A.C. Prabhupāda
His Divine Grace Abhay Charanaravinda Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada was born in 1896 in Calcutta, India.
He met his spiritual master, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami, in 1922 and became his disciple in 1933.
At their first meeting, Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati requested Prabhupada to spread Vedic knowledge in English.
Prabhupada wrote extensively, including a commentary on the Bhagavad-gita and an English magazine.
In his later years, he traveled globally, giving lectures and writing prolifically.
His works constitute a comprehensive library of Vedic philosophy, religion, literature, and culture, fulfilling his spiritual master's request to disseminate Vedic knowledge to the Western world.
