Śrīmad-Bhāgavata Vidyāpīṭham

Third-year student and assistant pūjārī.

He is from Bali (Indonesia), age 24. He received first initiation from Bhakti Rāghava Mahārāja in 2002 and second in 2005. Before joining the Vidyāpīṭham he served in Indonesia, Mangalore, and Secunderabad.

Third-year student from Karnataka, age 26.

He received first initiation from Bhakti-vikāsa Mahārāja in 2005 and second in 2006. Before joining the Vidyāpīṭham he distributed books and preached to students in Karnataka.

Third-year student from Canada, age 25.

He received first initiation from Rādhānātha Mahārāja in 2006. His parents are Prabhupāda disciples, and before joining the Vidyāpīṭham he served in Vancouver, distributing books, cooking, managing, and helping with congregational development.

A third-year student and the school’s treasurer .

He is from Lithuania, age 37. He received first initiation from Harikeśa Mahārāja in 1991. He has worked with Gopīparāṇadhana dāsa in Govardhana since 1996. Before that he was temple treasurer in Kaunus, Lithuania.

A second-year student.

He is from Sweden, age 27. Before joining the Vidyāpīṭham he distributed books and did other services at the Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa temple in London.

A first-year student.

He is from Tamil Nadu, age 36. He received first initiation from Jayapatāka Mahārāja in 1996 and second in 1998. Before joining the Vidyāpīṭham he distributed books in West Bengal and managed in Māyāpur.

A first-year student.

He is from South Africa, age 25. He received first initiation from Pārtha-sārathi Mahārāja in 2008. Before joining the Vidyāpīṭham he preached to students in Cape Town.

A third-year student.

He is from Slovenia, age 32. He received first initiation from Bhakti-vikāsa Mahārāja in 1999 and second in 2004. Before joining the Vidyāpīṭham he worked as a lawyer for the Slovenian government and served in the ISKCON āśrama in Salem, Tamil Nadu.

A BBT translator in training, he is currently producing his translation of Govinda-dāmodara-stotra.

From the United States, he received first initiation from Śrīla Prabhupāda and second from Tamāla Kṛṣṇa Mahārāja. Before joining the Vidyāpīṭham he studied classical Indian music and Braja-bhāṣā, and preached in Texas.

A third-year student.

He is from Orissa, age 32. He received first initiation from Gopāla Kṛṣṇa Mahārāja in 2003 and second in 2008. Before joining the Vidyāpīṭham he served the BBT in Bhuvaneswar.

An apprentice BBT translator.

He is from Gujarat, age 21. He received first initiation from Gopāla Kṛṣṇa Mahārāja in 2003 and second in 2004. He has preached Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam widely in India.

A third-year student.

He is from Belarus, age 36. He received first initiation from Nirañjana Mahārāja in 2000 and second in 2003. Before joining the Vidyāpīṭham he distributed books and edited in Belarus.

A second-year student.

He is from Maharashtra, age 22. He received first initiation from Lokanātha Mahārāja in 2007. Before joining the Vidyāpīṭham he did youth preaching in Pune.

A second-year student.

He is from Kazakhstan, age 32. He received first initiation from Bhakti-bhṛṅga Govinda Mahārāja in 2001. Before joining the Vidyāpīṭham he worked as a financial analyst and preached and was temple president in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

A first-year student.

He is from South Africa, age 29. He received first initiation from Kadamba-kānana Mahārāja in 2004 and second in 2007. Before joining the Vidyāpīṭham he led parikramā tours around Māyāpur.

A first-year student.

He is from Karnataka, age 23. He received first initiation from Lokanātha Mahārāja in 2001 and second in 2003. Before joining the Vidyāpīṭham he preached and led the pūjārī department in Beed, Maharashtra.