BBC Radio 4's - 40 years of the Hare Krishna movement in the UK

November 29, 2009

Dear devotees,Please accept my humble obeisances.All glories to Srila Prabhupada.On Sunday 22 November 2009, the fortieth anniversary of installation of Sri

Sri Radha-Londonisvara, BBC Radio 4 who have an estimated audience of overone million listeners in the United Kingdom and the British Isles aired thenews of " 40 years of the Hare Krishna movement in the UK " .

The piece included interviews with Jai Nitai Prabhu (current TemplePresident), Shyamasundara Prabhu (Founder), Mother Yamuna (Founder),Gurudasa Prabhu (Founder) and Antardwip Prabhu (Leicester Congregation

Member) + Live singing of " Hare Krishna Maha Mantra " + partial " Govindamadi purusam " by Mother Yamuna + partial " My Sweet Lord " by George Harrison.Until this Saturday 28 November 2009, you can download the podcast from

BBC's official website:http://downloads. bbc.co.uk/ podcasts/ radio4/sunday/ sunday_20091122- 0817a.mp3

The 40 years news is sandwiched between various other news pieces. Therelevant news is from 9:00 minute mark to 16:24 minute mark. That is a good7:24 mins of air time on Britain's most popular radio station! And millions

had the opportunity of listen to the Hare Krishna Maha Mantra.Terms of UseThe BBC Podcasts are for your personal non-commercial use only.All title, ownership rights and intellectual property rights in and to the

BBC Podcasts shall remain the property of the BBC or third parties. You maynot edit, alter, adapt or add to the BBC Podcast in any way. The BBCPodcasts are made available by the BBC on an " as is " and " as available "

basis and the BBC gives no warranty of any kind in relation to the BBCPodcast. To the maximum extent permitted by law the BBC will not be liablefor any loss or damage which you may suffer as a result of or connected to

the download or use of the BBC Podcasts.Your servant,Kartik[40th Anniversary Organising Committee]At the present moment our minds are polluted with the dirt accumulated over millions and millions of lifetimes of sense gratification. Even though our original pure nature is eternal, full of knowledge, and full of bliss, due to our mental contamination we are presently suffering in the realm of temporality, ignorance, and misery. By the purificatory process of chanting the holy names of God we can revive our original, pure nature and thus relish the sweetest happiness at every minute.

Chant:Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna Hare HareHare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama Hare Hare