| His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami was born in Bengal in 1945, he met
with A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada at the end of
1976.From their very first meeting, Srila Prabhupada gave His Holiness
the assignment of translating his books into Bengali and made him his
Secretary for Indian Affairs. Within only a few months, Srila
Prabhupada gave him initiation into the disciplic succession and soon
thereafter, awarded him the order of Sannyasa. Along side his
official responsibilities, His Holiness
translated all of Srila Prabhupada’s works on major Vedic literatures,
consisting of more than fifty volumes of books, into Bengali, as Srila
Prabhupada had instructed in their very first meeting. Subsequently, he
became a member of the Governing Body Commission of the International
Society for Krishna Consciousness and served as the Chairman of the
Governing Body in 1989.1n 1996, His Holiness took on the mammoth task
of making a biographical video epic on the life of his spiritual
master, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada. This video series,
entitled Abhay Charan has been seen all over the world, as well as on
Indian National Television. At present His Holiness is currently
developing projects in Ujjain, India.Visit
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