🎤 Ladies and gentlemen, Get ready for something a little different… and deeply refreshing.
You’ve met consultants, CEOs, and strategists—but how often do you get to meet a spiritual monk who rocks a guitar and drops ancient wisdom like it was custom-made for the boardroom?
We’re honored today to welcome His Holiness Sri Krishna Swami, a senior monk of ISKCON and the go-to guide for spiritual care for Bajaj Allianz. He’s already inspired hearts in Pune, Delhi, and Mathura–Vrindavan—and today, he’s with us here at the St. Regis Hotel, Lower Parel, Mumbai, speaking to some of the sharpest minds in the automobile world: you.
Swamiji has delivered over 3,000 classes worldwide and brings a unique blend of humor, music, real talk, and soul wisdom—perfect for leaders who balance high performance with high pressure.
One of his specialties? Helping people addicted to the modern-day hectic lifestyle shift toward a more balanced, holistic way of living—without losing their edge.
So sit back… or lean in. This session might just shift a gear inside you.
🚘✨ Please give a warm round of applause for His Holiness Sri Krishna Swami!
Sri Krishna Chaitanya Swami is a spiritual teacher, motivational speaker, and monk based in India. He leads LOK Studio, the headquarters of the ISKCON Kirtan Ministry in Pandharpur, and is currently writing a book titled Spiritually Rich. With deep musical roots and decades of global outreach, he inspires faith through kirtan, education, and spiritual leadership. He also serves as ISKCON’s Kirtan Minister, Pādayātrā Minister, and a Bhakti Mentor.
I had the good fortune to attend a Youth Against Addiction event in Govardhan with approximately 5000 youth. They all took a vow to refrain from addictive substances. We had a meditation session for them, motivational talks, a dancing kirtan, and a sumptuous feast was offered to all.
Sri Krishna Chaitanya Swami was born in New York City, USA in 1965, the same year that ISKCON Founder Acarya, Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, came to New York. His mother’s younger sister regularly heard Srila Prabhupada’s kirtans in Tompkins Square Park in 1966. He joined the Hare Krishna movement in Ireland early in 1991. Fourteen years earlier, as a music student at the Aaron Copland Music and Arts Program in New York, he first began chanting the Hare Krishna Mantra as a performer in the Broadway Musical “Hair”. His Holiness Lokanath Swami initiated Sri Krishna Chaitanya Swami later in 1993, giving him the name Ekalavya Das. Twenty-seven years later in Pandharpur, the order of sannyasa was awarded to Sri Krishna Chaitanya Swami. With this venerated title, he continues to be an inspiration for many spiritual practitioners around the world.Sri Krishna Chaitanya Swami was born in an affluent family who encouraged education, culture and the arts. While bouncing on his father’s knee, he began his fledgling piano studies at five. At six, he started guitar lessons, and at seven years, he began trumpet lessons. By the time he entered the Berklee College of Music in Boston in 1982, he had already learned sixteen different instruments and performed in music groups in venues across the USA. In 1984, he accompanied a friend to the Boston Hare Krishna Temple and became a regular visitor. In 1987, Sri Krishna Chaitanya Swami received his degree from Berklee College of Music in Recording Engineering and Production, a unique science combining acoustic engineering, electrical engineering and music. Upon graduation, he traveled to twenty-five countries as a professional musician and spiritual seeker.
This year, Sri Krishna Chaitanya Swami is celebrating 31 years as a member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). From 1991 to 1992, he traveled on a pilgrimage on Padayatra through Holland, Belgium, France, and Spain. In 1992, during a meeting in Spain with his spiritual master, His Holiness Lokanath Swami, he was instructed to go to India. Sri Krishna Chaitanya Swami traveled with Lokanath Swami as his secretary for twelve years. In 1996, Sri Krishna Chaitanya Swami was elected as an ISKCON General Body Commission Deputy. In 2006, he was appointed as secretary of the ISKCON Kirtan Ministry. In 2023, Sri Krishna Chaitanya Swami was elected as GBC Kirtan Minister and GBC Padayatra Minister. His services include coordinating ISKCON’s Annual International World Holy Name Festival for 25 years. He is one of the founding members of the Bhaktivedanta Band and performs at Youth Festivals worldwide. He is a well-known presenter and has traveled extensively to the USA, Canada, France, England, Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Italy, Croatia, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Spain, Belgium, Holland, Guyana, Trinidad, Mauritius, South Africa, Botswana, Russia, India, amongst other countries.
At present, he is based in Pandharpur, Maharashtra, India. Alongside many other projects, he oversees the construction of a new recording studio on the ISKCON Pandharpur Campus, LOK.STUDIO, to facilitate live streaming, audio, and video productions for His Holiness Lokanath Swami and the ISKCON Kirtan Ministry.
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