The Struggle for Truth.
A twenty-seven-year record of the position the devotees of ISKCON Bangalore group of temples have defended — that Srila Prabhupāda is, was, and remains the sole Dīkṣā Guru of the movement he founded.
ISKCON Files.
An in-depth investigative series uncovering the lesser-known history of the movement Srila Prabhupāda founded in 1966 — and the challenges he faced from within his own trusted leadership.
Concatenation of Crisis
The first ideological tensions inside ISKCON — early disagreements, the build-up of a parallel authority, and the questions Srila Prabhupāda answered before his disappearance.
9 episodesThe Bloodless Coup
The events immediately after Srila Prabhupāda's disappearance — how eleven of his disciples assumed the position of dīkṣā-guru without sanction from the founder-ācārya.
3 episodesExcesses of the Zonal Acharya System
Case studies from the years that followed — the fall-downs, the contradictions, and the cost paid by devotees who raised questions about the new authority.
3 episodesISKCON Revolts Against the Diksha Gurus
The long rebellion — Srila Prabhupāda's followers across the world push back against the zonal system, and the movement begins its slow correction.
5 episodesWatch the full series.
After twenty-five years, the position of the devotees of ISKCON Bangalore was upheld.
One directive. Twenty-five years of struggle.
The 2025 verdict cannot be read in isolation. It rests on one written instruction from 1977 — and on the twenty-five-year struggle to defend it.
The Transcendental Will of Srila Prabhupāda.
The single institutional directive issued by Srila Prabhupāda four months before his Mahā Samādhi — naming eleven devotees as ritviks, representatives of the Ācārya. The scan, the verbatim transcript, and what the directive does and does not say.
Read the directive
Success of the Twenty-five-year Struggle.
The statement of Sri Madhu Pandit Dasa following the Supreme Court verdict — the chronology, the principle at stake, and the impact of the ruling on thousands of devotees who accept Srila Prabhupāda as the sole Ācārya of ISKCON.
Read the statementThe full record, in three documents.
The chronology of the struggle, set out in three downloadable volumes by the devotees of ISKCON Bangalore.
Struggle for Truth — Volume 1
Articles 1 to 41. A compilation of evidence from Srila Prabhupāda's own words on the position of the guru, his plan for succession, and what happened after his disappearance.
Click to viewStruggle for Truth — Volume 2
Articles 42 to 82. Continuing the compilation of evidence on the ritvik initiation system and ISKCON developments post-1977.
Click to viewStruggle for Peace New
The summary of the mediation efforts between ISKCON Bangalore and ISKCON Mumbai, with the cover story The Truth · The Fallacy · The Fall-down.
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Long-form essays — each tied to a primary document in the archive. We cite. We don't paraphrase.
Srila Prabhupāda's Deity and the logic of ritvik initiation.
A Disciple Cannot Become a Guru Automatically
ISKCON’s Disciplic Succession : Shiksha or Diksha?
ISKCON Bangalore’s Struggle – Was It for Power and Property?
Why Srila Prabhupada Did Not Appoint a Successor?
You Found Śrīla Prabhupāda—Please Don’t Lose Him
Videos & Podcast.
The newest additions to the library — updated automatically as content is published.
4:09 July 9th Letter Was the July 9 Order Rescinded on Oct 18? | Struggle for Truth
55:08 Guru System ISKCON GBC NOC Gurus Do Not Give Real Initiation | Struggle for Truth
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Why "Become A Guru" is Often Misunderstood? | Part-1
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