by Jayadvaita Swami (www.jswami.info) from Back to Godhead, November-December 1995 The Vedic scriptures tell us that Manipur was a Krishna conscious land even more than five thousand years ago. But for the last several centuries the Manipuris have also worshiped various regional semi-historical deities, who hold a place in Manipuri culture even today. In modern [...]

Srila Prabhupada wrote a letter to Sripada Maharaja on January 24,1977, “Manipur has been a historic place for thousands of years. Arjuna married the daughter of the Manipur king and his son became the king. You are therefore descending from the original Kshatriyas. Now you bring the knowledge of Bhagavad-gita, revive Manipur’s Kshatriayism and save [...]

by Jayadvaita Swami from Back to Godhead, November-December 1995 Indian Airlines — from Calcutta via Guwahati — has brought us to Imphal. We’re a delegation of Krishna devotees from America, India, France, Italy, Iran, Australia, Singapore, and New Zealand. Hazy grey sky, mountains off in the distance to your left. The air is cool (Calcutta [...]