HG Jagannatha Kripa Das

Born in Nashik purified by lotus feet and stay of Shri Sita Rama Lakshamana in aristocratic vedic maharashtrian brahmana family of Vatsa gotra. I Learnt Shukla Yajurveda Madhyandin Shakha and Karmakana from Shri Vasantashastri Shukla in the holy place Nashik on the banks of Godavari. Also learnt Panchartra Agama shastra lessons of from U.Ve. Shri Vinaya Bhattar and Dr. Prof. Shri Shalvapillai Iyengar guruji in mysuru. While doing veda and sanskrit study I also passed modern academic board exams with good marks being topper in 10th class subsequently done 12th in science and B.tech in Electrical Engineering from a one of the reputed autonomous college of maharshtra I.e. walchand college of engineering. Worked as Assistant Quality Analyst in TCS pune for 2 years in Cummins and Citi Bank Project. I got in touch with Iskcon Devotees in year 2009 in nasik then while doing my engineering I got connected with Arawade temple. We started 1st VOICE(base) in sangli in year 2012 and started youth preaching. In the year 2015 initiated by HH Lokanath Swami Maharaja in gaudiya parampara... with his blessing and instruction to start vaidika Gurukula we kept foundation of Bhaktivedanta Gurukul in sangli in 2016. In 2018 it shifted in pandharpur and serving as Principal of Gurukul. I have also contributed developing paddhati for deity installation in Iskcon and wrote 1st Sanskrit Book for deity installation named Pratishtha Vidhi. Being a member of deity installation team I have taken part in Deity installation of many prime temples of iskcon. Recently did homa with PM of India Shri Narendra Modiji... Currently doing my M.A. Vedic studies from IGNOU