Ranchor Dasa

Ranchor Dasa

Ranchor Dasa is a disciple of A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, and an active part of The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). Ranchor took to ISKCON despite going to a Catholic school where he was not taught about other religions on the grounds that "it would be a waste of time as they were self-evidently false"Fact|date=February 2007. He eventually embarked on his own spiritual search.Fact|date=February 2008

Early days

Ranchor joined ISKCON in 1970. He has held many posts of responsibility of behalf of ISKCON in the United Kingdom. He is the founder of 'Friends of Vrndavan' and a member of the International Consultancy on Religion, Education and Culture (ICOREC).Fact|date=February 2008

Bibliography

*Essential African Mythology: Stories That Change the World (Stories That Change the World)
*Hinduism and Ecology
*Hinduism (World Religions)
*Mahavira Prince of Peace
*Prince of Dharma: The Illustrated Life of Buddha
*Ramayana: A Tale of Gods and Demons
*Ramayana: A Journey
*The Illustrated Bhagavad Gita: A New Translation With Commentary
*Vedic Ecology: Practical Wisdom for Surviving the 21st Century

External links

* [http://www.iskcon.com/icj/1_2/12rd.html ISKCON article]


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