The ancient Indian civilization swears by in achievement of the life goals of the people – self and God realisation. Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu appreciated the inspiring tale of Srila Prabhupada, Founder-Acharya of ISKCON in the form of his biography – Sing, Dance and Pray.
The author of the biography, Dr. Hindol Sengupta, along with Madhu Pandit Dasa – President, ISKCON-Bangalore and Chairman, The Akshaya Patra Foundation, Chanchalapathi Dasa – Senior Vice-President, ISKCON-Bangalore and Vice-Chairman, The Akshaya Patra Foundation, were present at the event along with other dignitaries and well-wishers.
Releasing the book, Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu said, “I feel privileged to host this meeting and launch Sing, Dance and Pray, a book based on the ethereal life of Acharya Srila Prabhupada. His life showed us the unique path of supreme consciousness, ethereal lasting inner peace and salvation.” Further, Shri Naidu said, “Srila Prabhupada embraced those discarded by society and brought joy and fulfilment to their lives. ISKCON has worked on uplifting the masses through non-sectarian universal methods of worship.
We can say bhakti runs through the veins of Indians. It is very important for our younger generation to get back to our roots and follow the path of nonviolence, spirituality and universal brotherhood.
Dr.Hindol Sengupta has captured all these aspects in this book that will be a fitting tribute to Srila Prabhupada on his 125th birth anniversary.”
“ISKCON Bangalore’s wonderful spirit of service or seva-bhava led to the birth of The Akshaya Patra Foundation, which has become the world’s largest NGO-run school lunch programme. The service rendered by Akshaya Patra to underprivileged children and communities is truly commendable. ‘Share and Care’ is the core of our Indian philosophy and we must continue following it for a better tomorrow”, said the Vice President of India while concluding his address.
Sing, Dance and Pray – the life story of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the Founder-Acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), the greatest ambassador of India’s spiritual culture and heritage to the Western world.
He single-handedly took the Vedic philosophy of devotion and love towards God to the West for the first time and successfully initiated thousands of young westerners into the devotion of Lord Krishna. In 1966, at the advanced age of 70. He founded ISKCON to give human society an opportunity for a life of happiness, good health, peace of mind, success and opportunities and all good qualities through God-consciousness.