When will we begin?… The land is coming along? ("ISKCON plans to build in Mayapur a world center for Krsna consciousness. It will comprise an enormous…")?

Expressions researched:
"ISKCON plans to build in Mayapur a world center for Krsna consciousness. It will comprise an enormous" |"The land is coming along" |"When will we begin"

1976 Conversations and Morning Walks

As soon as we get the land... Yes, government... Two officials are in great favor. One Mr. Choudhuri and Mr. Ganguli... Choudhuri's wife has challenged that "If you are Hindu, then you will do it."

Room Conversation -- July 10, 1976, New York:

Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: ...presents us as a bona fide Vaiṣṇava, Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Vaiṣṇava cult. Says that the ISKCON center, the Māyāpur..., "ISKCON plans to build in Māyāpur a world center for Kṛṣṇa consciousness. It will comprise an enormous..."

Prabhupāda: This news has been very much advertised.

Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: When will we begin?

Prabhupāda: As soon as we get the land.

Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: The land is coming along?

Prabhupāda: Hm?

Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: The land is coming along?

Prabhupāda: Yes, government...

Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: They are going ahead with it.

Prabhupāda: Two officials are in great favor. One Mr. Choudhuri and Mr. Ganguli.

Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: It says that the temple will be so big that India has never seen such a huge temple.

Prabhupāda: Choudhuri's wife has challenged that "If you are Hindu, then you will do it."

Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: To her husband. Oh. (laughter) It tells about, it quotes you as saying that how you began this movement. Two boys joined you, Chuck and Bruce-Brahmānanda and Acyutānanda, Charles Barnett and Bruce Scharf.

Prabhupāda: Charles is called Chuck?

Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Yes.