Dear Śrīla Prabhupāda,
nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale
śrīmate bhaktivedānta-svāmin iti nāmine
namas te sārasvate deve gaura-vāṇī-pracāriṇe
nirviśeṣa-śūnyavādi-pāścātya-deśa-tāriṇe
Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet. All glories to your lotus feet.
Last year, in the month of July, Krishna Katha Desh celebrated “30 years of Kṛṣṇa conscious-
ness” at ISKCON Tirumala, Tirupathi. During this occasion, your beloved spiritual son, His
Holiness Jayapatāka Swami Mahārāja, narrated your earnest desire to construct a memorial for
Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura at his birthplace, Birnagar, in West Bengal.
His Holiness Jayapatāka Swami Mahārāja expressed his desire that the devotees of Krishna
Katha Desh take up this project and help him in fulfilling your desire.
A Core Committee has been formed for the Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura Janmasthan Project
(SBVT), which consists of:
His Grace Vaikuṇṭha Pati Dāsa (founder, Krishna Katha Desh yātrā)
His Grace Balarāma Govinda Dāsa (president, ISKCON Thiruppalai, Madurai)
His Grace Govardhana Giri Dāsa (senior devotee, Krishna Katha Desh yātrā)
His Grace Rādhāpati Śyāma Dāsa (president, Krishna Katha Desh yātrā)
And myself, Aniruddha Gopāla Dāsa (zonal supervisor, Krishna Katha Desh yātrā)
We have already identified, purchased, and registered the land at Birnagar in the name of
ISKCON. With Your blessings, we have planned shilanyas in the month of April 2025. Subse-
quently, we have also planned to take this project to all your disciples and granddisciples all over
the world for support.
We want to make this an iconic stopover en route to Māyāpur from Kolkata, having a grand
temple, museum, library, teaching facility, restaurants, etc.
A project of this magnitude is possible only with the blessings and mercy of great Vaiṣṇavas
and ācāryas. Therefore, we beg for your mercy and blessings to empower us to accomplish one of
your desires. Hare Kṛṣṇa!
Your humble servant,
Aniruddha Gopāla Dāsa (JPS)
Krishna Katha Desh yātrā