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Tarini Radha Devi Dasi

India (South)
Tarini Radha devi was born in Chennai, India. After preliminary school education in Ernakulam, Kerala, she came back to Chennai and took her graduation in English from the reputed Stella Maris College. An internal search to strengthen her deep faith in Lord Krishna with scientific evidence, brought her to the ISKCON temple in 1988. Under the guidance of senior devotees, especially Her Grace Leela Padma devi dasi, she learnt the philosophy of Krishna consciousness and began to engage in various services. She also received training to take classes for children during the Sunday school in the temple. In the year 1991 she took formal initiation from His Holiness Jayapataka Swami. Based on his instruction, she started thinking more seriously about educating children and got a degree in education (B.Ed). She also equipped herself with computer skills for designing newsletters and marketing materials. In the year 2000, she began to conduct thematic 10-day summer camp for children by preparing her own materials. On the instruction of His Holiness Bhanu Swami maharaj, she took the Summer camp as well as the Sunday school program to more parts of the city. Under her coordination, training and support, about 50 devotees of ISKCON Chennai conduct classes for about 500 children annually in 62 parts of the city. Noting that not enough children were coming to the house programs, a drive was begun to conduct Krishna conscious programs in schools. Thus in the year 2014, classes began for students at schools with the permission of school authorities during the assembly and value education periods. As on October 2018, programs are being held in 25 schools for 10,000 children every week where they are educated on the spiritual Glory of India including Hare Krishna mantra meditation. To provide material for educating children in schools, Tarini Radha began research and planning in 2003. The result is a 9 series books called Glory of India. The third book in the series called AVATAR has been published recently. The remaining are to be published shortly. Besides this, she has contributed articles to Back to Godhead on educating children spiritually and has written several small story books for children based on the Srimad Bhagavatham. Tarini Radha and Sumithra Krishna das, who serves as the Branch president of ISKCON Chennai, were married in 1994. They have four children who have been an exceptional support in all her services to ISKCON and society and especially in the making of the Glory of India series of books.