THE STRUGGLE OF A.C BHAKTIVEDANTA SWAMI SRILA PRABHUPADA
A.C BHAKTIVEDANTA SWAMI SRILA PRABHUPADA Born on 1st September 1896 at Culcutta. Born in a rich and affluent Kayastha Bengali family. At the time of his birth, an astrologer had predicted that Abhay would be a great religious teacher and would establish 108 temples of Lord Krishna. Early Life : Abhay Charan received a European-style education at the Scottish Church College affiliated to the University of Calcutta , a prestigious university in Bengal. The professors, most of whom were Europeans, were considered sober and moral men. Abhay Charan De was a member of the English Society as well as that of the Sanskrit Society, and it is believed that his education prepared him for future leadership. He graduated in 1920 with degrees in English, philosophy and economics. He rejected his diploma to support Gandhi's independence movement. At the age of 22, he was married to Radharani Devi, who was then 11 years old,...