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About the Author

             Born in Britain in 1957, the author joined
          iskcon in London in 1975 and was initiated that
          year, with the name Iläpati däsa, by the founder-
          äcärya, His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta
          Swami Prabhupäda.
             From 1977 to 1979 Iläpati däsa was based in
          India, mostly traveling in West Bengal distributing
          Çréla Prabhupäda’s books. He spent the following
          ten years helping to pioneer iskcon’s preaching in
          Bangladesh, Burma, Thailand, and Malaysia.
             In 1989 he was granted the order of sannyäsa,
          receiving the name Bhakti Vikäsa Swami, and
          again made his base in India. Since then he has
          preached Kåñëa consciousness throughout the
          subcontinent—lecturing in English, Hindi, and
          Bengali—and also spending a few months each
          year preaching in the western hemisphere. His
          television lectures in Hindi have been viewed by
          millions worldwide.
             Bhakti Vikäsa Swami writes extensively on
          Kåñëa conscious topics. His books have been
          translated into over twenty languages, with more
          than four hundred thousand in print.
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