education. However, in either case, they will work together with the local leadership. ISKCON Ministry of Education is looking for inspired devotees to fulfil this voluntary role. The primary roles expected for the first year are as follows:

1. To provide information and support for the opening of ISKCON educational centres and the organising of educational programmes according to the educational needs of the devotees in the region, in accordance with the policy of the ISKCON Ministry of Education.
2. To assist and support ISKCON teachers in their region in improving their professional skills, qualifications and shastric degrees, conducting trainings and seminars.
3. Communicating educational standards, ISKCON Ministry of Education policies, certification rules and methodologies established by the ISKCON Ministry of Education to ensure the quality of education in their region.
4. Collecting and analysing data on educational activities in the region, evaluating the effectiveness of centres, programmes and initiatives, preparing reports and recommendations for the ISKCON Ministry of Education.
5. Regularly informing local GBCs, regional secretaries and temple presidents in the region about the policies and programmes of the ISKCON Ministry of Education.
6. Organising events and outreach activities to create awareness among devotees about the activities of the ISKCON Ministry of Education.
7. Keep abreast of changes in educational standards, certification rules, Ministry of Education policies and methodology.
8. To act as a representative of the Ministry of Education in your region, in yatras, at meetings, and at the national level.
9. The Regional Representative does not set educational standards and policies and does not open or close educational centres. This is handled by BOEX (part of Ministry of Education).
10. The Regional Representative ensures compliance with the standards set by BOEX (Board of Examination) and Ministry of Education policies.

Our current আঞ্চলিক প্রতিনিধিরা are as follows:

Lalita Sakhi Devi Dasi for China

Sridhar Pran Das for Bangladesh

Vishvambhar Das for North America (East coast)

Gopi Gita Devi Dasi for North America (West Coast)

Bali Maradana Das for North America (Central)

Giriraj Sakha Das for India (West)

Prana Nath Das for India (East)

Tarini Radha Devi Dasi for India (South)

Shri Hari Das for India (North)

Gandharva Das for Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia

Harinam Gauranga das for Colombia, Venezuela, Panamá

Mitravinda devi dasi for Brazil

Param Padam das for Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay

Devakinandana das for Russia

Profiles of some of them are given below.