Ratha Yatra Amsterdam

Hare Krishna in Amsterdam

Hare Krishna has been a part of Amsterdam since 1971. The first temple was situated in the bijlmer and later in the middle of the Red Light District. From that place we evolved into a bigger place at the Herengracht, then to Keizersgracht and even later to the Hobbemakade. Now we have a place at the Van Hilligaertstraat 17, but that is going to change soon. Our new and bigger temple will be opened in a few months on the Wittenburgergracht.

It has been quite a history and the Hare Krishna people are a well known phenomena by now. Our yearly festival like Ratha Yatra, our appearance on Queensday and our weekly singing and dancing through the Kalverstraat have aided to this.


For ratha yatra details and the updates please visit www.amsterdhama.nl

Sri Sri Karuna Nitai Gauracandra Dhama
Van Hilligaertstraat 17 HS
1072 JX Amsterdam, The Netherlands
0031-(0)20-6751404
amsterdam@pamho.net

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A Child Needs Your Attention For A Better World‏

Respected Global Citizen,

Hunger kills 9 million people every year and 24,000 people every day and out of them 18,000 are children. 60% of the children in India go to sleep hungry every night. Half the children in the age group of 6 to 14 years do not have access to primary education. We feel, by subjecting children to hunger, we rob them of their God given potential.. India's progress in reducing child malnutrition is very slow.

The proven path to helping the poor is by educating them. Providing food works as an important factor that encourages education; this in turn enables overall development transforming lives and communities.

A hungry child cannot be expected to have an urge for education. We provide nutritious meals to children - with a vision to encourage education amongst the poor.

Visit us at www.iskconhelpsmile.org

Law for Action

Many impoverished children performed poorly in school due to short attention spans associated with extreme hunger. Other children either did not enroll in school, or dropped out at a young age choosing to seek work during the school day to earn money to feed themselves and their families.

Education can empower a child to explore his potentials, earn a decent living and build a better future. The Government of India has made education for children in the age group of 6 to 14 years compulsory, but poverty restricts the under privileged children from getting the full value of the educational experience. Hunger obstructs education in yet another way. It affects clear thinking and productive working in children. Also medical science has proved the most of the cognitive developments occur in the age group of 6 and 12 years. Hunger and malnutrition during these years impair cognitive developments thus permanently crippling child for life time.

Earlier, school meals was irregular and in many places non-existent. Responding to pressure from the people, the Supreme Court of India passed an order on November 28, 2001 which mandated: "Cooked midday meal is to be provided in all the government and government-aided primary schools in all the states."

ISKCON FOOD RELEIF FOUNDATION partakes this responsibility.
The Birth of ISKCON FOOD RELEIF FOUNDATION
Thus evolved ISKCON FOOD RELEIF FOUNDATION a not-for-profit organization .

bringing smiles back into the lives of so many young children.

Visit us at www.iskconhelpsmile.org
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Major Newspaper Ranks ISKCON Vrindavana's School as Best

The Amar Ujala, a daily Indian newspaper ranked 34th in the world in circulation, has selected ISKCON’s Bhaktivedanta Gurukula and International School in Vrindavan (BGIS) as the top school in the Mathura district and the second best school in the State of Uttar Pradesh.

The selection was released in the Newspapers’ Education and Career section on 6th May.

The Director of BGIS, Ananda Vrindavanesvari Devi Dasi, was overjoyed upon receiving the news. “This is a tribute to Srila Prabhupada who opened this school in 1976. I take this as recognition of his genius in wanting schools that not only taught academics, but also focused on the moral and Krishna conscious needs of students.”

BGIS is two schools in one: the primary level Gurukula, classes 1-8 and the International School, classes 9-12. Currently, there are 200 students, primarily residential with some local day scholars. The small numbers contribute to a personal and caring atmosphere.

The students in the International School take their final exams with the ICSE Board of Education, an internationally recognised board located in New Delhi. BGIS is also linking with The Learning Community International, which offers students opportunities to get US-based high school diplomas in a wide variety of subject choices and independent learning plans that includes obtaining credit for their spiritual practices.

For more information about the school and admissions please visit http://www.bgis.org or contact the school at info@bgis.org
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Appearance of Lord Nrsimhadeva - ISV

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