Sundarnath Dasa joined ISKCON in year 1999 and became a Monk in 2005.He is Vice President of Bhakti Center, New York. He is the founder of Jersey City Bhakti Vriksha (The tree of devotion). He is committed to the challenge of bringing the change in society based on the principles described in Bhagavad Gita as it is by Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, who first brought the culture of bhakti to the Western world. Before becoming the vice president at Bhakti center New York he has served as a mentor to many college students and couples in Pune. He was also instrumental in the deishn and construction of New Vedic Cultural Center (NVCC) of Iskcon Pune. Sundarnath Das has done engineering in electronics and communications from prestigious National institute of technology at Warangal. He has also worked as a software engineer in US with Tata consultancy services before becoming a Monk.
Sundarnath Dasa: Vice President, The Bhakti Center New York
Pandit Dasa is an author, inspirational speaker and meditation teacher, on a mission to bring wellness into the workplace. He has spoken at the World Government Summit in Dubai and has conducted workshops on Mindfulness and stress management in organizations such as Google, Bank of America, Intel, Novartis, Columbia University and many other organizations. During these workshops, Pandit teaches healthy living habits and mindfulness meditation techniques to help individuals reduce stress and anxiety, increase their focus and productivity, and embrace work-life challenges with a greater peace of mind. Pandit has spoken at TEDx and has been featured on PBS, NPR, the New York Times and the Huffington Post. Before becoming a wellness expert, Pandit spent 15 years living as a monk in New York City. During his time as a monk, Pandit developed a deep knowledge and practice of meditation and gained insight into the nature of the mind. He traveled extensively lecturing on college campuses on health and wellness and now he shares the same knowledge with corporations. In his book, Urban Monk, he writes about the events in his life that inspired him to dedicate a portion of his life to the monastic order. For more information on Gadadhar Pandit log on to http://www.panditdasa.com
Gadadhar Pandit Dasa: Author and Mindfulness speaker
Gaur Sharan Dasa is a disciple of HH Radhanath Maharaj. Before becoming a monk he completed his engineering in Computer Science from Anna University in 2005. He has worked in Infosys from 2005-2007 .His journey with Iskcon started in year 2002-2003 while studying engineering. He joined the Iskcon temple at Nellore in 2007 and then later moved to Iskcon Chowpatty , Mumbai and then served in Iskcon Goverdhan Eco Village till 2016. Since 2017 he has been serving at The Bhakti Center New York. He has spoken on Bhagavad Gita on many forums. He currently serves as Head of Kitchen department at Bhakti Center New York and is also involved in Bhakti Center New York's management.
Gaur Sharan Dasa: The Bhakti Center, New York
Shyamanand Dasa is President of Radha Gopinath temple in Mumbai, India. He travels across India and United States to preach the principles of Bhagavad Gita. He has spoken on Bhagavad Gita on many forums including his recent talk at United Nations headquarter in New York in September 2016. He is a regular speaker at Prerna festival organized at ISKCON Mumbai .Before becoming a monk he completed his MBA and worked in a multinational company.
Shyamanand Dasa: President Radha Gopinath Temple Mumbai, India
Gaur Gopal Dasa is a disciple of Radhanath Swami. He is a "bramachari'' at Radha Gopinath Mandir, ISKCON Mumbai. He did his Graduation (BE) in Electronics from Pune's well known Institute Government college of Engineering (COEP). He is very popular among learned devotees of Lord Krishna especially the software engineers in India and the UK. Besides Geeta and other other Puranas he is knowledgeable about social media and other advancements of technology. During his discourses, owing to his humorous nature, he relates teachings from Vedas with psychology of younger generation very well.
Gaur Gopal Dasa: Life style engineer
Caitanyananda Dasa joined ISKCON in year 2000 and became a Monk in 2005.He is serving as Priest in Bhakti Center,New York. Before, he was serving as one of the Priest in Radha Gopinath Temple, Mumabi(Chowpatty), India. He has done Diploma in Electronic Engineering and has served in Radha Gopinath Temple in Devotee Care Department, Bus Party & Kitchen Department.
Chaitanyanada Dasa: Priest