ISKCON Bangalore successfully concludes the UK Tour of Srila Prabhupada’s Bestselling Biography Sing, Dance and Pray

ISKCON Bangalore organised the second edition of its promotional tour of the bestselling book Sing, Dance and Pray in the United Kingdom after a successful series of events in India. This is a biography of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the Founder-Acharya of the worldwide Hare Krishna Movement, authored by Wilbur Award winner and historian Dr. Hindol Sengupta. It provides a unique insight into the glorious life of Srila Prabhupada to the contemporary audience.

The book promotion programmes in the UK were held at various places of historical, academic and cultural significance like Nehru Centre, Oxford University, House of Commons, Shree Geeta Bhawan Mandir, Shree Prajapati Association and Shree Swaminarayan Temple, Cambridge University.

Some of the eminent speakers were: 

·       Hon. Virendra Sharma, Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom

·       Mr. Anil Agarwal, Founder and Chairman of Vedanta Resources Limited

·       Mr. Gopichand Hinduja, Co-chairman of the Hinduja Group

·       Mr. Amish Tripathi, Director of the Nehru Centre

·       Dr. Gautam Sen, taught at London School of Economics and Political Science

·       Shaunaka Rishi Das, Director of the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies

·       Dr. Rembert Lutjeharms, Librarian and fellow, OCHS

·       Prof Gavin Flood, Academic Director, OCHS

·       Mr. Diwakar Acharya, Spalding Professor of Eastern Religion and Ethics, Oxford University

·       Mr. Vishal Sharma, Postdoctoral Researcher in Sanskrit Literary and Cultural History, Oxford University

·       Dr. Jonathan Katz, Quondam Fellow, Lecturer in Classics, Brasenose College

·       Dr. Andrew Davies, Department of Theology and Religion

·        Prof. Sriya Iyer, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge