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ISKCON GBC Minutes '98

India (VNN) - MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING SRI DHAM MAYAPUR, FEBRUARY 19 - 26, 1998

1. Harikesa Swami is elected as GBC Chairman.

2. Ravindra Svarupa Das is elected as First GBC Vice-Chairman.

3. Badrinarayan Das is elected Second GBC Vice-Chairman.

4. Sesa Das and Akhandadhi Das are also elected to the Executive Committee.

5. Manjari Devi Dasi is elected GBC Secretary.

6. The following devotee is confirmed as a Full GBC member: Bir Krishna Das Goswami

7. The following devotee is confirmed as an Acting GBC member: Vaidyanath Das

8. The following devotees are confirmed as Assistant GBC members: Bhakti Caitanya Swami B.B. Govinda Swami Manjari Devi Dasi

9. The following devotees are confirmed as candidates for GBC: Malati Devi Dasi Guru Sakti Das



RESOLUTIONS: 1. BASIC PREACHING

2. SPECIALIZED PREACHING [Vision] 201 THAT the "Abhay Charan" video production is recognized as an official ISKCON global project.

3. EDUCATIONAL AND SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT [Law] 301 THAT the Ministry of Education is dissolved.

[Law] 302 THAT the Ministry for Social Development Information is established. The purpose of this Ministry is to: (a) help with the development of other ministries in the Social Circle (Cow Protection and Agriculture, Grhasta and Community Development and Health and Welfare), (b) actively pursue improved communications between ISKCON and its members, (c) facilitate communications among ministries on matters of social development, (d) propagate understanding of social principles among devotees by publications, seminars and visiting devotee communities, (e) identify competent devotees to head various projects for social development, (f) engage in fund raising for it and the ministries it represents, in addition to any funds that the individual ministries are able to generate for themselves. (Funds are to be allocated by a committee representative of the four ministries). [Action Order] Lokanatha Swami is appointed the Minister.

[Law] 303 THAT the Grhasta Ministry is renamed the Grhasta and Community Development Ministry. The purpose of this ministry is to: a) develop grhasta education programs and encourage establishment of guilds and chambers of commerce. b) offer and help to develop varnashrama colleges in coordination with the Ministry of Education Development. c) be a catalyst for the development of the social structure of ISKCON according to Srila Prabhupada's vision. [Action Order] Jaya Sila Das is appointed the Minister.

[Law] 304 THAT the Ministry of Cow Protection and Agriculture is established. [Action Order] Balabhadra Das is appointed the Minister and he is to prepare the scope of works of the Ministry as soon as possible and present them to the Executive Committee for provisional acceptance. Final approval will take place in next year's meeting.

[Law] 305 THAT the proposal of the Child Protection Task Force outlining a justice system, central office, and various guidelines for GBC Members, Regional Secretaries and Temple Presidents to assure enforcement and implementation, is approved in total and is the approved standard everyone should follow.

[Action Order] 306 Whereas the GBC recognizes that deep, consistent understandings and applications of Gaudiya Vaisnava guru tattva, as taught by Srila Prabhupada, are essential for the healthy growth of ISKCON.

Whereas in order to accomplish this, the GBC needs to systematically address related issues through research, publication, communication, education, and the development of appropriate practices and policies.

Therefore, it is resolved: [Action Order] 307 THAT the Guru-tattva Committee is established consisting of Badrinarayana dasa (Chairman), Giriraja Swami, Bhakti Caru Swami, Sivaram Swami, Virabahu Das, Pancaratna Das, Aniruddha Das and Dhyana-kunda Dasi. Their mandate will continue until the 1999 GBC meetings in Mayapur.

A budget of $5,500 is approved for this committee to produce three journals a year, to provide for writers, and to disseminate and educate the Society.

This committee, working with the Protection of ISKCON Ministry, will produce an educational package on the topics of rtvik-vadi, "Going outside" / Gaudiya Math, and Visa-vadi. That informational package will be distributed to the GBC members who are in turn will make sure that the devotees in their care are systematically educated on these topics.

4. ESSENTIAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR PREACHING

5. HOLY PLACES AND SPIRITUAL COMMUNITIES

6. INTERNAL ISKCON [Law] 601.1 THAT the existing Oath of Loyalty Law is amended to read as follows: "1. The GBC Secretary shall review annually the listing of all GBCs, temple managers, gurus, and property trustees and insure that a notarized signed ISKCON oath of allegiance is on file for that devotee.

2. The Oath of Allegiance and a list of the names of those devotees who have not submitted a notarized signed Oath of Allegiance shall be sent to the GBC and other COM conferences and addresses. They are to return the oaths duly signed and notarized to the GBC Office in Mayapur prior to ISKCON's registration day.

3. Failure of ISKCON leaders to submit a notarized oath in the required time shall earn an automatic censure. Continued failure to comply by the following GBC meeting shall put the devotee on automatic probation and possible suspension.

4. All ISKCON leaders and any members present shall orally take the Oath of Allegiance on the ISKCON registration day before Srila Prabhupada and the Deities as a loving offering to His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada."

[Vision] 602.1 THAT the GBC Body would like to commend Adarsi Das in his endeavors to salvage the Long Island, NY project which was on the verge of bankruptcy. The GBC recognizes that Adarsi Das is a senior disciple of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada in good standing with the International Society for Krsna Consciousness , and a significant ISKCON team player in founding of the Hare Krsna temple in Long Island, NY, which has served the Long Island community for more than 20 years for the pleasure of Srila Prabhupada. The GBC also recognizes Adarsi Das was unjustly accused of many improprieties in management of the ISKCON project in Long Island without sufficient evidence warranting such accusations. We wish to offer Adarsi Das our deepest apologies and ask for his forgiveness for any offenses that may have been committed against him or his family. In addition the GBC Body would like to offer its wholehearted encouragement to Adarsi Das and his family to continue to give their very desired and important association to the ISKCON project in Freeport, Long Island.

[Action Order] 603.1 THAT the GBC hereby reconfirms the following resolutions regarding Hansadutta that were passed on July 8, 1983 at an extraordinary meeting of the GBC held in ISKCON Miami, USA:

"1. That Hansadutta [Swami] (alias Jack London, alias Hans Kary) is no longer a member of ISKCON, the GBC, the BBT, or an initiating guru, due to his moral and spiritual deviations.

"4. All necessary actions to deny BBT copyrights from Hansadutta [Swami] should be taken.

"6. All necessary actions to deny the Society's religious tradenames (ISKCON, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, the Hare Krishna Movement, the Krishna Consciousness Movement, BBT, Bhaktivedanta Book Trust, Govinda's, etc.) from Hansadutta [Swami] should be taken. and "7. No ISKCON Temple should order any books from Hansadutta [Swami] or his affiliates."

2. THAT the GBC also re-confirms another resolution regarding Hansadutta passed on March 6, 1984, at the regular 1984 GBC meetings in Mayapur, the language of which is as follows:

"Hamsadutta [Swami] is hereby removed from his membership on the GBC, his position as a BBT Trustee, and his position as an initiating guru. He shall no longer be considered a sannyasi. All ISKCON corporations are hereby advised that Hamsadutta is no longer qualified to serve in any authoritative capacity relative to such corporations. All of Hamsadutta's disciples are [encouraged] to accept initiation from another ISKCON recognized guru."

3. WHEREAS, on previous occasions the GBC has found it necessary and expedient to pass resolutions removing Hansadutta Das (alias Jack London, alias Hans Kary) from all positions within ISKCON and to clarify that Hansadutta is not affiliated with ISKCON in any way; and

WHEREAS, the GBC has determined that Hansadutta Das, for selfish personal motives, has espoused philosophical or theological positions that are contrary to the teachings of Srila Prabhupada, in order to attempt to position himself as a leader within certain dissident or heretical groups; and

WHEREAS, as part of his heretical and theologically deviant machinations, Hansadutta has alleged in certain Court actions (i.e., DC Suit No. 8754 of 1992 in the Subordinate Court of Singapore and Case No. BC 170617 in the Superior Court for the County of Los Angeles), among other things, as follows: that he is a trustee of a trust which owns the copyrights to Srila Prabhupada's books, that for some time he was the sole trustee of such trust and in 1995 he appointed Diane Marie Chan and Veda Guhya Das as his co-trustees, and that the assignments of the rights to such copyrights by ISKCON affiliated entities to Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.("BBTI") were invalid and void, and along with his alleged co-trustees has requested the Los Angeles County Superior Court to name a new beneficiary of the alleged trust; and

WHEREAS, it is the intention and desire of the GBC, as the highest ecclesiastical and managing authority of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, that BBTI should hold and administer the intellectual property associated with the Movement's publishing operations known as "Bhaktivedanta Book Trust", in accordance with the terms of BBTI's articles of incorporation and bylaws, as they may be amended from time to time by the directors of that independent, ISKCON affiliated corporation;

NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that all ISKCON individual members, temples, affiliated corporations or other ISKCON affiliated organizations or enterprises of any kind, shall cooperate with the officers and directors of BBTI in establishing and maintaining its ownership of the property rights at issue, and shall refrain from assisting Hansadutta or his associates in challenging such ownership.

[Law] 604 THAT the amended Memorandum of Association, Regulations and Rules of Order of the Society are accepted (copies available upon request).

[Action Order] 605 THAT the GBC Fund pay out Rs 60,000 immediately and that the MVT are to repay this by paying the GBC Fund Rs60,000 by 1st June 1998.

[Law] 606 THAT the logo designed by Pada Sevanam Das and presented by Mukunda Goswami, designated as design number one and attached to this document or minute book, is accepted as the one single official global logo for ISKCON for, but not limited to, legal, identification, construction, social and political purposes.

[Action Order] 607 THAT Ramai Swami is appointed co-GBC of Indonesia with Kavichandra Swami. Apart from regular zonal duties, Ramai Swami will assess and evaluate the situations in Indonesia to make recommendations for further adjustments in the Indonesian Yatra that he deems are necessary. Bhakti Raghava Swami is encouraged to continue his yearly visits and successful preaching programs. Co-operative preaching is highly recommended for this zone.

[Action Order] 608 THAT permission is given for the relocation of Sri Sri Radha Govinda and the New York ISKCON Temple. Permission to sell the Brooklyn property and buy a property in Queens and the relocation of Sri Sri Radha Govinda is subject to the approval of the following ISKCON authorities; the present New York ISKCON GBC, the New York ISKCON property trustees, the New York Temple President, New York Board of Directors and the North American GBC Chairman.

This is the last time the GBC Body will allow Sri Sri Radha Govinda be moved.

[Vision] 609 THAT the GBC Body wishes to issue the following statement: Concerning the allegations that Srila Prabhupada was poisoned: the GBC wishes to announce that the investigator appointed by the GBC reports that to date he has not uncovered any solid forensic evidence to support the claim that a crime has been committed. Even though the GBC body believes that Srila Prabhupada did not pass away by malicious intent, it is continuing to sponsor an investigation by an impartial agent in order to alleviate whatever misgivings there may be in the people's minds. The GBC urges the body of devotees not to become swayed by speculations based on circumstantial evidence and hostile propaganda. The result of a thorough and impartial investigation is expected within three months.

[Action Order] 610 THAT owing to the numerous discrepancies and misrepresentations contained in the anonymous paper entitled "The Final Order," the GBC Body will be requesting certain devotees to prepare several responses to be released as soon as possible. In the meantime devotees are recommended to read the GBC Paper "Disciple of my disciple," which is a partial response.

[Law] 611 Whereas ISKCON undergoes repeated attacks and harassment from various persons and parties (related to ISKCON as former members or as members of kindred organizations) that advocate deviant philosophies or that aggressively present themselves as offering a superior alternative to ISKCON;

Whereas history and experience show that attacks from such separatists, deviant or aggressive parties are likely to remain a permanent condition of ISKCON's existence;

Whereas ISKCON has no regular facility to protect its members from such attacks;

1. THAT the Ministry for Protection of ISKCON is established. The mission for this ministry is to monitor the parties in question, to respond to their attacks, and to provide ISKCON members with all the means necessary to defend themselves against them.

[Action Order] 2. THAT Ravindra Svarupa Das is appointed the Minister for the Protection of ISKCON Ministry.

[Vision] 612 Whereas allegiance in principle should be one and undivided, yet devotees in ISKCON sometimes feel their allegiance to their spiritual master and to ISKCON are not intrinsically related and could become separated;

Whereas there is sometimes evidence of irresolution among devotees in ISKCON as to the priorities of their allegiance to their spiritual master on the one hand and their allegiance to ISKCON on the other;

Whereas, to strengthen the devotee's commitment, there is the need for a clear and unequivocal understanding of how our allegiance is one and indivisible;

1. THAT the GBC hereby issues this statement on allegiance:

For all devotees in ISKCON, allegiance to the spiritual master and allegiance to ISKCON must be understood as two manifest features of one and the same indivisible allegiance. The reason for this is that all devotees in ISKCON, whether they act as spiritual masters or not, are equally bound by the order of the founder-‰c‰rya Srila Prabhupada, and Srila Prabhupada has enjoined us repeatedly to serve him cooperatively within the framework of ISKCON. ISKCON is the instrument which Srila Prabhupada crafted by his own hands for our service to him, and which, in virtue of his position as founder-‰c‰rya, continues to be his manifest body for receiving personal service from us. Consequently, for a devotee to serve the spiritual master in the line of Srila Prabhupada and to serve ISKCON are simply two different aspects of a single service to Srila Prabhupada. Consequently, devotees in ISKCON have only one allegiance, which is manifest in three features: allegiance to the guru, to ISKCON, and to Srila Prabhupada.

[Action Order] 613 THAT the GBC adopts the paper entitled 'Structural Concept for the Organization of ISKCON' with the attached commentary entitled, 'Questions from the GBC and answers from the Restructuring Committee' as the direction it will take for the next three years to manage the GBC and ministerial functions of ISKCON.

Harikesa Swami is elected the chairman of the GBC. Ravindra Swarupa dasa, Badrinarayana dasa, and Sesa dasa are hereby elected to the Executive Committee of the GBC for a term of three years. The GBC Body will reconfirm the appointments every year at the annual meetings.

The Executive Committee will do its best during the next year to put all the essential elements of this structure into action. It is understood that more time might be required to fill in all the areas and that the EC will continue to expand the efficiency of the management of ISKCON and thus increase the preaching capacity for the pleasure of Srila Prabhupada.'

[Action Order] 614 THAT it is the firm direction of the GBC Body that Navayogendra Swami and Gopal Krishna Goswami must begin a visible process of conciliation to demonstrate the mutual trust and cooperation expected between two senior men and godbrothers,

Navayogendra Swami's candidancy for GBC shall continue for another year with the following stipulations and if these conditions are neglected he will forgo his candidacy. 1. He must accept supervision and assessment. The supervisor will be Trivikrama Swami. He was given an eight part agenda last year that remains incomplete. 2. It is imperative the remaining items are finalized within the next six months most notably, the Lucknow title must be transferred to ISKCON. 3. His zone shall remain the same with the exception of the inclusion of Amritsar for collection purposes to be shared jointly with Gopal Krishna Maharaja. 4. As Gopal Krisha Goswami will no longer be working in Lucknow the sole GBC will be Hari Vilasa Das with Navayogendra Swami as candidate for co-GBC. 5. To be assessed are the following situations; Amritsar, Lucknow, Hardwar and Udampur. The aim of this procedure is to bring these centres up to ISKCON standards and investigate all charges of impropiety. Yasomatinandanda Das is recommended for this service.

********************* SANNYASA RESOLUTIONS: The following table contains the decisions regarding the sannyasa waiting list for 1998. The New column has an asterisk if this was a new candidate for 1998. The 97 Waiting Period was the amount of years they were recommended to wait in 1997. The 1998 Waiting Period is that recommended for this year. The remarks column were from the Sannyasa Board. The Y,N,A columns are the recording of the vote. 'Y' for Yes, 'N' for No and 'A' for Abstain. The Final Decision from GBC column contains what the GBC Body accepted.

Candidate's Name New 97 Waiting Period 98 Waiting Period Remarks Y N A Final Decision from GBC Amala Bhakta dasa

2 1

20

Accepted Balabhadra dasa

2 0 Requires 4/5 th vote to pass. Must pass the Bhakti Sastri exam and devotees in his yatra must attend the Book Distribution training course. 20

2 To take sannyasa this year provided passes the Bhakti Sastri Exam. Book Training not a pre-requisite. Canakya Pandita dasa

2 1

19

3 Accepted Druta Karma dasa

2 1

19

1 Accepted Gaura Narayana dasa

3 2

15

4 Accepted Gauranga Prema dasa * N/A 0 Requires 4/5 th vote to pass otherwise automatically goes to waiting list for three years. Must pass the Bhakti Sastri exam. 20 1 2 One year waiting period. Gita Govinda dasa

2 1

15

4 Accepted Maha Mantra dasa * N/A 2 Requires 4/5 th vote to pass otherwise automatically goes to waiting list for three years. 17

5 3 year waiting period. Pariksit dasa

2 1

18

3 Accepted Radha Ramana dasa * N/A 4 Must pass the Bhakti Sastri exam. 14 1 9 Accepted Must clarify relationship with Jayapataka Swami who is his diksa. Ramacandra dasa

4 3

18

3 Accepted Rasananda dasa * N/A N/A Incomplete application. Advised to reapply next year.



Accepted Sarvaisvarya dasa

5 4

18

3 Accepted Simheswara dasa

4 3

16

4 Accepted Tribhuvanatha dasa * N/A 5

22

1 Accepted

Committee Members Prahladananda Swami Sivarama Swami Guru Prasada Swami Bhakti Vaibhava Swami Bhakti Caitanya Swami Hrdaya Caitanya Prabhu

The budget was accepted and for 1998/99 is Rs. 3 laks.

A vote of thanks was passed by the GBC Body for the GBC Meeting Office staff, (Manjari Devi Dasi, Arjuna Sakhi Dasi, Rasajna Dasi, Saranam Dasi and Kesava Das), for the Mayapur Namahatta devotees for the meeting prasad and service and also for the Mayapur sankirtana devotees for serving refreshments.

The GBC Zonal Assignments for 1998-99 are as follows:

Badrinarayan Das:
GBC for USA: California (South), Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas,
Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah,
co-GBC for USA: Illinois, Missouri, Los Angeles, San Jose-CA.

Bhakti Charu Swami:
Two year leave of absence from zonal assignments. Assignment "Abhay
Caran" Video production.

Bhakti Swarup Damodar Swami:
GBC for India: Manipur, Nagaland, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh
co-GBC for India: Tripura, Andra Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Orissa,
Burma.

Bhaktitirtha Swami:
co-GBC for Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon,
Ghana,
Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Rio Muni, Sierra
Leone,
South Africa, Togo, Zaire, USA: West Virginia, Michigan (Detroit)
Pennsylvania (Gita Nagari), Washington D.C.

Bhaktivaibhava Swami:
co-GBC for Czech Republic, Slovakia, Russia: Siberia, Far East;
Ukraine, Belarus.

Bhurijana Das:
No zonal assignment

Bir Krsna Goswami
GBC for USA: Virginia.
co-GBC for USA: Southeast United States, Hawaii; Canada: Toronto.

GBC Executive Committee:
GBC for Fiji
[I don't know anything about this. It was put in later by someone
else-BKG]
Giridhari Swami:
Co-GBC for USA: Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas; Hong Kong, China, South
Korea, North Korea, Taiwan, Philippines, Polynesia.

Giriraj Swami:
GBC for Swaziland, Lesotho, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Mozambique,
Malawi, Zambia, Angola, Cape Verde Islands, Mauritius, Reunion
co-GBC for South Africa, Spain, Portugal, India: Mumbay; Pakistan, Sri
Lanka.

Gopal Krsna Goswami:
GBC for India: Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Punjab (Chandigarh), Uttar
Pradesh (West without Vrndavan), Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh; Kenya,
Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda
co-GBC for India: Maharashtra (including Mumbay), Andhra Pradesh, except
Tirupati, Uttar Pradesh (including Vrndavan, Kuruksetra, East), Russia:
South, Golden Ring; Azerbaijan, All of Canada-except Quebec

Guru Prasad Swami:
GBC for Colombia, Northern Brazil, USA: Arizona; Central America,
Mexico.
co-GBC for Venezuela, Trinidad, Novo Gokula (Brazil Farm), San Jose
(Calif).

Harikesa Swami:
GBC for Germany (South), Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland,
Iceland, Faroe Islands, Lichtenstein,
co-GBC for Mayapur, France: Dole, Russia: Moscow, St. Petersburg;
Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia, Macedonia, Berlin, Hamburg and
Hannover
GBC Minister of Education Development

Hari Vilas Das:
Co-GBC for USA: Northern California, Oregon, Washington; Turkey, Jordan,
Syria, Iraq, Iran, North and South Yemen, Afghanistan, Morocco, Algeria,
Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Ethiopia, Somalia, Djibouti, Gambia, Senegal,
Mauritania, Mali, Burkino Faso, Niger, Chad, India: Jamnu and Kashmir,
Hardwar and Rishikesh, Goa, Himacal Pradesh; Canada: West; USA: State of
Washington, Alaska; Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab
Emirates, Oman, Armenia, Pakistan.

Hrdayananda Das Goswami:
Minister of Advanced Vaishnava Studies

Jayapataka Swami:
GBC for Bolivia, India: Kerala, West Bengal (other than Mayapur and
Calcutta); Maldives, Bhutan, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, USA:
Tennessee, North and South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi,
Louisiana
Co-GBC for Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei, Chile, Ecuador, Kuwait,
Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Peru, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka,
Thailand, United Arab Emirates, India: Bihar, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Andhra
Pradesh, Tripura, Assam, Meghalaya, Orissa, Karnataka, Belgaum, West
Bengal (including Mayapur and Calcutta).
GBC Minister for Congregational Development

Kavicandra Swami:
GBC for Japan, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia.
co-GBC for Indonesia, Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, Benin,
Togo, Liberia, Cameroon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Zaire, Gabon, Rio Muni,
Central African Republic, Congo, Thailand, Singapore.

Madhu Sevita Das:
GBC for Italy.
co-GBC for Belgium, Luxembourg, Holland, Cyprus, Spain.

Mukunda Goswami:
GBC Minister of Communications

Navina Krishna Das:
GBC Minister of Management and Finance

Niranjana Swami:
GBC for USA: New England, Festival of India; Moldova
Co-GBC for Lithuania, Estonia, Ukraine, Latvia, Russia: Moscow and St.
Petersburg, west of Nijniy Novgorod and north of Voronesh, Kazakhstan,
Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tadjikistan, Kirghizistan, Belarus.

Paramgacit Swami:
GBC for Central Brazil, Novo Gokula (Brazil Farm)
co-GBC for France, except Dole, Portugal, Novo Gokula.

Prabhavisnu Swami:
co-GBC for Australia, New Zealand, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Papua New
Guinea, New Caledonia, Russia: Siberia, Far East, South, Volga; Burma,
India: Bihar, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh (only Tirupati), Uttar
Pradesh (East); Bangladesh, Latvia, Nepal, Malaysia, Brunei.

Radhanatha Swami:
GBC for India: Mumbai Chowpatti.
co-GBC for India: Belgaum, Maharastra, Uttar Pradesh (Kuruksetra); USA:
West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky.

Ramai Swami:
co-GBC for Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia,
Solomons, Indonesia.

Ravindra Svarupa Das:
GBC for USA: Michigan (except Detroit), Delaware, Maryland,
Pennsylvania.
co-GBC for USA: Washington DC, Pennsylvania (West, Gita Nagari),
Michigan (Detroit)
GBC Minister of Protection

Rohini Suta Das:
GBC for Georgia, Russia: Ural Region.
co-GBC for Russia: Murmansk; Azerbaijan, Armenia, Austria, Slovenia,
Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia, Macedonia, Berlin, Hamburg, and Hannover

Romapada Swami:
GBC for USA: New Jersey, Indiana.
co-GBC for USA: New York, Illinois, Missouri, Canada: Ontario.

Sesa Das:
co-GBC for Trinidad, Guyana, Long Island, Carribean .

Sivarama Swami:
GBC for England, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands, Ireland, Hungary.

Sridhara Swami:
GBC Minister of Life Membership
co-GBC for USA: New York, India: Mumbai Juhu.

Suhotra Swami:
GBC for Greece, Cyprus, Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, Albania
Co-GBC for Czech Republic, Slovakia, Belgium, Luxembourg, Holland.

Tamal Krsna Goswami:
Co-GBC for Polynesia, USA: Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas; Hong Kong, China,
North Korea, Taiwan, Philippines, South Korea, India: Mayapur and
Calcutta.

Virabahu Das:
GBC for USA: Florida; Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Puerto Rico,
co-GBC for USA: Los Angeles; Peru, Ecuador, Chile, Venezuela, Dominican
Republic, Caribbean except for Trinidad, Guyana

Vaidyanatha Das: Acting GBC
Co-GBC for Russia and Abkhazia

BB Govinda Maharaj: Assistant GBC
Co-GBC for Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Iran, North and South
Yemen, Afghanistan, N. Africa, Morroco, Algeria, Egypt, Tunesia, Lybia,
Pakistan, Israel, Russia: Volga Region,Golden Ring; Kazakhstan,
Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tadjikistan, Kirghizistan.

Bhakti Caitanya Swami: Assistant GBC
Co-GBC for Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Russia: Siberia.

Bhakti Raghava Swami: GBC Candidate
GBC for Canada: Quebec
co-GBC for Canada: Ontario, All of Canada except for Quebec; USA: State
of Washington, Alaska.

Malati dd: GBC Candidate
Co-GBC for USA: Ohio, West Virgina, , Kentucky, Detroit, Western
Pennsylvania.

Prthu Das: GBC Candidate
Co-GBC for USA: Hawaii, Oregon,Washington. India: Vrndavan.

Navayogendra Swami: GBC Candidate
Co-GBC for India: Jamnu-Kashmir, Himal Pradesh, Lucknow, Hardwar, Goa.

Guru Sakti Das: GBC Candidate
Co-GBC for France.


GBC by Countries and Areas

NORTH AMERICA
Toronto - Bir Krishna Goswami, Romapada Swami, Gopal Krishna Goswami,
Bhakti Raghava Swami
Quebec and Maritime Provinces - Bhakti Raghava Swami
All of Canada except Quebec, Maritime Provinces, and Toronto - Bhakti
Raghava Swami, Hari Vilas das

USA
Alabama - Jayapataka Swami, Bir Krishna das Goswami
Alaska - Bhakti Raghava Swami, Hari Vilas das
Arizona - Guru Prasad Swami
Arkansas - Giridhari Swami, Tamal Krishna Goswami, (Candidate) Malati
Dasi
Colorado - Badrinarayan Das
Delaware - Ravindra Svarupa Das
Festival of India - Niranjana Swami
Florida - Virabahu Das
Georgia - Jayapataka Swami, Bir Krishna das Goswami
Hawaii - Bir Krishna Goswami, (Candidate) Prithu Das
Idaho - Badrinarayan Das
Illinois - Romapada Swami, Badrinarayan Das
Indiana - Romapada Swami
Iowa - Badrinarayan Das
Kansas - Badrinarayan Das
Kentucky - Radhanath Swami, (Candidate) Malati dd
Louisiana - Jayapataka Swami, Bir Krishna das Goswami
Maryland - Ravindra Svarupa Das
Michigan (except Detroit) - Ravindra Svarup Das
Detroit - Bhakti-Tirtha Swami, Ravindra Svarupa Das, (Candidate)Malati
dd
Mississippi - Jayapataka Swami
Missouri - Romapada Swami, Badrinarayan Das
Nebraska - Badrinarayan Das
Nevada - Badrinarayan Das
New England - Niranjana Swami
New Jersey - Romapada Swami
New Mexico- Badrinarayan Das
New York - Romapada Swami, Sridhar Swami
Long Island -Sesa Das
North and South Carolina - Jayapataka Swami, Bir Krishna das Goswami
Northern California - Hari Vilas Das, (Candidate) Prithu Das
Ohio - Radhanath Swami, (Candidate) Malati dd
Oklahoma -- Giridhari Swami, Tamal Krishna Goswami
Oregon - Hari Vilas Das, (Candidate) Prithu Das
Pennsylvania (except Gita Nagari Farm) - Ravindra Svarupa Das, Malati dd
Gita-Nagari - Bhakti-Tirtha Swami, Ravindra Svarupa Das
San Jose, California- Badrinarayana Das, Guruprasad Swami
Southeast United States Bir Krishna Goswami, Jayapataka Swami
Southern California - Badrinarayan Das
Los Angeles - Badrinarayan Das, Virabahu Das
Tennessee - Jayapataka Swami
Texas - Giridhari Swami, Tamal Krishna Goswami
Utah - Badrinarayan Das
Virginia - Bir Krishna Goswami
Washington - Hari Vilas Das, (Candidate) Bhakti Raghava Swami,
(Candidate) Prithu Das
Washington D.C. - Bhakti-Tirtha Swami, Ravindra Svarupa Das
West Virginia - Bhakti-Tirtha Swami, Radhanatha Swami, (Candidate)
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LATIN AMERICA
Argentina - Virabahu Das
Bolivia - Jayapataka Swami
Brazil
Central - Parangacchit Swami
Northern - Guru Prasad Swami
Novo Gokula - Guru Prasad Swami, Parangacchit Swami
Caribbean except for Trinidad - Virabahu Das, Sesa Das
Central America - Guru Prasad Swami
Chile - Jayapataka Swami, Virabahu Das
Colombia - Guru Prasad Swami
Dominican Republic - Virabahu Das, Sesa Das
Ecuador - Jayapataka Swami, Virabahu Das
Guyana - Virabahu Das, Sesa Das
Mexico - Guru Prasad Swami
Paraguay - Virabahu Das
Peru - Jayapataka Swami, Virabahu Das
Puerto Rico - Virabahu Das
Trinidad - Guru Prasad Swami, Sesa Das
Uruguay - Virabahu Das
Venezuela - Guru Prasad Swami, Virabahu Das

ASIA
Andaman and Nicobar Islands - Jayapataka Swami
Maldives - Jayapataka Swami
Afghanistan - Hari Vilas Das, ass. by BB Govinda Swami
Bahrain - Jayapataka Swami, Hari Vilas Das
Bangladesh - Jayapataka Swami, Prabhavisnu Swami
Bhutan - Jayapataka Swami
Burma - Bhakti Swarup Damodar Swami, Prabhavisnu Swami
Cambodia - Kavicandra Swami
China - Giridhari Swami, Tamal Krishna Goswami
Fiji - GBC ExC
Hong Kong - Giridhari Swami, Tamal Krishna Goswami
Indonesia - Kavicandra Swami, Ramai Swami
Iran - Hari Vilas Das, ass. by BB Govinda Swami
Iraq - Hari Vilas Das, ass. by BB Govinda Swami
Israel - Kavicandra Swami, ass. by BB Govinda Swami
Japan - Kavicandra Swami
Jordan - Hari Vilas Das, ass. by BB Govinda Swami
Kuwait - Jayapataka Swami, Hari Vilas Das
Laos - Kavicandra Swami
Nepal - Jayapataka Swami, Prabhavisnu Swami
North Korea - Giridhari Swami, Tamal Krishna Goswami
Oman - Jayapataka Swami, Hari Vilas Das
Pakistan - Giriraj Swami, Hari Vilas Das, ass. by BB Govinda Swami
Qatar - Jayapataka Swami, Hari Vilas Das
Saudi Arabia - Jayapataka Swami, Hari Vilas Das
Singapur - Jayapataka Swami, Kavicandra Swami
South Korea - Giridhari Swami, Tamal Krishna Goswami
Sri Lanka - Giriraj Swami, Jayapataka Swami
Syria - Hari Vilas Das, ass. by BB Govinda Swami
Taiwan - Giridhari Swami, Tamal Krishna Goswami
Thailand - Jayapataka Swami, Kavicandra Swami
Turkey - Hari Vilas Das, ass. by BB Govinda Swami
United Arab Emirates - Jayapataka Swami, Hari Vilas Das
Vietnam - Kavicandra Swami

India
Andhra Pradesh - Bhakti Swarup Damodar Swami, Jayapataka Swami, Gopal
Krishna Goswami
Tirupati - Bhakti Swarup Damodar Swami, Jayapataka Swami, Prabhavisnu
Swami
Arunachal Pradesh - Bhakti Swarup Damodar Swami
Assam - Bhakti Swarup Damodar Swami, Jayapataka Swami
Bihar - Jayapataka Swami, Prabhavisnu Swami
Calcutta - Jayapataka Swami
Jammu and Kashmir - Hari Vilas Das, (Candidate) Navayogendra Swami
Hardwar and Rishikesh - Hari Vilas Das, (Candidate) Navayogendra Swami
Goa - Hari Vilas Das, (Candidate) Navayogendra Swami
Himacal Pradesh - Hari Vilas Das, (Candidate) Navayogendra Swami
Karnataka - Jayapataka Swami, Radhanath Swami
Belgaum - Jayapataka Swami, Radhanath Swami
Kerala - Jayapataka Swami
Kuruksetra - Gopal Krishna Goswami, Radhanatha Swami
Pondicherry - Jayapataka Swami
Mizoram - Bhakti Swarup Damodar Swami
Maharastra (interior) - Gopal Krishna Goswami, Radhanatha Swami
Mayapur - Harikesa Swami, Jayapataka Swami, Tamal Krishna Goswami
Mumbai Juhu -Giriraja Swami, Gopal Krishna Goswami, Radhanath Swami,
Sridhara Swami
Mumbai Chowpatti - Radhanath Swami
Manipur - Bhakti Swarup Damodar Swami
Meghalaya - Bhakti Swarup Damodar Swami, Jayapataka Swami
Nagaland - Bhakti Swarup Damodar Swami
Orissa - Bhakti Swarup Damodar Swami, Jayapataka Swami
Sikkim - Jayapataka Swami, Prabhavisnu Swami
Tamil Nadu - Jayapataka Swami, Prabhavisnu Swami
Tripura - Bhakti Swarup Damodar Swami, Jayapataka Swami
Uttar Pradesh
West - Gopal Krishna Goswami
East - Gopal Krishna Goswami, Prabhavisnu Swami
West Bengal - Jayapataka Swami

EUROPE
Albania - Suhotra Swami
Austria - Harikesa Swami, Rohini Suta Das
Belgium - Madhu Sevita Das, Suhotra Swami
Berlin, Hamburg and Hannover - Harikesa Swami, Rohini Suta Das
Bosnia - Harikesa Swami, Rohini Suta Das
Bulgaria - Suhotra Swami
Channel Islands - Sivarama Swami
Croatia - Harikesa Swami, Rohini Suta Das
Cyprus - Madhu Sevita Das, Suhotra Swami
Czech Republic - Bhaktivaibhava Swami, Suhotra Swami
Denmark - Harikesa Swami
Dole, France - Harikesa Swami, (Candidate) Guru Sakti Das
England - Sivarama Swami
Estonia - Niranjana Swami, ass. by Bhakti Caitanya Swami
Faroe Islands - Harikesa Swami
Finland - Harikesa Swami
France (except Dole) - Parangacchit Swami, (Candidate) Prithu Das, Guru
Sakti Das
Germany, except Berlin, Hamburg and Hannover - Harikesa Swami
Greece - Suhotra Swami
Holland - Madhu Sevita Das, Suhotra Swami
Hungary - Sivarama Swami
Iceland - Harikesa Swami
Ireland - Sivarama Swami
Italy - Madhu Sevita Das
Latvia - Niranjana Swami, Prabhavisnu Swami, ass. by Bhakti Caitanya
Swami
Lichtenstein - Harikesa Swami
Lithuania - Niranjana Swami ass. by Bhakti Caitanya Swami
Luxembourg - Madhu Sevita Das, Suhotra Swami
Macedonia - Harikesa Swami, Rohini Suta Das
Norway - Harikesa Swami
Poland - Suhotra Swami
Portugal - Giriraj Swami, Parangacchit Swami
Romania - Suhotra Swami
Scotland - Sivarama Swami
Serbia - Harikesa Swami, Rohini Suta Das
Slovakia - Bhaktivaibhava Swami, Suhotra Swami
Slovenia - Harikesa Swami, Rohini Suta Das
Spain - Giriraj Swami, Madhusevita Das
Sweden - Harikesa Swami
Switzerland - Harikesa Swami
Wales - Sivarama Swami

CIS

Abkhazia - Rohini Suta Das, Vaidyanath Das
Armenia - Rohini Suta Das, Hari Vilas Das
Azerbaijan - Gopal Krishna Goswami, Rohini Suta Das
Belarus - Bhaktivaibhava Swami, Niranjana Swami
Georgia - Rohini Suta Das
Kazakhstan - Niranjana Swami ass. by BB Govinda Swami
Kirghizistan - Niranjana Swami ass. by BB Govinda Swami
Moldova - Niranjana Swami
Tadjikistan - Niranjana Swami ass. by BB Govinda Swami
Turkmenistan - Niranjana Swami ass. by BB Govinda Swami
Ukraine - Bhaktivaibhava Swami, Niranjana Swami
Uzbekistan - Niranjana Swami ass. by BB Govinda Swami

Russia
Moscow - Harikesa Swami, Niranjana Swami, Vaidyanath Das
St. Petersburg - Harikesa Swami, Niranjana Swami, Vaidyanath Das
West of Nijniy Novgorod and north of Voronesh, except for Moscow and St.
Petersburg areas - Niranjana Swami, Vaidyanath Das
Murmansk - Niranjana Swami, Rohini Suta Das, Vaidyanath Das
Ural Region - Rohini Suta Das, Vaidyanath Das
Golden Ring - Gopal Krishna Goswami, Vaidyanath Das, ass. By BB Govinda
Swami
Volga - Prabhavisnu Swami, Vaidyanath Das ass by BB Govinda Swami
Siberia - Bhaktivaibhava Swami, Prabhavisnu Swami, Vaidyanath Das, ass.
by Bhakti-Caitanya Swami
South - Gopal Krishna Goswami, Prabhavisnu Swami, Vaidyanath Das
Far East - Bhaktivaibhava Swami, Prabhavisnu Swami, Vaidyanath Das

AFRICA

Algeria - Hari Vilas Das, ass. by BB Govinda Swami
Angola- Giriraja Swami
Benin - Bhaktitirtha Swami, Kavicandra Swami
Botswana - Giriraja Swami
Burkino Faso - Hari Vilas Das, ass. by BB Govinda Swami
Cameroon - Bhaktitirtha Swami, Kavicandra Swami
Cape Verde Islands - Giriraja Swami
Central African Republic - Bhaktitirtha Swami, Kavicandra Swami
Congo - Bhaktitirtha Swami, Kavicandra Swami
Djibouti - Hari Vilas Das, ass. by BB Govinda Swami
Egypt - Hari Vilas Das, ass. by BB Govinda Swami
Ethiopia - Hari Vilas Das, ass. by BB Govinda Swami
Gabon - Bhaktitirtha Swami, Kavicandra Swami
Gambia - Hari Vilas Das, ass. by BB Govinda Swami
Ghana - Bhaktitirtha Swami, Kavicandra Swami
Guinea - Bhaktitirtha Swami, Kavicandra Swami
Guinea-Bissau - Bhaktitirtha Swami, Kavicandra Swami
Ivory Coast - Bhaktitirtha Swami, Kavicandra Swami
Lesotho - Giriraja Swami
Liberia - Bhaktitirtha Swami, Kavicandra Swami
Libya - Hari Vilas Das, ass. by BB Govinda Swami
Malawi - Giriraja Swami
Mali - Hari Vilas Das, ass. by BB Govinda Swami
Mauritania - Hari Vilas Das, ass. by BB Govinda Swami
Mauritius - Giriraja Swami
Morocco - Hari Vilas Das, ass. by BB Govinda Swami
Mozambique - Giriraja Swami
Namibia - Giriraja Swami
Niger - Hari Vilas Das, ass. by BB Govinda Swami
Nigeria - Bhaktitirtha Swami, Kavicandra Swami
North and South Yemen - Hari Vilas Das, ass. by BB Govinda Swami
Reunion - Giriraj Swami
Rio Muni - Bhaktitirtha Swami, Kavicandra Swami
Senegal - Hari Vilas Das, ass. by BB Govinda Swami
Sierra Leone - Bhaktitirtha Swami, Kavicandra Swami
Somalia - Hari Vilas Das, ass. by BB Govinda Swami
South Africa - Bhakti-tirtha Swami, Giriraja Swami
Swaziland - Giriraja Swami
Togo - Bhaktitirtha Swami, Kavicandra Swami
Tunisia - Hari Vilas Das, ass. by BB Govinda Swami
Zaire - Bhaktitirtha Swami, Kavicandra Swami
Zambia - Giriraja Swami
Zimbabwe - Giriraja Swami

AUSTRALIASIA
Australia - Prabhavisnu Swami, Ramai Swami
Brunei - Jayapataka Swami, Prabhavisnu Swami
Malaysia - Jayapataka Swami, Prabhavisnu Swami
New Caledonia - Prabhavisnu Swami, Ramai Swami
New Zealand - Prabhavisnu Swami, Ramai Swami
Papua New Guinea - Prabhavisnu Swami, Ramai Swami
Philippines - Giridhari Swami, Tamal Krishna Goswami
Polynesia - Giridhari Swami, Tamal Krishna Goswami
Solomon Islands - Prabhavisnu Swami, Ramai Swami
Vanuatu - Prabhavisnu Swami, Ramai Swami