Our Mission
The Bhaktivedanta Archives, located in Sandy Ridge, North
Carolina, serves as the official repository for the historical
records of and about His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta
Swami Prabhupada, Founder-Acarya of the International Society
for Krishna Consciousness.
The primary purpose of the Archives is to collect, preserve,
protect, and allow dissemination of his teachings, images,
and life´s works for his students, scholars, and other
interested persons who seek cultural and spiritual inspiration.
About
The Bhaktivedanta Archives was founded in 1978 as the official
repository for the documents, manuscripts, correspondence,
audio recordings, photographs, films, and other memorabilia
of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada,
Founder-Acarya of the International Society for Krishna
Consciousness. Since its founding, the Bhaktivedanta Archives
has been dedicated to the preservation and perpetuation
of the teachings and commeratives of the personal life of
His Divine Grace. The Archives has also been committed to
the conservation and preservation as well as to the publication
of over 70 volumes of conversations, lectures, and other
works. Not least among these achievements has been the creation
of audio ministries for distribution worldwide. The texts
of the audio recordings all culminate in the VedaBase TM,
a text retrieval computer program for both students and
scholars.
Perpetuation, however, is the second part of our creed
"to preserve and perpetuate"; it is the conservation
and preservation that has taken priority to ensure the purity
and integrity of the entire collection. In order to preserve
the artifacts, words, images, and teachings of His Divine
Grace, it takes time, talent, and funds. We are confident
we can fulfill the time and talent part; however, we are
very much dependent on the generosity of well-wishers to
complete the preservation (archival) process.
The Staff
Ekanatha Dasa - Joined ISKCON in Amsterdam
in 1971. He assisted in the development of the Bombay Project
before joining the Bhaktivedanta Archives in 1978, where
he directed the transcribing and cataloging of all the recorded
material. He continues to do this service and is currently
the project leader for the VedaBase TM. Email: Ekanatha@prabhupada.com
.
Parama-rupa Dasa - Joined ISKCON in London
in 1976 and came to Los Angeles in 1977, where he founded,
with the help of the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust Press, the
Bhaktivedanta Archives. He initially collected the audio
and written materials of Srila Prabhupada from around the
world but now dedicates his time to conserve and preserve
these items. He also produces audio offerings from the Bhaktivedanta
Archives. Email: pr@prabhupada.com
Nitya-trpta devi dasi - Joined ISKCON
in Los Angeles, CA in 1975. She served in the BBT photo
department and later the Bhaktivedanta Archives until 1985.
Co-founded Krsna Vision in Italy while working with NE BBT
on ISKCON Interactive and the Gita Interactive. Worked as
a design consultant for the New Delhi exhibitions. In 2008
she returned to the Archives to complete the image collection
archival work. Email: Nitya@prabhupada.com
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