What is The Hare Krishna Project?
The Hare Krishna Project is a UK-based national initiative that seeks to share Krishna Consciousness with a new audience. It focuses on those 'hard to reach' areas of the UK where members of the public have never heard of Krishna or the Bhagavad Gita. The team organise Hare Krishna festivals, kirtans and outreach events across the UK.
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As well as A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, one of our other inspirations here at The Hare Krishna Project is the late, great Tribhuvanatha Prabhu - a disciple of Prabhupada who dedicated his life to organising Hare Krishna festivals across the UK (and beyond!).
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We try to follow his example through our own outreach work, whether that's organising festivals, harinams, book distribution initiatives, public kirtans or just the way in which he accepted everyone - irrespective of who they were or where they were from!
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The project not only preaches but practices the values of equality and inclusion. It allows devotees from across the country to participate, whoever they are or wherever they are from. It's a space for devotees who may feel excluded or that they don’t ‘fit in’ elsewhere. The Hare Krishna Project offers a safe environment for devotees (and non-devotees) to share ideas, receive encouragement and make new friends.
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“Devotee means very liberal and kind to everyone” - Srila Prabhupada (Letter, 10/12/72)
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The Hare Krishna Project is run by Narada das (Nathan Hartley): A journalist, author and broadcaster based in the UK. He writes on issues connected with the history and sociology of religion, with a specialist interest in Gaudiya Vaishnavism (Hare Krishna).
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He is a regular contributor on national radio, speaking on topics such as Vaishnavism, Interfaith and Community Engagement.
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To date, he has authored two books:
- In 2021, he published The Hare Krishnas in Britain after two years of extensive research. The book looks at the history and diversity of the Hare Krishna Movement in the UK. For more details click here.
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- In 2024, he published Black Magic, Booze and Bhakti after three years of interviews and investigations into social issues affecting practitioners within the Hare Krishna community. For more details click here.
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