In Every Town and Village

BOOK DISTRIBUTION MARATHON 2012 – TANZANIA
EVERY TOWN…EVERY VILLAGE
LEG 1: TANGA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, MOROGORO
29TH November 2012
Dear Prabhus,
Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to transcendental Book Distribution.
Hare Krishna! By the mercy of our spiritual master H. H. Gopal Krishna Goswami and the guidance of our Regional Secretary H. G. Umapati Prabhu we have successfully completed Leg 1 of our book distribution tour across Tanzania. We distributed 1305 books including books in Swahili. Breakdown as follows:
Small books: 1020
Medium books: 250
Maha books: 35
Please find photos below. The books were mainly distributed in public libraries, medical institutes, schools, colleges and Universities. Continue reading “In Every Town and Village”

The Glorious Harinam Party in Dar es Salaam

Submitted by Madhumangala Dasa
Dar es Salaam
Diary Entry 13th February 2012

Since the next day I would return to Johannesburg from Dar es Salaa, which is on the east coast of Africa, I decided to take a walk along the beach. I told the taxi driver where I wanted to go, and he said he knew where it was and would take me there. But after he dropped me off and I had walked for some time, I realized I was far from where I had intended to be. But it was hot and I wasn’t prepared to find another taxi. So I just kept walking. Soon I approached the ferryboat terminal, where hundreds of locals where walking and large crowds lined the streets, selling everything from fruit to clothing to sunglasses, and of course the fish market was bustling. Buses, motorbikes — I was in a sea of bodies. From what I could see, I was the only mazungo (foreigner) Continue reading “The Glorious Harinam Party in Dar es Salaam”

“Book Distributors Should Go to the Mayapur Festival” – Srila Prabhupada

By Vijaya Dasa Ministry of Book Distribution Hare Krsna Prabhus, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. The new book on book distribution, called “The Brhat Mrdanga,” is now in the editing stage. Dravida Prabhu is editing it. Along with all the wonderful stories and realizations of devotees, I want to have pictures of senior devotees distributing books. In the middle of … Continue reading “Book Distributors Should Go to the Mayapur Festival” – Srila Prabhupada

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BBT Africa Newsletter: Issue 1

Submitted by Navina Radhika Dasi Hare Krishna Maharajas, Prabhus and friends of BBT Africa, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Please see attached the first edition of our quarterly newsletter intended to keep you updated with the current and upcoming activities of the BBT Africa team. (click on link below) Kindly forward any suggestions, comments and queries to me at navinaradhika@bbtafrica.co.za … Continue reading BBT Africa Newsletter: Issue 1

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Book Distribution Poem to Srila Prabhupada

This is a poem by Dravida Prabhu to Srila Prabhupada about his most pleasing
mission of book distribution in honor of his Vyasa Puja day.

O Prabhupada, on this great day
When you appeared, just like a ray
Of Krsna’s vast effulgence bright,
To give this blind world back its sight, Continue reading “Book Distribution Poem to Srila Prabhupada”