Bhaktimal | Gopal Krishna Goswami
Real Name – Gopal Krishna
Other Name – Param Pujya Gopal Krishna Goswami
Guru –
Srila Prabhupada
Disciple -
Bhakti Ashraya Vaishnava Swami
Aradhya - Shri Krishna
Birth - 14 August 1944, New Delhi, Annada Ekadashi
Died – 5 May 2024 (age 79 years)
Place of Birth – Delhi, India
Marital Status: Married
Language – English, Sanskrit, Hindi
Wife – Ekayani Devi Dasi
Famous – ISKCON Guru, Spiritual Guru
Gopal Krishna Goswami was a famous spiritual guru of ISKCON Dwarka.
Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaj was a devoted disciple of Srila Prabhupada. The combination of his family background and search for spiritual life led him to Srila Prabhupada and he accepted initiation from him in early 1969. Gopala Krishna Goswami has served as Srila Prabhupada's personal secretary at various times.
Gopal Krishna Goswami played a leading role in inspiring and completing several large ISKCON temples, such as the Glory of India Temple in New Delhi in 1998, ISKCON Pune and the Radha Bankebihari Temple in Nairobi. Gopal Krishna Goswami has worked extensively in the BBT of ISKCON in India (as President and Trustee), translating Srila Prabhupada's books into various regional languages and arranging for their distribution far and wide.
Gopal Krishna Goswami was the Governing Body Commissioner of many countries and territories including Delhi, Vrindavan, Mumbai, Mayapur, Chandigarh, Kenya, Canada and parts of North America and Russia. He was featured commenting on various issues on radio, television and in newspapers in India and abroad. He regularly lectured at ISKCON temples, speaking on various Vaishnava scriptures such as the Bhagavad Gita and Srimad Bhagavatam.