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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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