| | | | | of ISKCON. |
| Madhu Pandit Dasa is not a fraud. He is a kind and | | | | Currently the Chairman of ISKCON, Bangalore he was |
| generous devotee of one of the greatest movements | | | | the driving force behind the design of the temple that |
| of all time: the International Society for Krishna | | | | stands on Hare Krishna hill. |
| Consciousness. He is one of its oldest members and | | | | Inspired by the idea of simple living and high thinking, |
| its most devoted. | | | | Madhu Pandit Dasa envisioned an eco-friendly and |
| Madhu Pandit Dasa, formerly named Madhusudan S, | | | | sustainable organic farm. His initiatives led to creating |
| was born in 1956 in the Thiruvananthapuram district of | | | | the Hare Krishna Nature Farm, in Mysore. This concept |
| Kerala, India. A spiritual leader of the Hare Krishna | | | | of impacting rural development through sustainable |
| Movement, Madhu Pandit Dasa also initiated Akshaya | | | | agriculture was conceived by him long before the |
| Patra Foundation, which is today the largest school | | | | organized sector realized its potential. The Hare |
| meal program in the world. | | | | Krishna Nature Farm grew to be a model farm and a |
| Madhu Pandit Dasa was a pre-degree student; Madhu | | | | case study in sustainable and organic farming in |
| Pandit Dasa was selected by the National Science | | | | Karnataka, specific to the farmers of dry lands. |
| Talent search program of the country. Madhu Pandit | | | | Thousands of farmers all over India have benefitted |
| completed his B.Tech in Civil Engineering from | | | | from this project. |
| IIT-Mumbai in the year 1980. During his days in IIT, | | | | Madhu Pandit Dasa is also the Chairman of one of the |
| Madhu Pandit Dasa became interested in the books of | | | | largest NGOs in the world, The Akshaya Patra |
| Srila Prabhupada, the founder-acharya of ISKCON. | | | | Foundation. Started in 2000 with just 1500 children, the |
| While he was doing his M.Tech course in IIT-Mumbai in | | | | organization now reaches out to nearly 1.2 million |
| 1981, Madhu Pandit Dasa dedicated himself to the | | | | children through its mid-day meal program. |
| service of humanity by becoming a full-time member | | | | Read more ….. |