This project is founded by His Holiness Bhakti Raghava Maharaja, a monk in the Hare Krishna movement and a disciple of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, founder of ISKCON. However, The original founder and inspiration for this project is the great founding master of ISKCON, Srila Prabhupada. In addition to propagating Vedic teachings worldwide, he also founded Vedic model Eco villages fashioned after Krishna’s spiritual village Vrindavana. Although widely acclaimed for his tremendous contributions in areas of spirituality, literature, educational and charitable initiatives, little is known to the world about his contributions to sustainability.
Long before sustainability started making headlines and green activism became popular, Srila Prabhupada taught his followers to lead a life in harmony with nature, live off the land, encouraged self-sufficiency in food and other requirements and taught them to follow a plant-based diet. The Vedic lifestyle that he is taught is very much in harmony with modern requirements for sustainable living. He is indeed one of the greatest forerunners of the global plant-based diet and the sustainability movement, as he taught his followers not to exploit or degrade Mother Earth and Her resources.
