Founder Acharya

The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) is the spiritual institution founded by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada in July 1966 as a continuation of the Brahma-Madhva-Gaudiya sampradaya. It is scripturally based on the 5,000-year-old Sanskrit text Bhagavad-gita.

ISKCON was personally directed by its Founder-Acarya Srila Prabhupada until his departure on November 14, 1977.