ISKCON MINISTERIO DE EDUCACIÓN

Representantes Regionales

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, TTC-1, TTC-2, BS-TTC 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.

Balimardana Das
América del Norte (Costa Oeste)

Bali mardana Das se unió a ISKCON en 1997 en Nueva Delhi, India, donde fue presidente del Foro de Jóvenes de ISKCON (IYF). Emigró a los Estados Unidos en el año 2000 por su compromiso con el software y actualmente es gerente senior en una compañía de software más grande, SAP America Inc en Silicon Valley. Bali mardana Das ha estado sirviendo en el ISKCON de Silicon Valley desde el año 2000 en diferentes capacidades. Fue iniciado por H. H. Gopal Krishna Goswami en el 2003 en Seattle. Actualmente se desempeña como miembro de la Junta Directiva de ISKCON Silicon Valley. Recientemente ha abierto un templo de Jagannath y Bhaktivedanta Mandap en NH201 del oeste de Odisha, anteriormente conocido como Utkal. Bali mardana Das también dirigió el festival Ratha Yatra en el parque Golden Gate de San Francisco con la ayuda del presidente del templo de Berkeley. Vive con su esposa, Ananda Vrindavan Devi Dasi y 2 hijos, Balaram y Abhay. Ambos niños son criados por su madre en un entorno de educación en el hogar.

Tarini Radha Devi Dasi
India (Sur)

Tarini Radha Devi was born in Chennai, India, and graduated in English from Stella Maris College. Seeking scientific validation for her deep faith in Lord Krishna, she joined ISKCON in 1988 and was guided by senior devotees. She took formal initiation from His Holiness Jayapataka Swami in 1991 and pursued a B.Ed based on his advice. She also gained computer skills for designing materials. In 2000, she started a thematic 10-day summer camp for children, later expanding it under His Holiness Bhanu Swami’s guidance. With her leadership, ISKCON Chennai now runs programs for 500 children annually. In 2014, she initiated Krishna consciousness programs in schools, reaching 10,000 students weekly across 25 schools by 2018. To support children’s education, she began research in 2003, resulting in a nine-book series, Glory of India, with the third book, AVATAR, recently published. She has also contributed articles and written children’s storybooks based on Srimad Bhagavatam.

Mitravinda devi dasi
Brasil

Graduada en Teología y Estudios Religiosos en el Bhaktivedanta College (Bélgica). Nació en Buenos Aires, Argentina, se unió en ISKCON a la edad de 19 años, en el 2005, y desde entonces se ha dedicando a actividades misioneras en el movimiento. Recibió su iniciación espiritual de Su Santidad Dhanvantari Swami en el 2006, y en el 2007 estudió el curso de Bhakti Sastri en el Seminario de Filosofía y Teología Hare Krishna (Brasil). En el 2009 y el 2010 estudió el curso Bhakti Vaibhava en el Instituto Mayapur, y en 2016 completó el curso GBC College para supervisores zonales, en India. Desde el 2008 es profesora en el Instituto Jaladuta (Brasil), desde el 2014 es también directora del departamento de aprendizaje en línea en el mismo Instituto, y desde el 2017 es miembro del equipo de GBC College para América Latina.

Param Padam das
Argentina, Chile, Paraguay y Uruguay

Param padam das se inició en ISKCON en 1988. Se ha formado como Psicólogo Social, Técnico en Comunicación y Licenciado en Mediación y Resolución de Conflictos. Enseña cursos de Bhakti sastri, Bhakti Vaibhava y Bhaktivedanta. Desde el año 2004 coordina con su esposa la primera plataforma educativa virtual vaisnava (www.culturadelbhakti.com) para el mundo hispanohablante, la formación de devotos en los fundamentos filosóficos del vaisnavismo y la formación y asesoramiento de profesores de la comunidad ISKCON vaisnava. Escribió el libro "Las 9 Experiencias Yoguis" donde resume sistemáticamente las enseñanzas del Bhagavad gita en lenguaje moderno.

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