ISKCON Teachers Board

Objectives

To evaluate and approve teacher training programs
To systematise teachers certification.
Teacher’s database.
Establishing further teacher training and sangas
Creating teaching resources and materials
Curriculum development and upgradation
To facilitate feedback about ministry educational programs

Dr. Nitai Madhav Das

Nitai Madhav Das is a preacher, śāstric teacher, administrator, and educational leader within ISKCON. With a Bachelor of Pharmacy, an MBA in Human Resources, and a PhD in Psychology focused on “Behavioral Transformation in Bhakti Yoga Practitioners According to the Bhagavad-gītā,” he has also completed Bhakti-śāstrī, Bhakti-vaibhava, and Bhaktivedanta studies.

He has served extensively in leadership, teaching, and outreach roles across ISKCON centers, including ISKCON Juhu, Bhiwandi, Śrīdhāma Māyāpur, and Hyderabad. He has served as the Principal of the Vedic Gurukula at Śrīdhāma Māyāpur. His contributions include youth outreach, corporate programs, traveling saṅkīrtana initiatives, temple development, and training educators and students in foundational and advanced Vaiṣṇava courses such as TTC-1, TTC-2, and the ISKCON Disciple Course.

Nitai Madhav Das currently serves in multiple key roles within the ISKCON Ministry of Education, including Chairman of the ISKCON Teachers’ Board, Secretary of the ISKCON Disciple Course Secretariat, and as a member of the Board of Examinations (BOEX). He is also leading the ICC Education Committee and the ICC 60–50 Committee, and is actively involved in developing educational programs such as the Śrīla Prabhupāda Introductory Course (SPIC) and national curriculum initiatives aimed at integrating spiritual values into contemporary education for children and teenagers. He currently heads a community school program for children and is working on promoting homeschooling and community schooling initiatives throughout the country, apart from contributing to the development of an ISKCON temple project at Panvel.

Atul 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.

Devakinandana Das

Devakinandana Das embraced Krishna Consciousness from childhood under his parents’ 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’s 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’s 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 Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam as the essence of spiritual education and personal transformation.