Śrīla Prabhupāda Swami, who first took Kṛṣṇa Consciousness beyond the borders of India and raised the flag of Sanātana Dharma across the world, is the greatest spiritual teacher of the 20th century. Traveling to America, he established ISKCON within a few short years and accomplished achievements so vast that they were beyond anyone’s imagination.
It was Śrīla Prabhupāda Swami who made Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Hare Kṛṣṇa saṅkīrtana popular among the youth of America, and later throughout Europe and the rest of the world. This book vividly and inspiringly portrays his extraordinary life story, filled with bold endeavors, dedication, struggle, and glorious success.
Penned by renowned Gujarati author Dr. Usha Upadhyay, this biography of Śrīla Prabhupāda Swami is sure to make the reader’s heart more humble, compassionate, and spiritually inclined.
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Additional Details
ISBN: 978-93-6197-147-1
Month & Year: August 2025
Publisher: R. R. Sheth & Co. Pvt. Ltd.
Language: Gujarati
Page: 392
Dimension: 8.5 × 5.5 × 0.5 in
Weight: 0.400 kg
Author:
Dr. Usha Upadhyay
Born: 7 June 1956, Bhavnagar, Gujarat
Dr. Usha Upadhyay is a renowned Gujarati literary figure, poet, critic, and educationist. She holds M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Gujarati literature. Her doctoral thesis was on the topic: "Symbolism in Post-Independence Gujarati Poetry."
She has served as a Professor and Head of the Gujarati Department at Gujarat Vidyapith, Ahmedabad, and also as the Dean of the Faculty of Arts. She has guided more than 60 researchers in M.Phil. and Ph.D. programs. She has made significant contributions in the fields of diasporic Indian literature and women’s studies.
Dr. Upadhyay is a multifaceted author — an accomplished poet, scholarly critic, influential speaker, and a skilled presenter. She has authored forty books across various genres, including poetry, criticism, research, children’s literature, and translations. Her poems have been translated into English, Hindi, Odia, Sanskrit, Kannada, Bengali, and other languages.
She has delivered numerous lectures and participated in poetry recitals across India and abroad — including the USA, Nepal, Thailand, and Cambodia. Several Indian universities have included her poetry collections in their academic curricula.