August 15, 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.…

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