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Response to Hṛdayānanda das Goswami on female dīkṣā-gurus

By Basu Ghoṣa Dāsaḥ January 23, 2026Articles, Essays, ISKCON, Video1 Comment

https://youtu.be/b2GhrtX7Qto?si=f010QtReUWWLVJQ5 Hare Kṛṣṇa. Namaskāra. I’m Basu Ghosh Das, presently serving in ISKCON India as the General Secretary of the ISKCON India Governing Council, known as the Bureau. I’m also Regional…

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