How was ISKCON born?

How was ISKCON born?

Abhayacharan De, born in Taliganj area of South Kolkata, later in life Abhay Charanavinda Bhaktivedanta Swami 'Prabhupada' or AC Bhaktivedanta is the founder of ISKCON. Millions of followers of ISKCON all over the world consider him as the religious leader.  Radharman Das, vice president and spokesperson of ISKCON in Kolkata, told BBC Bangla, “He studied at the Scottish Church College, Kolkata. He also participated in the freedom struggle. At a much older age he met his Guru Maharaj in this Calcutta. It was he who ordered AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada to go to the western countries to propagate Hinduism. When he was about 70 years old, he boarded a cargo ship from Kolkata to New York, USA. That was July 16, 1965.”  According to information provided on the ISKCON website, AC Bhaktivedanta Swami had only a few trunks full of books and only seven US dollars when he left for the United States. ISKCON was founded in 1966 and AC Bhaktivedanta died in 1977.  In this short time …