1/4/2025—Mahatma Prabhu Shares Reflections on ISKCON in the 80s and 90s.

11/18/2024—Kavichandra Maharaja Shares Memories of Preaching in Japan and Serving as a GBC

11/18/2024—Janmastami Prabhu Narrates How He Came to Krishna Consciousness and His Prominent Services Over the Years

11/17/2024—Vaikuntha Prabhu Discusses His Early Years in ISKCON and the Transformation of Sankirtana to "Collecting"

10/2/2024—Jaya Gaurasundara Prabhu Shares Memories of ISKCON Boston in the 80s and Some of the Personal Struggles of Satsvarupa Maharaja

10/2/2024—Guru Kripa Prabhu Discusses the Challenges ISKCON Leaders Faced Immediately Following Srila Prabhupada's Dissappearance

9/26/2024—Bhagavat Dharma Prabhu Reflects on ISKCON Culture in Italy in the 80s

9/18/2024—Bhakta Avatar Prabhu Glorifies the Path of Bhakti and Shares How He Joined ISKCON

6/11/2024—Krishna Dharma Prabhu Shares How He Joined ISKCON and Challenges Europe Faced During the Zonal Guru Era

7/4/2024—Madhavananda Prabhu Narrates How He Joined ISKCON and How He Met Srila Gour Govinda Swami

6/4/2024—Madhavendra Puri Prabhu Recounts Memories of His Scientific Preaching and Assisting Sadaputa Prabhu

4/29/2024—Mother Haridhvani Shares Memories of New Talavan and Her Gurudeva

4/12/2024—Pranada Devi Discusses the Transformation of Women's Roles in ISKCON

Pranada Devi joined ISKCON in Los Angeles in 1975 and quickly took up the service of sankirtan. Later she became involved in book production with the Gita Nagari Press. In the late 80s, Pranada became a vocal advocate against the abuse of women that had become a norm in ISKCON, and began promoting the original spirit of women's empowerment that Srila Prabhupada had shown in his dealings with his female disciples—allowing them to lead kirtan, give classes, and preach.

4/10/2024—Sankirtan Prabhu Shares Stories from New Vrindaban and His Experiences in Hare Krishna Theater

Sankirtan Prabhu and his wife joined the ISKCON Chicago temple in 1973 and served there for a couple years before relocating to New Vrindaban. In this interview, Sankirtan Prabhu shares memories from his time in New Vrindaban and his service in promoting Krishna conscious theater and storytelling.

3/26/2024—Paramesvara Prabhu Recounts How He Became a Book Distributor

Paramesvara Prabhu met ISKCON devotees in the early 90s while exploring different spiritual paths. After joining the movement, he dedicated his life to distributing Srila Prabhupada's books. In this interview, he shares his story as well as his deep love for book distribution.

3/24/2024—Mother Shaligram Reflects on New Vrindaban History and Shares Appreciation for Kirtanananda Swami

Mother Shaligram met devotees in the early '80s and eventually moved to New Vrindaban, where she served primarily as a sankirtan devotee. She shares her story as well as her lasting appreciation for her spiritual master, Kirtanananda Swami, despite his troubled past.

3/24/2024—Mother Shaligram Shares Stories from Sankirtan in the 80s and early 90s

Mother Shaligram shares her experiences on sankirtana as well as reflections on how both men and women can contribute to ISKCON.

3/24/2024—Mother Shaligram Discusses the Aftermath of Kirtananda Getting Kicked Out of ISKCON

Mother Shaligram remembers the aftermath when Kirtanananda, Srila Prabhupada's first sannyasi disciple, was kicked out of ISKCON. She also talks about the power of forgiveness.

3/22/2024—Mother Vrajalalana's Service to ISKCON in Latvia, Boston, and Kyiv

Mother Vrajalalana joined ISKCON in the late '80s. She is a disciple of His Holiness Niranjana Swami. She shares how she first met devotees in a small resort town in Crimea, and later moved to Latvia to assist Mother Devaki in expanding the womens ashram.

She also shares additional memories and reflections on her life of service to ISKCON and being a wife and mother.

3/22/2024—Mother Vrajalalana Shares Reflections on How to Be Krishna Conscious with a Terminal Illness

Mother Vrajalana shares a few stories from HH Niranjana Swami's early years preaching in Eastern Europe (what was then the USSR).

She also shares reflections on dealing with terminal cancer and how to see illness as a blessing from Krishna.

3/10/2024—Bhakti Prema Swami On the Contribution of Sripada Bhakti Caru Maharaja

Bhakti Prema Swami joined ISKCON in 1994 and later received initiation from Bhakti Caru Maharaja. He describes the services of Bhakti Caru Maharaja, especially translating the books of Srila Prabhupada, producing and directing the Abhay Charan TV serial, and helping keep Srila Prabhupada in the center of ISKCON.

3/9/2024—BR Sagara Swami On ISKCON's Massive Growth in Russia

BR Sagara Swami narrates his meeting ISKCON devotees in Russia in the mid-80's, taking shelter of his spiritual master, Indradyumna Swami, and eventually accepting the renounced order of life. He also shares how ISKCON spread in Russia and how dynamic preaching initiatives helped to build the vibrant community of devotees the country has today.

3/8/2024—Radha Ramana Maharaja Shares Memories of Padayatra and Vraja-mandala Parikrama

Radha Ramana Maharaja first contacted ISKCON in the early 70s while studying Sanskrit at a university in Varanasi. He received initiation from his elder brother, Radha Govinda Maharaja, in December 1977, shortly after the disappearance of Srila Prabhupada. He has been participating in the Vraja-mandala Parikrama since its inception in 1986.

3/8/2024—Kalakantha Prabhu Reflects on ISKCON's Guru Culture Since 1978

Kalakantha Prabhu shares his perspective on how ISKCON's guru culture has developed over the past 40+ years, as well as Srila Prabhupada's vision for a future in which all of his disciples would become acharyas, and ISKCON would have millions of members.

3/5/2024—Soma Prabhu: New Vrindaban's Sculptor-in-Residence

Soma Prabhu joined ISKCON in Boston in the early 1970's and shortly after moved to New Vrindaban, where he would serve for nearly twenty years. He shares his experiences as a sculptor and other memories of New Vrindaban.

3/4/2024—Yadubar Prabhu's Services in ISKCON Film Production

Yadubar Prabhu shares his experiences in ISKCON from 1977 onward, with a special focus on his service of producing Krishna Conscious films.

2/23/24—Bhakti Dhira Damodara Swami's Preaching in West Africa

Bhakti Dhira Damodara Maharaja joined ISKCON in 1982 in Lagos, Nigeria. He shares how the Hare Krishna movement thrived in West Africa in the '80s and '90s under the expert leadership of Bhakti Tirtha Swami.

2/17/24—Gaura Prabhu Joins ISKCON

Gaura Prabhu met devotees in Canada in the 70s. He shares his experiences as a blues guitarist trying to make it big in Chicago before he gave it all up to become an ISKCON brahmacari.

2/17/24—Gaura Prabhu's Sankirtan Stories from the mid-70s

Gaura Prabhu describes his experiences on sankirtan and other fond memories from that his time in the ashram, leading up to the departure of Srila Prabhupada.

2/13/24—Mother Devaki Starts an ISKCON Temple in Latvia

Mother Devaki joined ISKCON in Australia in 1985. She shares the exciting story of starting a successful ISKCON community and temple in Latvia, as well as her reflections on ISKCON and leadership, having seen two of her former gurus fall down. She is now a disciple of His Holiness Niranjana Swami.

2/13/24—Baladev Prabhu Describes the Research Process for Srila Prabhupada-lilamrita

Baladeva Vidyabhusan Prabhu joined ISKCON in the summer of 1977 and later took initiation from Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami. In January 1979, Baladev joined the Srila Prabhupada-lilamrita team and played a major role in collecting historical data from Srila Prabhupada's letters, interviewing Prabhupada's disciples, and conducting on-the-ground research in Delhi and other cities Srila Prabhupada frequented.

2/12/24—Dharmasetu Prabhu and Pradyumna Prabhu Discuss Highlights of ISKCON San Diego in the 80s

Dharmasetu Prabhu joined ISKCON in Boston in 1973 and soon after shifted to the San Diego temple, eventually serving as the Bhakta Leader. Pradyumna Prabhu joined the San Diego ashram in 1980. Both have served in the San Diego community since that time.

They speak about the factors that made the San Diego temple so successful, and relatively insulated from the chaos of ISKCON in the 80s.

2/5/24—Brahma Tirtha Prabhu Discusses Memorable Services He's Done Over the Years

Brahma Tirtha Prabhu answers some questions about his services in ISKCON, including participating in the first Life Comes from Life conference in 1977, being principal of the gurukula on Murari Sevak, helping get the Bhagavatam finished, pioneering the Alachua community, and more!

2/2/24—Swami B.V. Padmanabha Gets Kicked Out of ISKCON

Swami BV Padmanabha shares prominent memories of his experiences in ISKCON from the time he joined in '72 until he was kicked out in '84 for associating with Srila Prabhupada's godbrother, Srila BR Sridhara Maharaja.

1/31/24—Mother Mahamaya's Memories of ISKCON's Early Days

Mother Mahamaya was initiated by Srila Prabhupada in Boston in 1971. She shares the story of how she joined the movement, her services at the BBT, and memories from ISKCON in the '80s.


1/25/24—Mitra Prabhu Shares His Experiences at ISKCON Berkeley

Mitra Prabhu joined ISKCON Berkeley as a new bhakta in the mid-70s. He describes his experiences in the ashram also shares memories of how the ISKCON Berkeley temple atmosphere changed after Srila Prabhupada's departure when Hansadutta became the zonal guru for Berkeley and Northern California.

1/19/24—Hari Sauri Prabhu Discusses Sannyasa Culture in ISKCON's Early Years

Hari Sauri Prabhu explains the culture, motivations, and expectations around taking sannyasa in ISKCON in the late 1970s and early 80s, as well as some of the struggles several of the Zonal Acharyas faced.

1/14/24—Hridayananda Dasa Goswami Explains Why the Zonal Acharyas Struggled

Maharaja explains why the zonal "acharyas" struggles were inevitable, and how he personally felt about taking up the service of spiritual master. He also describes his role in completing Srila Prabhupada's translation and commentary on the Srimad-Bhagavatam.

1/12/24—Bada Hari Prabhu's Early Years in ISKCON

Bada Hari Prabhu narrates how he joined ISKCON and his early years in the movement as temple president in Laguna Beach, CA. He reflects on topics such as faith, leadership, preaching, and devotee care.

1/12/24—Bada Hari Prabhu Gets Invited to International Kirtan Festivals

Bada Hari Prabhu describes how Niranjana Swami first invited him to sing kirtan at the devote festival in Odessa, Ukraine. After that he began to travel more frequently, until eventually Indradyumna Swami recruited him as a full-time traveling partner. He also comments on modern kirtan style and the need to keep kirtan a group activity, not a performance.

12/30/23—Bhavananda Prabhu's Memories of Prabhupada

Bhavananda Prabhu shares intimate memories of his time as Prabhupada's personal servant in his final year on the planet. He also narrates the attack on Sridham Mayapur in July, 1977.

12/28/23—Bhavananda Prabhu Narrates the 1970 Māyāvāda Incident

Bhavananda Prabhu retells the events leading up to Brahmananda Swami's declaring "Prabhupada is Krishna!" while Brahmananda gave Bhāgavatam class at New Vrindaban in 1970.