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*Here we are placing, in chronological order, all recorded teachings of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, including as many events as possible from his life. This time-line will provide a complete unparalleled online repository. | |||
*We '''[[Contact|invite devotees to assist]]''' in building this historic document that will surely help to successfully glorify all of Srila Prabhupada's global preaching and achievements during the 12 years of 50th anniversary celebrations '''(2015 - 2027)'''. | |||
*This timeline is being used to compile pages for the '''[[A Day in the Life of Srila Prabhupada|A Day in the Life of Srila Prabhupada]]''' project. | |||
*There is also a work in progress on a visualization of '''[[Srila Prabhupada traveling around the world|Srila Prabhupada's travels around the world]]'''. | |||
== | <span style="font-size:1.2em;">'''Timeline Summary'''</span> | ||
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{{Randomicon-MWalk-48px}}'''[[Vanisource:Category:Morning Walks - by Date|490 Morning Walks from 1968 to 1977]]''' | |||
{{Randomicon-Lect-48px}}'''[[Vanisource:Category:Lectures - by Date|1,914 Lectures from 1966 to 1977]]''' | |||
{{Randomicon-Conv-48px}}'''[[Vanisource:Category:Conversations - by Date|907 Conversations from 1967 to 1977]]''' | |||
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[[Vanisource:Letters 1947| | {{Randomicon-Conv-48px}}'''[[Vanisource:Category:Conversations_with_Media|62 Interviews from 1968 to 1977]]''' | ||
{{Randomicon-Lett-48px}}'''[[Vanisource:Category:Letters - by Date|6,579+ Letters from 1947 to 1977]]''' | |||
[[File:Aircraft icon 108px.png|link=|48px]] '''[[Vanisource:Category:Lectures, Conversations and Letters by Place|108+ Places visited from 1966 to 1977]]''' | |||
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[[File:1966-NATIONAL-DIARY.jpg|link=|48px]] '''[[Vanisource:Essays_and_Articles|36 Articles from 1936 to 1972]]''' | |||
[[File:1962-65-Srimad-Bhagwatams-1st-canto-dust-covers.png|link=|48px]] '''[[Vanisource:Category:Poems, Documents and Articles|80+ Volumes of Books from 1944 to 1977]]''' | |||
[[File:030 1966 01-01.jpg|link=|48px]] '''[[Vanisource:Back to Godhead magazines 1944 to 1977|130 Back to Godhead Magazines published from 1944 to 1977]]''' | |||
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{{Toc right no-numbers}}<span style="font-size:1.2em;">'''1896 to 1964 - Events'''</span> | |||
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* 1896 - September 01 - Calcutta - '''[[Vaniquotes:Category:My Birth (Prabhupada)|took birth]]''' | |||
* 1902 - July 7th till July 15th Srila Prabhupada celebrates '''[[Vaniquotes:In childhood I used to take my ratha with my little friends, about 60 years ago. Again I am reviving the same attempt with my young disciples. I have become old, and you are also old. We may pass away, but my disciples will carry on this festival yearly|Rathayatra in his neighborhood.]]''' | |||
* 1922 - '''[[Vaniquotes:The eternal bond between disciple and spiritual master begins from the first day he hears. Just like my spiritual master. In 1922 he said in our first meeting, you are educated boys, why don't you preach this cult|Meets for the first time Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Mahārāja]]''' | |||
* 1933 - Allahabad - Accepts formal '''[[Vaniquotes:From 1922 to 1933 practically I was not initiated, but I got the impression of preaching Caitanya Mahaprabhu's cult. That I was thinking. And that was the initiation by my Guru Maharaja. Then officially I was initiated in 1933|dīkṣā initiation]]''' | |||
* 1944 - February 14 - '''[[Vaniquotes:I started my paper Back to Godhead in 1944|Started]][[Vanisource:1944 Back to Godhead Volume 1 Part 01-4|'Back to Godhead']]''' | |||
* 1951 - '''[[Vaniquotes:Taking of sannyasa order is in one sense only a formality. I was preaching and writing for eight or nine years as Vanaprastha and then in 1959 I took sannyasa. So if after a few years as Vanaprastha your behavior is ideal sannyasa can be considered|Accepts vanaprastha]]''' | |||
* 1953 - Jhansi - Initiates first disciple - Acarya Prabhakar | |||
* 1956 - Moves to Vṛndāvana | |||
* 1959 - September 17 - '''[[Vaniquotes:I took sannyasa|Awarded Sannyasa in Mathura]]''' by one of his Godbrothers, His Holiness B.P. Kesava Maharaja | |||
* 1962 - September - '''[[Vanisource:SB (1962) Canto One, Volume 1 Index|Publishes Volume 1, Canto 1 of Śrīmad Bhāgavatam]]''' | |||
* 1964 - '''[[Vanisource:SB (1964) Canto One, Volume 2 Index|Publishes Volume 2, Canto 1 of Śrīmad Bhāgavatam]]''' | |||
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== <div style="font-size:1em; text-align:center;">'''1896 to 1964'''</div> == | |||
[[ | == <div class="timelineh2">'''[[Vaniquotes:Category:Date 1896|1896]]''' - took birth on September 1</div> == | ||
* 1896 - September 01 - Calcutta - '''[[Vaniquotes:Category:My Birth (Prabhupada)|took birth]]''' on a '''[[Vaniquotes:I_was_born_September_1,_1896,_Tuesday_at_about_4:00_in_the_afternoon._My_rasi_is_Metthuna|Tuesday at about 4:00 in the afternoon (rasi is Metthuna)]]''' as '''[[Vaniquotes:Abhaya Charan De|Abhay Charan De]]''' to '''[[Vaniquotes:I was born 1st September 1896 in Calcutta as the third son of my father, the late Gaura Mohon Dev, and mother, the late Rajani Devi, in the family of one of very respectable Gold merchant aristocracy of Calcutta| Gaura Mohan De and Rajani Devi]]''' | |||
* 1902 - '''[[Vaniquotes:When I was six years old my father gave me a ratha and I was performing the Ratha yatra in my neighborhood. And now in the western world you are worshiping Lord Jagannatha so gorgeously and it pleases me very, very much|At age six was performing Ratha yatra in the neighborhood]]''' | |||
* 1904 to 1907 - Primary school, Calcutta - age 8 to 11 yrs | |||
* 1908 to 1915 - Higher secondary school, Calcutta - age 12 to 19 yrs | |||
* 1910 - '''[[Vaniquotes:I lost my mother when I was only 14 years old. So I didn't get much of my mother's affection in my childhood. But in my old age, Krishna has given me so many young mothers to take care of me|Śrīla Prabhupāda's mother Rajani Devi dies]]''' | |||
* 1911 - Experiences danger - '''[[Vaniquotes:I had some experience in my childhood, in 1911. I was thirteen years old. There was a riot. So our house was there in Mahatma Gandhi Road, and all sides Muhammadans|riots in Calcutta]]''' | |||
* 1916 to 1920 - '''[[Vaniquotes:Category:Scottish Churches College|Scottish Churches College]]''' run by the Scottish Church missionaries - age 20 to 24 yrs | |||
* 1918 - '''[[Vaniquotes:I was married during my student life in 1918 with Radharani Devi|Enters married life]]''' with '''[[Vaniquotes:Category:My Wife (Prabhupada)|Radharani Datta]]''' (grhastha ashrama) | |||
* 1920 - '''[[Vaniquotes:I was educated in Scottish Churches College, appeared for my B.A. in 1920 and then joined Gandhi's movement and gave up education. I met my Guru Maharaja in 1922|Passed his final examination (B.A)]]''' at Scottish Churches College, but rejected diploma and gave up college education | |||
* 1921 - '''[[Vaniquotes:My wife gave birth at the age of fourteen years. She is still living. She is ten years younger than me. So sixty-eight, sixty-nine she is. She gave birth child at the age of fourteen. In 1918 I was married, and 1921 she gave birth to child, my first son|Birth of first son]]''' | |||
=== | == <div class="timelineh2">'''[[Vaniquotes:Category:Date 1922|1922]]''' - age 26 on August 17</div> == | ||
* 1922 - Joins '''[[Vaniquotes:In 1922, I was at that time very much engaged in Congress activity. I was very much devout follower of Mahatma Gandhi|Gandhi's non-cooperation movement]]''' | |||
* 1922 - Induced by his intimate friend, '''[[Vaniquotes:Narendranath Mullik|Śrī Narendranath Mullik]]''', Abhay Charan De '''[[Vaniquotes:The eternal bond between disciple and spiritual master begins from the first day he hears. Just like my spiritual master. In 1922 he said in our first meeting, you are educated boys, why don't you preach this cult|meets for the first time Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Mahārāja]]'''—his future initiating spiritual master—and is asked to '''[[Vaniquotes:Immediately after my meeting, he (my Guru Maharaja) said this, that "Why don't you preach this Caitanya's cult in the Western countries?" That is a memorable day. Of course, I did not know that I will have to do it|"preach this Caitanya's cult in the Western countries"]]''' | |||
* 1923 - Allahabad - Leaves Calcutta to start a new business - '''Prayāg pharmacy''' | |||
* 1925 - Purchases one '''[[Vaniquotes:I purchased one motorcar in 1925, Buick car. Not for personal use, but for using it as a taxi. My one nephew, he was a good driver, so my father, "Why don't you give him? He can do that, we can use it our own car, also taxi"|Buick car for nephew to use as a taxi]]''' | |||
* 1925 - Visits Vṛndāvana-dhāma for the first time and hears more from Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Mahārāja | |||
* 1927 - Goes to '''[[Vaniquotes:I have connection with Bombay since 1927. In 1927 I first went to Bombay|Bombay for the first time]]''' | |||
* 1928 - Allahabad - Kumbhamelā is held. Around this time the Gauḍīya Maṭha opens a branch in Allahabad and members visit '''[[Vaniquotes:Abhaya Babu|Abhaya Babu]]''' in his pharmacy shop | |||
* 1930 - '''[[Vaniquotes:I was pet child of my father whom I lost in 1930, and since then nobody was taking care of me as affectionate son. But Krishna has sent me so many fathers to take care of me in a far distant place in USA|Śrīla Prabhupāda's father Gour Mohan De dies]]''' | |||
[[Vanisource: | == <div class="timelineh2">'''[[Vaniquotes:Category:Date 1933|<span id="1933">1933</span>]]''' - age 37 on August 14</div> == | ||
* 1933 - Allahabad - Accepts formal '''[[Vaniquotes:From 1922 to 1933 practically I was not initiated, but I got the impression of preaching Caitanya Mahaprabhu's cult. That I was thinking. And that was the initiation by my Guru Maharaja. Then officially I was initiated in 1933|dīkṣā initiation]]''' from Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Mahārāja | |||
* 1935 - '''[[Vaniquotes:Sometime in the year 1935 when His Divine Grace was staying at Radha-kunda, I went to see him from Bombay. At that time, he gave me many important instructions in regard to constructing temples and publishing books|Visits Rādhā-kunda to see Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Mahārāja]]''' and receives instructions on constructing temples and publishing books | |||
* 1936 - February 12 - '''[[Vanisource:19360212 Vyas Puja Homage to Bhaktisiddhanta|Vyas Puja Homage to Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Mahārāja]]''' | |||
* 1936 - December 31 - Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Mahārāja '''[[Vanisource:My Guru Maharaja passed in 1936, and I started this movement in 1965, thirty years after. Then? I am getting the mercy of guru. This is vani|passes from this world]]''' leaving a message for Śrīla Prabhupāda to preach in English language | |||
=== 1951 === | == <div class="timelineh2">'''[[Vaniquotes:Category:Date 1944|1944]]''' - age 48 on August 12</div> == | ||
* 1944 - February 14 - '''[[Vaniquotes:I started my paper Back to Godhead in 1944|Publishes]]''' the '''[[Vanisource:1944 Back to Godhead Volume 1 Part 01-4|first 'Back to Godhead']]''' magazine on Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura's appearance day. | |||
* 1944 - October - Publishes '''[[Vanisource:1944 Back to Godhead Volume 1 Part 02|'Back to Godhead' Volume 1 Part 02]]''' | |||
* <span id="1947">'''[[Vanisource:Category:1947 to 1964 - Letters|1947 - Letters]]'''</span> | |||
* 1947 - Receives the honorary '''[[Vaniquotes:This Bhaktivedanta title was given on this vedanta-vadi because in our society there was no Vedanta. So some of the Vaisnavas selected me to get this title Bhaktivedanta|title of 'Bhaktivedanta']]''' from his God-brothers of the Gaudiya Math | |||
* 1947 - July 12 - Writes a '''[[Vanisource:Letter to Mahatma Gandhi -- Cawnpore 12 July, 1947|Letter to Mahatma Gandhi]]''' advising: "you must immediately retire from active politics if you do not desire to die an inglorious death". | |||
* '''[[Vanisource:Category:1947 to 1964 - Letters|1949 - Letters]] | |||
*1949 - February 28 - Writes a '''[[Vanisource:Letter to Sardar Patel -- Calcutta 28 February, 1949|Letter to Sardar Patel (Deputy Prime Minister of India)]]''' | |||
* <span id="1950">'''[[Vanisource:Category:1947 to 1964 - Letters|1950 - Letters]]'''</span> | |||
* 1950 - September 10 - Wrote and published:'''[[Vanisource:Solution of Present Crisis by Bhagwat Geeta|Solution of Present Crisis by Bhagwat Geeta]]''' | |||
* <span id="1951">'''[[Vanisource:Category:1947 to 1964 - Letters|1951 - Letters]]'''</span> | |||
* 1951 - '''[[Vaniquotes:Taking of sannyasa order is in one sense only a formality. I was preaching and writing for eight or nine years as Vanaprastha and then in 1959 I took sannyasa. So if after a few years as Vanaprastha your behavior is ideal sannyasa can be considered|Accepts vanaprastha]]''' (retirement from family life) | |||
* <span id="1952">'''[[Vanisource:Category:1947 to 1964 - Letters|1952 - Letters]]'''</span> | |||
* 1952 - January 20 - Writes a letter to '''[[Vanisource:520120 - Letter to Jawaharlal Nehru written from Allahabad|Jawaharlal Nehru - 1st Prime Minister of India]]''' | |||
* 1952 - February 16 - Publishes '''[[Vanisource:1952 Back to Godhead Volume 1 Part 08|'Back to Godhead' Volume 1 Part 08]]''' | |||
* 1952 - March - Publishes '''[[Vanisource:1952 Back to Godhead Volume 1 Part 09|'Back to Godhead' Volume 1 Part 09]]''' | |||
* 1952 - June 08 - Wrote an: '''[[Vanisource:Fragment of an Untitled Essay on His Divine Grace Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Maharaja|Essay on His Divine Grace Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Maharaja]]''' | |||
* <span id="1953">'''[[Vanisource:Category:1947 to 1964 - Letters|1953 - Letters]]'''</span> | |||
* 1953 - Jhansi - Initiates first disciple - Acarya Prabhakar | |||
* 1953 - March 30 - Wrote the essay: '''[[Vanisource:Divinity of Lord Caitanya|Divinity of Lord Caitanya]]''' | |||
* 1953 - May 16 - '''[[Vanisource:LD7|Incorporates]]''' the '''[[Vaniquotes:Category:League of Devotees|League of devotees]]''' in Jhansi | |||
* <span id="1955">'''[[Vanisource:Category:1947 to 1964 - Letters|1955 - Letters]]'''</span> | |||
[[Vanisource:Letters | == <div class="timelineh2">'''[[Vaniquotes:Category:Date 1956|1956]]''' - age 60 on August 30</div> == | ||
* <span id="1956">'''[[Vanisource:Letters 1956|1956 - Letters]]'''</span> | |||
* 1956 - Moves to Vṛndāvana | |||
* 1956 - March 01 - Publishes '''[[Vanisource:1956 Back to Godhead Volume 3 Part 01|'Back to Godhead' Volume 3 Part 01]]''' | |||
* 1956 - March 16 - Publishes '''[[Vanisource:1956 Back to Godhead Volume 3 Part 02|'Back to Godhead' Volume 3 Part 02]]''' | |||
* 1956 - April 05 - Publishes '''[[Vanisource:1956 Back to Godhead Volume 3 Part 03|'Back to Godhead' Volume 3 Part 03]]''' | |||
* 1956 - April 20 - Publishes '''[[Vanisource:1956 Back to Godhead Volume 3 Part 04|'Back to Godhead' Volume 3 Part 04]]''' | |||
* 1956 - May 05 - Publishes '''[[Vanisource:1956 Back to Godhead Volume 3 Part 05|'Back to Godhead' Volume 3 Part 05]]''' | |||
* 1956 - May 20 - Publishes '''[[Vanisource:1956 Back to Godhead Volume 3 Part 06|'Back to Godhead' Volume 3 Part 06]]''' | |||
* 1956 - June 05 - Publishes '''[[Vanisource:1956 Back to Godhead Volume 3 Part 07|'Back to Godhead' Volume 3 Part 07]]''' | |||
* 1956 - June 20 - Publishes '''[[Vanisource:1956 Back to Godhead Volume 3 Part 08|'Back to Godhead' Volume 3 Part 08]]''' | |||
* 1956 - October 05 - Publishes '''[[Vanisource:1956 Back to Godhead Volume 3 Part 09|'Back to Godhead' Volume 3 Part 09]]''' | |||
* 1956 - October 20 - Publishes '''[[Vanisource:1956 Back to Godhead Volume 3 Part 10|'Back to Godhead' Volume 3 Part 10]]''' | |||
* 1956 - November - Delhi | |||
* 1956 - November 05 - Publishes '''[[Vanisource:1956 Back to Godhead Volume 3 Part 11|'Back to Godhead' Volume 3 Part 11]]''' | |||
* 1956 - November 20 - Publishes '''[[Vanisource:1956 Back to Godhead Volume 3 Part 12|'Back to Godhead' Volume 3 Part 12]]''' | |||
* <span id="1957">'''[[Vanisource:Letters 1957|1957 - Letters]]'''</span> | |||
* <span id="1958">'''[[Vanisource:Letters 1958|1958 - Letters]]'''</span> | |||
* 1958 - Writes '''[[Vanisource:Vrndavana Bhajana|Vrndavana Bhajana]]''' | |||
* 1958 - August 04 - Writes a '''[[Vanisource:Letter to Jawaharlal Nehru -- Bombay 4 August, 1958|Letter to Jawaharlal Nehru (Prime Minister of India)]]''' | |||
* 1958 - October 20 - Publishes '''[[Vanisource:1958 Back to Godhead Volume 3 Part 13|'Back to Godhead' Volume 3 Part 13]]''' | |||
* 1958 - November 20 - Publishes '''[[Vanisource:1958 Back to Godhead Volume 3 Part 14|'Back to Godhead' Volume 3 Part 14]]''' | |||
* 1958 - December - Writes '''[[Vanisource:Viraha Astaka|Viraha Astaka]]''' (Eight Prayers in Separation From My Spiritual Master) | |||
* 1959 - '''Begins translating Śrīmad Bhāgavatam''' | |||
* 1959 - July - Vṛndāvana - moves into an upstairs room at the Rādhā-Damodar temple | |||
* 1959 - September 17 - '''[[Vaniquotes:I took sannyasa|Awarded Sannyasa in Mathura]]''' by one of his Godbrothers, His Holiness B.P. Kesava Maharaja | |||
* <span id="1960">'''[[Vanisource:Letters 1960|1960 - Letters]]'''</span> | |||
* 1960 - '''[[Vanisource:Easy Journey to Other Planets|Publishes first book - 'Easy Journey to Other Planets']]''' | |||
* 1960 - February 20 - Publishes '''[[Vanisource:1960 Back to Godhead Volume 3 Part 15|'Back to Godhead' Volume 3 Part 15]]''' | |||
* 1960 - March 20 - Publishes '''[[Vanisource:1960 Back to Godhead Volume 3 Part 16|'Back to Godhead' Volume 3 Part 16]]''' | |||
* 1960 - April 05 - Publishes '''[[Vanisource:1960 Back to Godhead Volume 3 Part 17|'Back to Godhead' Volume 3 Part 17]]''' | |||
* 1960 - April 20 - Publishes '''[[Vanisource:1960 Back to Godhead Volume 3 Part 18|'Back to Godhead' Volume 3 Part 18]]''' | |||
* 1960 - May 05 - Publishes '''[[Vanisource:1960 Back to Godhead Volume 3 Part 19|'Back to Godhead' Volume 3 Part 19]]''' | |||
* 1960 - May 20 - Publishes '''[[Vanisource:1960 Back to Godhead Volume 3 Part 20|'Back to Godhead' Volume 3 Part 20]]''' | |||
* 1960 - June 05 - Publishes '''[[Vanisource:1960 Back to Godhead Volume 3 Part 21|'Back to Godhead' Volume 3 Part 21]]''' | |||
* 1960 - July 05 - Publishes '''[[Vanisource:1960 Back to Godhead Volume 3 Part 22|'Back to Godhead' Volume 3 Part 22]]''' | |||
* 1960 - July 20 - Publishes '''[[Vanisource:1960 Back to Godhead Volume 3 Part 23|'Back to Godhead' Volume 3 Part 23]]''' | |||
* 1960 - August 05 - Publishes '''[[Vanisource:1960 Back to Godhead Volume 3 Part 24|'Back to Godhead' Volume 3 Part 24]]''' | |||
* 1960 - September 05 - Publishes '''[[Vanisource:1960 Back to Godhead Volume 4 Part 01|'Back to Godhead' Volume 4 Part 01]]''' | |||
* <span id="1961"> '''[[Vanisource:Letters 1961|1961 - Letters]]'''</span> | |||
* 1961 - February 06 - '''[[Vanisource:1961 Vyasa-puja Offering to Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami Maharaja|Vyāsa-pūjā Offering to Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Mahārāja]]''' | |||
* <span id="1962"> '''[[Vanisource:Letters 1962|1962 - Letters]]'''</span> | |||
* 1962 - July - Vṛndāvana - Moves into downstairs rooms at the Rādhā-Damodar temple | |||
* 1962 - September - '''[[Vanisource:SB (1962) Canto One, Volume 1 Index|Publishes Volume 1, Canto 1 of Śrīmad Bhāgavatam]]''' | |||
* <span id="1963">'''[[Vanisource:Letters 1963|1963 - Letters]]'''</span> | |||
* 1963 - February 09 - Vṛndāvana - '''presents the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam to his Excellency Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, (President of India)''' | |||
* 1963 - July 09 - Vṛndāvana - Writes a letter to '''[[Vanisource:630709 - Letter to Dr. S. Radhakrishnan President of India written from Vrndavana|Dr. S. Radhakrishnan (President of India)]]''' | |||
* <span id="1964">'''[[Vanisource:Letters 1964|1964 - Letters]]'''</span> | |||
* 1964 - '''[[Vanisource:SB (1964) Canto One, Volume 2 Index|Publishes Volume 2, Canto 1 of Śrīmad Bhāgavatam]]''' | |||
* 1964 - February to April - Delhi | |||
* 1964 - May - Vṛndāvana | |||
{{Timelinenav}} | |||
Latest revision as of 17:08, 22 September 2023
1896 to 1964 - 1965 - 1966 - 1967 - 1968 - 1969 - 1970 - 1971 - 1972 - 1973 - 1974 - 1975 - 1976 - 1977
- Here we are placing, in chronological order, all recorded teachings of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, including as many events as possible from his life. This time-line will provide a complete unparalleled online repository.
- We invite devotees to assist in building this historic document that will surely help to successfully glorify all of Srila Prabhupada's global preaching and achievements during the 12 years of 50th anniversary celebrations (2015 - 2027).
- This timeline is being used to compile pages for the A Day in the Life of Srila Prabhupada project.
- There is also a work in progress on a visualization of Srila Prabhupada's travels around the world.
Timeline Summary
490 Morning Walks from 1968 to 1977
1,914 Lectures from 1966 to 1977
907 Conversations from 1967 to 1977
62 Interviews from 1968 to 1977
6,579+ Letters from 1947 to 1977
108+ Places visited from 1966 to 1977
36 Articles from 1936 to 1972 80+ Volumes of Books from 1944 to 1977 130 Back to Godhead Magazines published from 1944 to 1977
1896 to 1964 - Events
- 1896 - September 01 - Calcutta - took birth
- 1902 - July 7th till July 15th Srila Prabhupada celebrates Rathayatra in his neighborhood.
- 1922 - Meets for the first time Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Mahārāja
- 1933 - Allahabad - Accepts formal dīkṣā initiation
- 1944 - February 14 - Started'Back to Godhead'
- 1951 - Accepts vanaprastha
- 1953 - Jhansi - Initiates first disciple - Acarya Prabhakar
- 1956 - Moves to Vṛndāvana
- 1959 - September 17 - Awarded Sannyasa in Mathura by one of his Godbrothers, His Holiness B.P. Kesava Maharaja
- 1962 - September - Publishes Volume 1, Canto 1 of Śrīmad Bhāgavatam
- 1964 - Publishes Volume 2, Canto 1 of Śrīmad Bhāgavatam
1896 to 1964
1896 - took birth on September 1
- 1896 - September 01 - Calcutta - took birth on a Tuesday at about 4:00 in the afternoon (rasi is Metthuna) as Abhay Charan De to Gaura Mohan De and Rajani Devi
- 1902 - At age six was performing Ratha yatra in the neighborhood
- 1904 to 1907 - Primary school, Calcutta - age 8 to 11 yrs
- 1908 to 1915 - Higher secondary school, Calcutta - age 12 to 19 yrs
- 1910 - Śrīla Prabhupāda's mother Rajani Devi dies
- 1911 - Experiences danger - riots in Calcutta
- 1916 to 1920 - Scottish Churches College run by the Scottish Church missionaries - age 20 to 24 yrs
- 1918 - Enters married life with Radharani Datta (grhastha ashrama)
- 1920 - Passed his final examination (B.A) at Scottish Churches College, but rejected diploma and gave up college education
- 1921 - Birth of first son
1922 - age 26 on August 17
- 1922 - Joins Gandhi's non-cooperation movement
- 1922 - Induced by his intimate friend, Śrī Narendranath Mullik, Abhay Charan De meets for the first time Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Mahārāja—his future initiating spiritual master—and is asked to "preach this Caitanya's cult in the Western countries"
- 1923 - Allahabad - Leaves Calcutta to start a new business - Prayāg pharmacy
- 1925 - Purchases one Buick car for nephew to use as a taxi
- 1925 - Visits Vṛndāvana-dhāma for the first time and hears more from Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Mahārāja
- 1927 - Goes to Bombay for the first time
- 1928 - Allahabad - Kumbhamelā is held. Around this time the Gauḍīya Maṭha opens a branch in Allahabad and members visit Abhaya Babu in his pharmacy shop
- 1930 - Śrīla Prabhupāda's father Gour Mohan De dies
1933 - age 37 on August 14
- 1933 - Allahabad - Accepts formal dīkṣā initiation from Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Mahārāja
- 1935 - Visits Rādhā-kunda to see Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Mahārāja and receives instructions on constructing temples and publishing books
- 1936 - February 12 - Vyas Puja Homage to Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Mahārāja
- 1936 - December 31 - Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Mahārāja passes from this world leaving a message for Śrīla Prabhupāda to preach in English language
1944 - age 48 on August 12
- 1944 - February 14 - Publishes the first 'Back to Godhead' magazine on Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura's appearance day.
- 1944 - October - Publishes 'Back to Godhead' Volume 1 Part 02
- 1947 - Letters
- 1947 - Receives the honorary title of 'Bhaktivedanta' from his God-brothers of the Gaudiya Math
- 1947 - July 12 - Writes a Letter to Mahatma Gandhi advising: "you must immediately retire from active politics if you do not desire to die an inglorious death".
- 1949 - Letters
- 1949 - February 28 - Writes a Letter to Sardar Patel (Deputy Prime Minister of India)
- 1950 - Letters
- 1950 - September 10 - Wrote and published:Solution of Present Crisis by Bhagwat Geeta
- 1951 - Letters
- 1951 - Accepts vanaprastha (retirement from family life)
- 1952 - Letters
- 1952 - January 20 - Writes a letter to Jawaharlal Nehru - 1st Prime Minister of India
- 1952 - February 16 - Publishes 'Back to Godhead' Volume 1 Part 08
- 1952 - March - Publishes 'Back to Godhead' Volume 1 Part 09
- 1952 - June 08 - Wrote an: Essay on His Divine Grace Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Maharaja
- 1953 - Letters
- 1953 - Jhansi - Initiates first disciple - Acarya Prabhakar
- 1953 - March 30 - Wrote the essay: Divinity of Lord Caitanya
- 1953 - May 16 - Incorporates the League of devotees in Jhansi
- 1955 - Letters
1956 - age 60 on August 30
- 1956 - Letters
- 1956 - Moves to Vṛndāvana
- 1956 - March 01 - Publishes 'Back to Godhead' Volume 3 Part 01
- 1956 - March 16 - Publishes 'Back to Godhead' Volume 3 Part 02
- 1956 - April 05 - Publishes 'Back to Godhead' Volume 3 Part 03
- 1956 - April 20 - Publishes 'Back to Godhead' Volume 3 Part 04
- 1956 - May 05 - Publishes 'Back to Godhead' Volume 3 Part 05
- 1956 - May 20 - Publishes 'Back to Godhead' Volume 3 Part 06
- 1956 - June 05 - Publishes 'Back to Godhead' Volume 3 Part 07
- 1956 - June 20 - Publishes 'Back to Godhead' Volume 3 Part 08
- 1956 - October 05 - Publishes 'Back to Godhead' Volume 3 Part 09
- 1956 - October 20 - Publishes 'Back to Godhead' Volume 3 Part 10
- 1956 - November - Delhi
- 1956 - November 05 - Publishes 'Back to Godhead' Volume 3 Part 11
- 1956 - November 20 - Publishes 'Back to Godhead' Volume 3 Part 12
- 1957 - Letters
- 1958 - Letters
- 1958 - Writes Vrndavana Bhajana
- 1958 - August 04 - Writes a Letter to Jawaharlal Nehru (Prime Minister of India)
- 1958 - October 20 - Publishes 'Back to Godhead' Volume 3 Part 13
- 1958 - November 20 - Publishes 'Back to Godhead' Volume 3 Part 14
- 1958 - December - Writes Viraha Astaka (Eight Prayers in Separation From My Spiritual Master)
- 1959 - Begins translating Śrīmad Bhāgavatam
- 1959 - July - Vṛndāvana - moves into an upstairs room at the Rādhā-Damodar temple
- 1959 - September 17 - Awarded Sannyasa in Mathura by one of his Godbrothers, His Holiness B.P. Kesava Maharaja
- 1960 - Letters
- 1960 - Publishes first book - 'Easy Journey to Other Planets'
- 1960 - February 20 - Publishes 'Back to Godhead' Volume 3 Part 15
- 1960 - March 20 - Publishes 'Back to Godhead' Volume 3 Part 16
- 1960 - April 05 - Publishes 'Back to Godhead' Volume 3 Part 17
- 1960 - April 20 - Publishes 'Back to Godhead' Volume 3 Part 18
- 1960 - May 05 - Publishes 'Back to Godhead' Volume 3 Part 19
- 1960 - May 20 - Publishes 'Back to Godhead' Volume 3 Part 20
- 1960 - June 05 - Publishes 'Back to Godhead' Volume 3 Part 21
- 1960 - July 05 - Publishes 'Back to Godhead' Volume 3 Part 22
- 1960 - July 20 - Publishes 'Back to Godhead' Volume 3 Part 23
- 1960 - August 05 - Publishes 'Back to Godhead' Volume 3 Part 24
- 1960 - September 05 - Publishes 'Back to Godhead' Volume 4 Part 01
- 1961 - Letters
- 1961 - February 06 - Vyāsa-pūjā Offering to Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Mahārāja
- 1962 - Letters
- 1962 - July - Vṛndāvana - Moves into downstairs rooms at the Rādhā-Damodar temple
- 1962 - September - Publishes Volume 1, Canto 1 of Śrīmad Bhāgavatam
- 1963 - Letters
- 1963 - February 09 - Vṛndāvana - presents the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam to his Excellency Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, (President of India)
- 1963 - July 09 - Vṛndāvana - Writes a letter to Dr. S. Radhakrishnan (President of India)
- 1964 - Letters
- 1964 - Publishes Volume 2, Canto 1 of Śrīmad Bhāgavatam
- 1964 - February to April - Delhi
- 1964 - May - Vṛndāvana
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