Discover the Best Books Written by Radhanath Swami

Radhanath Swami was born in Chicago, USA. In his teenage years, he embarked on a journey of discovering the world and religion that ultimately led him to India, where he met Srila Prabhupada in 1971 and embraced his teachings. Initially serving in India, Radhanath Swami returned to the USA, where he served at a West Virginia farming community and was initiated by Srila Prabhupada (1973).

In 1979, he left his pujari service and caring for cows in the farming community to pioneer educational programs in colleges and universities in the United States.

Radhanath Swami took the vows of sannyasa in 1986 and returned to India. His major efforts in India have resulted in the large community and Temple in Chowpatty, Mumbai, and ISKCON Belgaum temple. Other programs for sharing Krishna consciousness are currently faring successfully in Kolhapur, Nasik, Aurangabad, Nigdi, and other centers in the Maharastra state of India.

Radhanath Swami became a member of the GBC in 1996 and is responsible for the following zones: Villa Vrindavana, Firenze area, Centro Studio Bhaktivedanta, Bologna area, and Venice area Italy; and in India; Chowpatty, Mumbai, and Maharastra. In his role as co-zonal secretary, he supports Goa, Daman, Diu, Maharashtra, and Calcutta in West Bengal.

Radhanath Swami has a special interest in the holy places in India and leads thousands of devotees on pilgrimage each year. Radhanath Swami is a trustee of Bhaktivedanta College, Belgium, by providing his spiritual support and encouragement.

For the past twenty-five years, besides guiding the development of the ISKCON Chowpatty community in Mumbai, Radhanath Swami has directed a number of acclaimed social action projects, including Midday Meals, daily serving over 250,000 plates of pure vegetarian food to the children in the slums of Mumbai. He has also worked to establish missionary hospitals and eye camps, eco-friendly farms, schools and ashrams, an orphanage, and a number of emergency relief programs throughout India.

Radhanath Swami is the author of The Journey Home: Autobiography of an American Swami, and the title has been received well by the mainstream audience as well as ISKCON members. The Huffington Post and ISKCON News regularly post articles by Radhanath Swami.