Early Life and meeting with Spiritual Master

• Born in 1896 in Calcutta, India

• Met his spiritual master, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami, in 1922

• Became his formally initiated disciple in 1933

Preaching and Writing

• Set out to America in 1965 at the age of 69 to spread Krishna consciousness

• Established the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON)

• Wrote prolifically, translating three major Vedic texts into English and authoring numerous other books

• His writings have been translated into over 80 languages

Travel and Temple Establishment

• Circled the globe twelve times on lecture tours in the last ten years of his life

• Established over 100 temples of Krishna around the world

• Initiated over 10,000 disciples into Krishna consciousness

Legacy

• Founder-Acharya of ISKCON

• A pure devotee of Lord Krishna and a bona fide spiritual master in the Gaudiya Vaishnava Sampradaya

• His books have earned the appreciation of scholars from different universities around the world