Krishna Dharma is the author of a number of English versions of Ancient Indian classics including Mahabharata, Ramayana, Srimad Bhagavatam and Panchatantra. He is also a broadcaster and has written many articles and papers giving the Vedic spiritual perspective on current events. He is a student of His Divine Grace A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (Srila Prabhupada), the Founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness and author of many widely acclaimed English translations of the Vedic scriptures.
Krishna Dharma’s aim is to make these teachings accessible and relevant to today’s world. His motto is ‘Spiritual Solutions for Material Problems’, which sums up his mission, namely to address the multitude of dilemmas faced by society with the profound instructions given by the great sages of ancient times.
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Krishna Dharma’s dramatisations of the Mahabharata, Ramayana, Srimad Bhagavatam and Panchatantra have become the world’s best selling editions of the epics, captivating readers in a dozen languages all around the world.
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An accusation I often hear levelled at religion is that it causes so many conflicts. As the recent tragic events unfolded in the Middle East, some have indeed pointed the finger of blame at religion, as at least a factor in the long-standing dispute. Writing for the ‘Big Think’, Adam Lee observed: “…what I do believe is that that it (the Israel Palestine conflict) is being inflamed and prolonged by religious zealotry on both sides.”…
Most of us discover at a fairly young age that the world is not a bed of roses. The carefree joys of childhood were brutally interrupted for me when I was just seven and I lost my mother. Navigating my way through an uncertain world after that, I encountered much more pain in the shape of a less than loving stepmother. It was enough to make me rather circumspect about the prospects of a trouble-free…
Back in 1972 I was a 17 year-old sea cadet. My ship had docked in Bombay and I stepped onto that exotic shore in search of reasonably priced souvenirs. Under the intense encouragement of a shopkeeper I came close to purchasing a fine ivory chess set costing most of my week’s wages before I spotted a little figurine of Krishna. He exerted a strange attraction over me and after handing over my hard-earned rupees…
What reviewers have said …
Dharma’s Mahabharata is very readable, its tone elevated without being ponderous. Though condensed, it still runs to more than 900 pages and would interest all serious students of Hinduism. Recommended for academic libraries and public libraries with collections on religion.
JAMES F. DEROCHE, Library Journal
