Sri Srimad Bhakti Charu Swami Maharaj, an ardent Acharya, philosopher and preacher of the International Society of Krishna Consciousness (Iskcon), reached here on Saturday. He would stay here till December 13.
Born in Calcutta in 1945, Charu Swami Maharaja was studying Chemistry in Germany when he met spiritual master Srila Prabhupada, founder of Iskcon, in 1976. Prabhupada gave him simultaneously Harinam and Brahmin Diksha in holy Goura Purnima Tithi.
After three months on the Jagannath Snana Purnima Tithi, Prabhupada game him Sanyasi Diksha and he was identified as “Bhakti Charu Swami”.
He became more popular after translating Bhagvad-Gita and other books of Prabhupada from English to Bengali language in 1995.
He has made a cinema named “Abhaya Charan”, which had been telecasted in Doordarshan in 1996. From then, it is being displayed weakly on every Friday and Saturday.
Influenced by his cultural actitities, the then Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh constructed a very nice attractive temple at Ujjaini only within 10 months.
He has constructed so many gurukul, gosala, ayurvedic hospital and was also chief of Iskcon Annapurna unit, which has been giving mid-day mill to schoolchildren.
He is now advisor of the England Hindu Sanatan Vaidika Dharma preacher organization named “I” foundation. He was recently awarded by the United Nations for his nobel deed. He is also giving spiritual knowledge to so many PHD scholar students and educationist.
