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Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life

• Here we are placing, in chronological order, all recorded teachings of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, 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 Śrīla Prabhupāda'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 Śrīla Prabhupāda project.

36 Articles since 1936 80+ Volumes of Books since 1944 490 Morning Walks since 1968 1,914 Lectures since 1966
907 Conversations since 1967 49 Interviews since 1968 6,523 Letters since 1947 34 Telegrams since 1969 108+ Places visited

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Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1896 to 1964

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1896 to 1964 - 1965 - 1966 - 1967 - 1968 - 1969 - 1970 - 1971 - 1972 - 1973 - 1974 - 1975 - 1976 - 1977

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1896 - took birth on September 1

• 1896 September 01 - Calcutta - born 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
• 1910 Śrīla Prabhupāda's mother Rajani Devi dies
• 1911 Experiences danger - riots in Calcutta
• 1918 Enters married life with Radharani Datta (grhastha ashrama)
• 1920 Scottish Churches College run by the Scottish Church missionaries - Passed his final examination (B.A), but rejected diploma and gave up college education

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"
• 1925 Visits Vṛndāvana-dhāma for the first time and hears more from Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Mahārāja
• 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 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.
• 1947 Receives the honorary title of 'Bhaktivedanta' from his God-brothers of the Gaudiya Math
• 1950 September 10 - Wrote and published:Solution of Present Crisis by Bhagwat Geeta
• 1951 Accepts vanaprastha (retirement from family life)
• 1952 June 08 - Wrote an: Essay on His Divine Grace Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Maharaja
• 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

1956 - age 60 on August 30

• 1956 Moves to Vṛndāvana
• 1958 Writes Vrndavana Bhajana
• 1958 December - Writes Viraha Astaka (Eight Prayers in Separation From My Spiritual Master)
• 1959 Begins translating Śrīmad Bhāgavatam
• 1959 September 17 - Awarded Sannyasa in Mathura by one of his Godbrothers, His Holiness B.P. Kesava Maharaja
• 1960 Publishes first book - 'Easy Journey to Other Planets'
• 1962 September - Publishes Volume 1, Canto 1 of Śrīmad Bhāgavatam
• 1964 Publishes Volume 2, Canto 1 of Śrīmad Bhāgavatam

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1896 to 1964 - 1965 - 1966 - 1967 - 1968 - 1969 - 1970 - 1971 - 1972 - 1973 - 1974 - 1975 - 1976 - 1977

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