August 2023 – ISKCON India Scholars Board

Responses to Tough Questions, Difficult Answers

By ISKCON India Scholars Board August 15, 2023Essays, ISKCON

Earlier this year, Kaunteya Prabhu published a controversial book titled Tough Questions, Difficult Answers on Srila Prabhupada’s Contentious Remarks (TQDA), and the ISKCON India Scholars Board has published several responses to it.…

Jan on Response to Hṛdayānanda das Goswami on female dīkṣā-gurusFebruary 3, 2026
"The nuptial ceremony is stated to be the Vedic sacrament for women (and to be equal to the initiation), serving…
kapiladas on ISKCON on a Mission DriftJanuary 24, 2026
[From Bhakti Rāghava Mahārāja] The main point of my article centered on leadership appointments and leadership qualifications within our ISKCON…
jita girish on ISKCON on a Mission DriftJanuary 24, 2026
Prabhupada has said on many occasions that he wanted ALL his disciples to become gurus [Namaste, Hare Krishna. PAMHO AGTSP.…
Krishna Kirtan on ISKCON on a Mission DriftJanuary 23, 2026
That Srila Prabhupada did not make "Asian" men gurus is not a reason to determine that Srila Prabhupada would automatically…
Balabhadra Bhattacarya dasa (ACBSP) on ISKCON on a Mission DriftJanuary 23, 2026
There are no female dīkṣā gurus within the Śrī Vaiṣṇava sampradāya. (There are no Black or Africa American, Oriental, and…