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Harilila Das is Divisional Head of Mayapur Hospital and ISKCON Mayapur Development services Member of Masterplan Team. The Podcast thoroughly explains the history and future plans for the Sri Mayapur Community Hospital.

Jagadish Das is originally from Russia. But at a young age, his Jewish family moved to Israel, where he grew up and eventually was influenced by meeting Vaishnava devotees. Over time, Jagadish found his way to Mayapur, West Bengal, India, where he settled in with his wife and children. Prabhu is very active in the Mayapur Russian Hare Krishna community of devotees, which can be over six hundred Russian devotees during peak seasons. He can teach the Bhagavad-Gita As It Is and Srimad Bhagavatam in numerous languages, including Russian, Hebrew, English, and Bengali. Jagadish has been in Mayapur for many years. He is respected for his family and community leadership and his example of living a life of Vaishnava ideals.

Please visit skcswami.com, lok.studio, or padayatra.com to learn more about the programs with Sri Krishna Chaitanya Swami.
Sri Krishna Chaitanya Swami was born in New York City, USA, in 1965, the same year that Srila Prabhupada came to New York (Haribol!). This year, Sri Krishna Chaitanya Swami is celebrating 31 years as a member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). From 1991 to 1992, he traveled on a pilgrimage on Padayatra through Holland, Belgium, France, and Spain. In 1992, during a meeting in Spain with his spiritual master, His Holiness Lokanath Swami, he was instructed to go to India. Sri Krishna Chaitanya Swami traveled with Lokanath Swami as his secretary for twelve years. In 1996, Sri Krishna Chaitanya Swami was elected as an ISKCON General Body Commission Deputy. In 2006, he was appointed as secretary of the ISKCON Kirtan Ministry. In 2023, Sri Krishna Chaitanya Swami was elected as GBC Kirtan Minister and GBC Padayatra Minister. His services include coordinating ISKCON’s Annual International World Holy Name Festival for 25 years. He is one of the founding members of the Bhaktivedanta Band and performs at Youth Festivals worldwide. He is a well-known presenter and has traveled extensively to the USA, Canada, France, England, Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Italy, Croatia, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Spain, Belgium, Holland, Guyana, Trinidad, Mauritius, South Africa, Botswana, Russia, India, amongst other countries.

Jaya Krsna Das from a large family of ISKCON devotees originally from Kenya became an important producer and artist in the famous Bhaktivedanta Players at the Bhaktivedanta Manor outside of London. A family man, a lifetime of devotion to Krishna and Srila Prabhupada, Jaya Krsna has lectured on Krishna Consciousness all over the world.

Tamal Krishna Kripa Das, a local Mayapur graduate of the ISKCON gurukula and the Mayapur Institute with degrees in Bhakti-Sastri and Bhaktivaibhava, is a Vedic yajna priest and devotional leader. Ganga Das from Radio Mayapur discusses with Tamal Krishna Kripa his growing up both in Israel and here in Mayapur and the good times he had in gurukula.

Amedeo DeSantis is an acclaimed Italian mountain guide, world traveller, a visitor to Mayapur and an old friend of Ganga Das, our Radio Mayapur podcast manager. Amedeo and Ganga both speak fluent Italian, and to make this interview with Amedeo easier, we did the entire podcast in Italian.