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Tapana Mi\u015bra D\u0101sa<\/strong>
Minister<\/strong>, ISKCON Ministry of Education
Tapana Mi\u015bra D\u0101sa 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 \u2013 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 Mi\u015bra D\u0101sa 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 favour 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 \u2013 Director, Global Duty Officers, ISKCON; Minister, Ministry of Education, ISKCON; Voting Member, GBC, ISKCON; Committee Member \u2013 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 Mi\u015bra D\u0101sa has a B.Tech from IIT Delhi and MBA from Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi University and few other professional qualifications. Within ISKCON, Tapana Mi\u015bra D\u0101sa has received the GBC College for Leadership Zonal Supervisor (Gold Medal), the GBC Guru Services Committee \u2013 Spiritual Leadership diploma and a few other educational qualifications. He has travelled widely across the world to over 50 countries and shares Srila Prabhupada\u2019s message wherever the opportunity presents itself.<\/p>\n

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Atul Krsna Das<\/strong>
Chairman, Board of Examination (BOEX)<\/strong>
Atul Krsna dasa joined ISKCON\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

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Satyamedh\u0101 Gaur\u0101\u1e45ga D\u0101sa
Executive Director<\/strong>
Satyamedh\u0101 Gaur\u0101\u1e45ga D\u0101sa has contributed to a range of educational projects and campaigns over the past two decades. He has collaborated with the UK Department for Education, BBC, Prince\u2019s Responsible Business Network, the Prime Minister\u2019s Office, and the Cabinet Office. Additionally, he has participated in initiatives with Microsoft and Google. Over the past ten years, he has served as a governor at educational institutions in the UK and has also been appointed Chairman of the Board of Governors. In this capacity, he has implemented a collective vision for educational excellence and has been responsible for strategic direction, Board Leadership, curriculum development, External Representation, Succession Planning, Governance Standards, safeguarding, Vision & Strategy, Leadership Accountability, Policy Management, and External Representation.<\/p>\n

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Swarup Krishna Dasa – Head of Regional Coordinators<\/h4>\n
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.<\/div>\n

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Shyam Gopal Das – Head of BATB<\/h4>\n
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Born in 1979 in Siberia (Russia), Shyam Gopal das began chanting the maha-mantra in 1998 after listening to lectures by ISKCON devotees on audio cassettes. During the late 1990s, he worked in the commercial sector, overseeing business activities related to manufacturing enterprises and wholesale distribution networks. Around that time, he came in contact with Srila Prabhupada\u2019s books and the teachings of ISKCON. Inspired by their message, he gradually dedicated his life to supporting Srila Prabhupada\u2019s mission. In 2000, he acquired Srila Prabhupada\u2019s books, began studying them systematically, and joined ISKCON in 2003.
From 2005 to 2018, he helped develop preaching activities in Siberia and the Altai Republic (Russia). Since 2019, he has been living with his family in Mayapur, serving as a member of the Mayapur Community Sevaks (MCS) and on the pujari team at the Pancha-Tattva altar. Since 2020, he has also been serving with the ISKCON Ministry of Education.
He holds a Bhakti-vedanta degree and teaches Bhakti-shastri, Bhakti-vaibhava, Bhakti-vedanta, the ISKCON Disciple Course, Teacher Training Courses, and other educational programs within ISKCON. He also serves as an examiner for Omsk Vaishnava University Rupanuga-Vidyapitha (Russia).
Since 2021, he has been helping develop study programs based on Srila Prabhupada\u2019s small and medium-sized books.
He also translates content into Russian, Spanish, Bengali, and other languages, edits videos for the Ministry of Education channel, contributes to the editing of books on devotional service and Vaishnava education, and assists in the development of the Vedabase website.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Dr. Nitai Madhav Das – Chairman, ISKCON Teachers Board<\/p>\n

Dr. Nitai Madhav Das is a preacher, \u015b\u0101stric teacher, administrator, fundraiser, and project leader with a special interest in developing education within ISKCON. Born and brought up in Juhu, Mumbai, he comes from a Pushti Marg Vai\u1e63\u1e47ava family with a background in the pharmaceutical manufacturing and trading business. He studied at Utpal Shanghvi School in Juhu, completed spoken English examinations with honors from Trinity College, London, and pursued Indian classical vocal music at Sangeet Mahabharati. He later earned a Bachelor of Pharmacy from the University of Mumbai, an MBA in Human Resources, and a PhD in Psychology with the research topic \u201cBehavioral Transformation in Bhakti Yoga Practitioners According to the Bhagavad-g\u012bt\u0101.\u201d He has also completed the Bhakti-\u015b\u0101str\u012b, Bhakti-vaibhava, and Bhaktivedanta courses. He is a disciple of His Holiness Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaja. He joined ISKCON Juhu as a brahmachari after completing his graduation.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Within ISKCON he has served in various leadership, preaching, and administrative roles. At ISKCON Juhu he served as Director of the Bhaktivedanta Youth Club, conducted college outreach and corporate programs, established the outreach initiative \u201cSecrets of Success,\u201d and served in various temple departments while also engaging in Life Membership development and donor cultivation. He later pioneered a Traveling Sankirtan Bus Party across India for preaching, book distribution, and harin\u0101ma, and served as Vice President of the ISKCON Bhiwandi center, contributing significantly to the development of the Bhiwandi temple project through outreach, training, and fundraising.<\/p>\n

He has served as a teacher at the Mayapur Institute and at various ISKCON centers, teaching Bhakti-\u015b\u0101str\u012b, Bhakti-vaibhava, TTC-1, TTC-2, BSTTC, and the ISKCON Disciple Course. In \u015ar\u012bdh\u0101ma M\u0101y\u0101pur he served at Bhaktivedanta Academy Mayapur Gurukula as an \u0101\u015brama teacher and later as Principal, teaching philosophy, drama, and music, and guiding the training of young Bhakti-\u015b\u0101str\u012b students.<\/p>\n

Dr. Nitai Madhav Das currently serves in several educational and leadership roles within ISKCON. He is involved in fundraising and temple project development for the ISKCON Panvel project and serves as Head of the Community School at ISKCON Attapur, Hyderabad. He acts as program administrator and teacher for Bhakti-\u015b\u0101str\u012b and Bhakti-vaibhava courses at various ISKCON centers.<\/p>\n

He is actively engaged in course development for educational programs such as the Srila Prabhupada Introductory Course(www.spicofficial.com<\/a>), the Founder-Acharya Course, the ISKCON Disciple Course(iskcondisciplecourse.com<\/a>), and Teacher Training Courses. He serves as Secretary for the ISKCON Disciple Course Secretariat, Chairman of the ISKCON Teachers\u2019 Board, and a member of the Board of Examinations under the ISKCON Ministry of Education. He also serves as Convenor of the ICC Education Committee and Convenor of the ICC 60\u201350 Committee.<\/p>\n

He is currently working on several national and international educational initiatives for Vai\u1e63\u1e47ava children associated with spiritual training and education. He is also preparing a CBSE (national board) integrated ISKCON curriculum designed to promote homeschooling and community schooling initiatives in India.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Krishna Premarupa Dasa – Books are the Basis Co-ordinator<\/h4>\n
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\u2019s 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 \u2018Books are the Basis\u2019 with the mission to inspire devotees worldwide to read Srila Prabhupada\u2019s books more often.<\/div>\n

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Abhay Charan Das – Office Manager<\/h4>\n
Abhay Charan Das is a second generation ISKCON devotee and Ex-Gurukuli. He spent his childhood in the Dallas Gurukul, and his early adolescence in the Mayapur Bhaktivedanta Ashram near the Goshala. This was a defining experience for him, as he returned to Mayapur in 2020 after graduating with a Bachelors in Finance from Houston Baptist University in 2019. He has been serving full time with the Ministry of Education since then.<\/div>\n

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Kripa Siddha Swarup Das – Head of Technology<\/h4>\n
Kripa Siddha Swarup Das was born in 2001 in Sofia, Bulgaria. At the age of 10 he moved to Sridham Mayapur, enrolling into the Bhaktivedanta Academy, where he would continue to study for the next decade. He was integral to the creation of Gurukula\u2019s YouTube Channel, and graduated in a vedic ceremony in May of 2021. He has been serving full-time in the Ministry of Education since November of 2021.<\/div>\n

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Russel Sara – Video Editor<\/h4>\n
Russel Sara is a professional broadcast television camera operator, a professional broadcast television news editor, and manager of the ISKCON Melbourne YouTube channel. He also serves as video editor for Chaitanya Charan Prabhu, the ISKCON Ministry for Cow Protection, and ISKCON Hermeneutics. He has been diligently serving the ISKCON Ministry of Education since the summer of 2020.<\/div>\n

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Devakinandana Das<\/h4>\n
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Devakinandana Das embraced Krishna Consciousness from childhood under his parents\u2019 guidance and joined a brahmachari ashram at fourteen while studying education. Since 2015, he has lived as a grihastha and actively conducts educational programs for devotees and the public. A member of ISKCON\u2019s Board of Examinations and head of the Vaishnava Education Committee in Russia, he received the Bhaktivedanta spiritual academic degree in 2022. An author of books based on Srila Prabhupada\u2019s teachings, he regularly offers lectures, seminars, and training. He also leads major educational initiatives such as the Mayapur Institute, Shravanam Academy, and Ashraya School. His work centers on the \u015ar\u012bmad-Bh\u0101gavatam as the essence of spiritual education and personal transformation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Supriya Dev-Purkaystha – Head of MOE Outreach and Organisational Development<\/h4>\n
A lifelong learner and mother of two, Supriya is inspired by Srila Prabhupada\u2019s 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\u2019s 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\u2019s reach through outreach initiatives. Supriya\u2019s dedication to self-development and helping others grow underpins her vision of empowering society with Lord Krishna\u2019s teachings through democratization and accessibility.<\/div>\n

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Khushboo Singh – Senior Advisor, MOE Outreach<\/h4>\n
Khushboo is a multidisciplinary professional shaped by rigorous academic training, corporate experience in banking and technology, and sustained spiritual inquiry. Raised in a traditional devotional family grounded in the Vedic shastras, her early exposure to contemplative traditions informed a lifelong engagement with deeper existential questions. Her grandparents were instrumental in imparting her early Vedic education, particularly in the philosophy of Acintya Bheda Abheda. Analytical in orientation and reflective by nature, she integrates lived devotion with disciplined scholarship across professional and intellectual domains. An alumna of the University of Greenwich, London (MA) and Symbiosis International University, India (MBA, BCA), her work is informed by strong academic foundations, analytical practice, and a grounding in Vedic thought, alongside experience across corporate, educational, and humanitarian contexts. Her professional journey includes experience with leading global organisations such as Oracle and HSBC, where she worked across technology and banking environments. Earlier in her career, she also served as a faculty member and trainer in Organisational Psychology and Leadership, contributing to academic and professional development initiatives. Today, her work spans educational and social impact projects, and leadership at the intersection of spirituality and contemporary life. As Director of Divinity Projects, London, Khushboo also collaborates on social initiatives in advisory capacities, supporting strategic communication around education, wellbeing, and purpose-driven leadership.<\/div>\n

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Aradhya Bhagavan Dasa – MOE Research<\/span><\/h4>\n
B.E. Civil Engineering (Jadavpur University), MBA (Calcutta University)<\/div>\n
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First initiation: 2016, Second initiation: 2020,\u00a0 Connected to ISKCON since 2008<\/div>\n
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Aradhya Bhagavan Das is a disciple of HH Bhakti Charu Swami , second initation from HH Indradyumna Swami. Amongst his various services he is a key member of ISKCON GBC Strategic Planning Team. He is a trained pujari and a congregation preacher of Sri Sri Radha Govinda temple – ISKCON KOLKATA . He also served in the Diety installation team under Sevatulya prabhu of the ISKCON Deity Worship Ministry.<\/div>\n
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Served as Dean of New Initiatives & Strategic Alliances, Bhaktivedanta Research Center. He has played a key role in building relationships with ISKCON and the Academia in Kolkata region.\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Prabhu has over 12 years of experience working in the Corporate sector in prestigious projects including as tunnel Engineer in Metro Railway Tunnel under River Ganges, India’s first sub-marine Metro tunnel . He has also served as executive assistant to CEO in the Tata Group. And, has experience of working with a Big 4 Global Consulting Firms.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Tapana Mi\u015bra D\u0101saMinister, ISKCON Ministry of EducationTapana Mi\u015bra D\u0101sa 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 \u2013 university program, temple resident, congregation member, yatra leader and resident at […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"\r\n

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Tapana Mi\u015bra D\u0101sa<\/strong>
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Tapana Mi\u015bra D\u0101sa 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 \u2013 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 Mi\u015bra D\u0101sa 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 Mi\u015bra D\u0101sa has a B.Tech from IIT Delhi and MBA from Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi University and few other professional qualifications. Within ISKCON, Tapana Mi\u015bra D\u0101sa 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\u2019s message wherever the opportunity presents itself.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n

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Satyamedh\u0101 Gaur\u0101\u1e45ga D\u0101sa<\/strong>
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Satyamedh\u0101 Gaur\u0101\u1e45ga D\u0101sa has been involved in various educational projects and campaigns over the past decade. He has worked with the UK Department for Education, BBC, Prince\u2019s Responsible Business Network, Prime Minister\u2019s 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\u00a0recruitment.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n

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Shyam Gopal Das<\/strong>
Head of Administration<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n

Born in 1979 in Siberia (Russia), Shyam Gopal das began chanting the maha-mantra in 1998 after listening to lectures by ISKCON devotees on audio cassettes. In 2000, he acquired Srila Prabhupada\u2019s books, started reading them and joined ISKCON in 2003. From 2005 to 2018, he helped in the development of preaching in the Siberia and the Altai Republic (Russia). Since 2019, he has been living with his family in Mayapur, serving in the ISKCON Ministry of Education team and as a pujari at the Pancha-Tattva altar. He teaches \u201cBhakti-Shastri\u201d and \u201cBhakti-Vaibhava\u201d, \u201cISKCON Disciple Course\u201d, \u201cTeacher Training Courses\u201d and other courses in ISKCON and is an examiner of Omsk Vaishnava University \u201cRupanuga-Vidyapitha\u201d (Russia). He also translates content into Russian, Spanish, Bengali and other languages and edits videos for the Ministry of Education channel, also edits books on devotional service and Vaishnava education and helps develop the Vedabase website.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n

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Atula Krsna Das<\/strong><\/strong>
BOEX Chairman<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n

Atul Krsna dasa joined ISKCON\u2019s 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.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n

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Swarup Krishna Das<\/strong>a
Head of Regional Coordinators and Representatives<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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\u00a0Ratnakar.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n

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Supriya Dev-Purkaystha<\/strong>
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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\u2019s 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\u2019s dedication to self-development and helping others grow underpins her vision of empowering society with Lord Krishna's teachings through democratization and\u00a0accessibility.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n

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Abhay Charan Das
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Abhay Charan Das is a second generation ISKCON devotee and Ex-Gurukuli. He spent his childhood in the Dallas Gurukul, and his early adolescence in the Mayapur Bhaktivedanta Ashram near the Goshala. This was a defining experience for him, as he returned to Mayapur in 2020 after graduating with a Bachelors in Finance from Houston Baptist University in 2019. He has been serving full time with the Ministry of Education\u00a0since\u00a0then.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n

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Kripa Siddha Swarup Das<\/strong><\/strong>
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Kripa Siddha Swarup Das was born in 2001 in Sofia, Bulgaria. At the age of 10 he moved to Sridham Mayapur, enrolling into the Bhaktivedanta Academy, where he would continue to study for the next decade. He was integral to the creation of Gurukula\u2019s YouTube Channel, and graduated in a vedic ceremony in May of 2021. He has been serving full-time in the Ministry of Education since November of 2021.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n

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Russel Sara
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Russel Sara is a professional broadcast television camera operator, a professional broadcast television news editor, and manager of the ISKCON Melbourne YouTube channel. He also serves as video editor for Chaitanya Charan Prabhu, the ISKCON Ministry for Cow Protection, and ISKCON Hermeneutics. He has been diligently serving the ISKCON Ministry of Education since the summer of 2020.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n

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Krishna Premarupa Dasa<\/strong><\/strong>
Books are the Basis Co-ordinator<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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\u2019s books. He is a Bhakti Sastri and Bhakti Vaibhava Teacher and conducts various other courses.\u00a0In October 2019, he was appointed as a GDO in the area of Education. At the ISKCON Ministry for Education, he serves in the project \u2018Books are the Basis\u2019 with the mission to inspire devotees worldwide to read Srila Prabhupada\u2019s books more often.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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