In this important and timely podcast, Basu Ghosh Das, Secretary of the ISKCON India Bureau, joins members of the ISKCON India Scholars Board (IISB)—Krishna Kirti Das (IISB Convenor) and Sridhar Srinivasa Das (author) —to discuss the recent Supreme Court proceedings held on 16 May, 2025, concerning the long-standing legal dispute between ISKCON Bangalore and ISKCON Mumbai.

The discussion explores the ongoing debate around the validity of initiations conducted under the Ritvik system. Drawing from scriptural references and institutional history, the speakers offer insights that aim to inform and engage the ISKCON community on these important matters. Click here to watch.

Also, two fact sheets presenting ISKCON’s perspective on the case are available here.

ISKCON’s Indian Scholars Board has released a new video entitled “Continuing Analysis of Rtvik-ism”

In this video, Sridhara Srinivasa Das, the author of two books, specifically A Divine Prophecy, predictions on worldwide Hari Nama Sankirtana, demonstrates the application of the Aikya or Harmonization principle of sastra-sadhu-guru vakya propounded by Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura to establish support for:

1. GBC’s “no objection certificate” for “gurus to be.”

2. Debunks the misconceptions of trying to become the direct disciple of a guru who is not perceivable to the external senses of the disciple (posthumous initiations).

To watch the video, click here.