Ministry Team | ISKCON Ministry of Education

Tapana Miśra Dāsa
প্রধান সচিব
Tapana Miśra Dāsa started associating with ISKCON devotees in 1997 while studying at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. Over the following twenty years had the good fortune to serve and experience Krishna consciousness in different environments – university program, temple resident, congregation member, yatra leader and resident at a holy dham. He now lives with his wife Indira-sakhi devi dasi and their two daughter Krishangi and Gaurangi at Sridham Mayapur. Tapana Miśra Dāsa had a very successful career in the secular world, managing investments for large financial institutions and representing the government on the Board of directors of billion dollar plus enterprises. In 2014 at the age of thirty six, he gladly gave up his career in favor of serving ISKCON and adopted simpler living and higher thinking being inspired by his diksha guru H.H. Bhakti Vikasa Maharaj, H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada and Srimad Bhagavatam. His voluntary services for ISKCON are – Director, Global Duty Officers, ISKCON; Minister, Ministry of Education, ISKCON; Voting Member, GBC, ISKCON; Committee Member – GBC Organization Development, GBC Nominations, Mayapur Master Plan Coordination, Mayapur Strategic Planning. Currently his annual teaching commitments include the Bhakti Vaibhava, Bhakti Shastri, GBC College, ISKCON Leadership and Management programs as co-facilitator. He was instrumental in establishing the preaching in a very challenging country in the Middle East which he continues to serve and supervise. Tapana Miśra Dāsa has a B.Tech from IIT Delhi and MBA from Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi University and few other professional qualifications. Within ISKCON, Tapana Miśra Dāsa has a received GBC College for Leadership Zonal Supervisor (Gold Medal), GBC Guru Services Committee – Spiritual Leadership diploma and few other educational qualifications. He has traveled widely across the world to over 50 countries and shares Srila Prabhupada’s message wherever the opportunity presents itself.

Satyamedhā Gaurāṅga Dāsa
নির্বাহী পরিচালক

Satyamedhā Gaurāṅga Dāsa has been involved in various educational projects and campaigns over the past decade. He has worked with the UK Department for Education, BBC, Prince’s Responsible Business Network, Prime Minister’s Office, and the Cabinet Office. He also joined various initiatives with Microsoft and Google. For the last five years, he has been serving as one of the Governors in educational institutes in the North-East of the UK, and last year he was appointed as the Chairman of the Board of Governors. Acting as a Governor for educational institutes, he worked on implementing a collective vision for excellence in education; was responsible for strategic direction, overseeing the senior leadership team, curriculum, financial performance, budgets, safeguarding and recruitment.

BOEX Chairman - Atula Krsna Das

Atul Krsna dasa joined ISKCON’s Melbourne Mahaprabhu Mandir in Australia in 1985. He served as a book distributor and fundraiser in ISKCON Melbourne for 12 years. Prabhu spent the subsequent 4 years, under the personal guidance of his mantra guru, preaching in Bangladesh, during which time he learnt fluent Bengali. Prabhu resides in Sri Dhama Mayapur, and teaches sastra and teacher training in both English & Bengali mediums, throughout India, Bangladesh and the Middle East. He currently serves as the Chairman of the ISKCON Board of Examinations.

Office Manager - Abhay Charan Das

অভয় চরণ দাস একজন দ্বিতীয় প্রজন্মের ইসকন ভক্ত এবং প্রাক্তন গুরুকুলী। তিনি ডালাস গুরুকুলে তার শৈশব এবং গোশালার কাছে মায়াপুর ভক্তিবেদান্ত আশ্রমে তার শৈশবকাল অতিবাহিত করেন। এটি তার জন্য একটি সংজ্ঞায়িত অভিজ্ঞতা ছিল, কারণ তিনি 2019 সালে হিউস্টন ব্যাপটিস্ট ইউনিভার্সিটি থেকে ফিন্যান্সে স্নাতক করার পর 2020 সালে মায়াপুরে ফিরে আসেন। তারপর থেকে তিনি শিক্ষা মন্ত্রকের সাথে পুরো সময় কাজ করছেন।

Head of Organisational Development and Outreach - Supriya Dev-Purkaystha

A lifelong learner and mother of two, Supriya is inspired by Srila Prabhupada’s vision of a spiritually enlightened society. Passionate about breaking down barriers for people of colour and marginalized backgrounds, Supriya volunteers as a mentor and business advisor, contributing to industry-focused charities and organisations such as Media For All (MEFA) and BAE HQ, as well as supporting community-based charities such as Sanaton Association and Sankirtanfest. In addition, Supriya has held the position of Vice Chair on the board of Trustees at the Agate Momentum trust, an academy trust which has outstanding schools within Newham, providing world class primary education in the country’s most multicultural borough. Supriya has a degree in Communication Sciences and 20 years of digital marketing experience. She excels in transformational leadership, having supported organizations through growth, mergers, and acquisitions. She nurtures transformative partnerships, driven by her rich relationships, strong industry knowledge, and commercial acumen. Her leadership strives for a more democratic and inclusive society.
In her role as the Head of Organisational Development and Outreach for ISKCON Ministry of Education she spearheads initiatives to enhance the quality and impact of educational programs while expanding ISKCON’s reach through outreach initiatives.
Supriya’s dedication to self-development and helping others grow underpins her vision of empowering society with Lord Krishna’s teachings through democratization and accessibility.

Head of Regional Coordinators - Swarup Krishna Dasa

Swarup Krishna Dasa began practising Bhakti-yoga in Pune, India in 1994 under HG Radheshyam Das. Subsequently, in 1999, he underwent training in the congregation preaching process in Bangalore, India and went on to be an active Bhakti Vriksha preacher as a grihastha devotee. Since 2002, he actively engaged in congregation preaching and Deity services in Kolkata, India. He got first initiation in 2004 and second initiation in 2014 by his spiritual master, His Holiness Jayapataka Swami Maharaja. After his retirement from his professional career in 2018-19, he dived deep into sastric education at Mayapur Institute and is currently pursuing Bhakti Vedanta. He is presently a Bhakti Sastri and Bhakti Vaibhava facilitator for Mayapur Institute. He is also actively involved in designing courses for new devotees / youth / children of the ISKCON family under the ISKCON Ministry of Education. In 2024, he got involved in several mobile app development projects on book distribution scoring and education. He has also rendered translation services from Bengali to English for books published on Gitar Gan of Srila Prabhupada, Sharanagati of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura and proofreading services for Bhakti Ratnakar.

Technical Manager - Kripa Siddha Swarup Das

কৃপা সিদ্ধ স্বরূপ দাস 2001 সালে বুলগেরিয়ার সোফিয়াতে জন্মগ্রহণ করেন। 10 বছর বয়সে তিনি ভক্তিবেদান্ত একাডেমিতে ভর্তি হয়ে শ্রীধাম মায়াপুরে চলে যান, যেখানে তিনি পরবর্তী দশক ধরে পড়াশোনা চালিয়ে যাবেন। তিনি গুরুকুলের YouTube চ্যানেল তৈরির অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ছিলেন এবং 2021 সালের মে মাসে একটি বৈদিক অনুষ্ঠানে স্নাতক হন। তিনি 2021 সালের নভেম্বর থেকে শিক্ষা মন্ত্রণালয়ে পূর্ণ-সময়ের দায়িত্ব পালন করছেন।

Video Editor - Russel Sara

রাসেল সারা একজন পেশাদার সম্প্রচার টেলিভিশন ক্যামেরা অপারেটর, একজন পেশাদার সম্প্রচার টেলিভিশন সংবাদ সম্পাদক এবং ইসকন মেলবোর্ন ইউটিউব চ্যানেলের ম্যানেজার। এছাড়াও তিনি চৈতন্যচরণ প্রভু, ইসকন মন্ত্রনালয় ফর কাউ প্রোটেকশন এবং ইসকন হারমেনিউটিকসের ভিডিও সম্পাদক হিসেবে কাজ করেন। তিনি 2020 সালের গ্রীষ্ম থেকে ইসকন শিক্ষা মন্ত্রকের দায়িত্ব পালন করছেন।

Head of Administration - Shyam Gopal Das

1979 সালে সাইবেরিয়ায় (রাশিয়া) জন্মগ্রহণ করেন, শ্যাম গোপাল দাস 1998 সালে অডিও ক্যাসেটে ইসকনের ভক্তদের বক্তৃতা শোনার পর মহামন্ত্র জপ শুরু করেন। 2000 সালে, তিনি শ্রীল প্রভুপাদের বইগুলি অর্জন করেন, সেগুলি পড়তে শুরু করেন এবং 2003 সালে ইসকনে যোগদান করেন। 2005 থেকে 2018 সাল পর্যন্ত তিনি ক্রাসনোয়ার্স্ক অঞ্চল এবং আলতাই প্রজাতন্ত্র (রাশিয়া) প্রচারের উন্নয়নে সহায়তা করেছিলেন। 2019 সাল থেকে, তিনি মায়াপুরে তার পরিবারের সাথে বসবাস করছেন, ইসকন শিক্ষা মন্ত্রণালয়ের দলে এবং পঞ্চ-তত্ত্ব বেদীতে পূজারি হিসেবে কাজ করছেন। তিনি ইসকনে "ভক্তি-শাস্ত্রী" এবং "ভক্তি-বৈভব", "ইসকনে ছাত্র", "শিক্ষক প্রশিক্ষণ কোর্স" এবং অন্যান্য পাঠ্যক্রম শেখান এবং ওমস্ক বৈষ্ণব বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় "রূপানুগা-বিদ্যাপীঠ" (রাশিয়া) এর একজন পরীক্ষক। তিনি রাশিয়ান, স্প্যানিশ, বাংলা এবং অন্যান্য ভাষায় বিষয়বস্তু অনুবাদ করেন এবং শিক্ষা মন্ত্রণালয়ের চ্যানেলের জন্য ভিডিও সম্পাদনা করেন, ভক্তিমূলক সেবা এবং বৈষ্ণব শিক্ষার বইও সম্পাদনা করেন এবং বেদবেস ওয়েবসাইট বিকাশে সহায়তা করেন।

Books are the Basis Co-ordinator - Krishna Premarupa Dasa

Krishna Premarupa Dasa, born in 1977 in Zurich, Switzerland, came in contact with Krishna Consciousness at the age of twenty-two and joined ISKCON Zurich in 2001. After living for one year in Odhisa, India, he received initiation from H.H. Bhakti Svarupa Damodara Swami in Imphal, Manipur, in 2002. From 2007 to 2021, he has served as the Temple President for ISKCON Zurich and presently serves as the Zonal Supervisor for ISKCON Switzerland. Despite his managerial responsibilities, he always prioritized studying and teaching Srila Prabhupada’s books. He is a Bhakti Sastri and Bhakti Vaibhava Teacher and conducts various other courses. In October 2019, he was appointed as a GDO in the area of Education. At the ISKCON Ministry for Education, he serves in the project ‘Books are the Basis’ with the mission to inspire devotees worldwide to read Srila Prabhupada’s books more often.