In December 2006, an intense period of discussion unfolded on the history of Kirtanananda's New Vrindaban, and the murders that allegedly, and factually, took place there. This discussion began primarily as the result of a news report that Radhanatha Swami...

Today's letter from Tirtha Swami, the final one in the series, was addressed to 'Dear Brijabasis' on May 22, 1994.

Letter No. 5

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Today's letter from Tirtha Swami was written to his godbrothers on May 21, 1994.

Letter No. 4

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Today's letter from Tirtha Swami was written to Nityo Dita Swami on May 11, 1994.

Letter No. 3

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Today's letter from Tirtha Swami is the final two pages of the continuing letter dated February 20, 1994.

Letter No. 2 / Manifesto

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Today's letter from Tirtha Swami is the next two pages of the continuing letter dated February 20, 1994.

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Today's letter from Tirtha Swami is the next page of the continuing letter dated February 20, 1994.

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I am writing on behalf of a group of former students of Gauridas, the current temple president of the Bhaktivedanta Manor. Gauridas was our ashram teacher in the Vrindavan Gurukul in the years between 1989 and 2001, in which time he was directly or indirectly responsible for several incidents of physical...

Today's letter from Tirtha Swami is the next two pages of the continuing letter dated February 20, 1994. Reader be warned: The contents of these pages are highly graphic and disturbing.

Letter No. 2 / Manifesto

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Today's letter from Tirtha Swami is the next two pages of the continuing letter dated February 20, 1994.

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Today's letter from Tirtha Swami is the next three pages of the continuing letter dated February 20, 1994.

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Today's letter from Tirtha Swami is a continuation of the letter dated February 20, 1994, published yesterday. Following is the latter portion of page three, beginning with the "Statement of Resolution".

Today's letter from Tirtha Swami, written on February 20, 1994, is comprised of a 16-page document which represents the draft manifesto Tirtha had hoped to publish as a book. Today we publish the first three pages, using a convenient cut-off point on page three. In the actual letter, this page continues with a "Statement of Resolution" that Tirtha Swami...

What follows is the first in a series of letters written by Tirtha Swami from his prison cell. The selected letters, 22 pages in total, span the period February 2, 1994 through May 22, 1994. The series will be presented over the course of several days, and additional items may be added in the future. In the interest of saving time, the letters are being presented...

On July 11, 1991, an investigative report on child abuse incidents at Bhaktivedanta Gurukula Village (BGV) was issued by Tosan Krsna Prabhu, Adikarta Prabhu, Bhaktarupa Prabhu, and Dayarama Prabhu. Since 1991 there have been a few smaller investigations into incidents of alleged child abuse and sexual misconduct of the students at the school.

A Sun reader has called to our attention the fact that a recent news report entitled "Hindu School to Open, 2008", which was picked up from the IANS newswire (Indo-Asian News Service), became the focus of influence exerted by a lawyer representing the interests of Gauri dasa, Temple President of ISKCON's Bhaktivedanta Manor.

Devotees in New York City have discovered that a Hare Krishna restaurant called ‘Radha’ has now included beer and wine on the vegetarian menu. The bright red awning over the restaurant’s front door sports a large, white ISKCON logo. Pictures on the Radha restaurant’s website show restaurant employees in neckbeads and devotee clothing serving dishes from a menu that includes various alcoholic beverages.

Srila Prabhupada’s ISKCON temples were first established in Nairobi and Mombassa, Kenya, in 1969. That year, one of ISKCON’s most prominent devotees from Africa, HG Shakti Mati devi dasi, was initiated in Nairobi. She went on to become instrumental in the movement, serving in the UK and Vrindavan, and founding the Calgary temple. The photographs presented in this article were taken in Nairobi in 1971, just two years after the temple opened there.