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	==Death==		==Death==
	Bhakti Charu Swami tested positive for [[COVID-19]] during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Florida]] and a few days later, he ~~died~~ on 4 July 2020 at the age of 74.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Bhakti Charu Swami Last Rites Held As Offerings of Love Continue From Around the World \|url=https://iskconnews.org/bhakti-charu-swami-last-rites-held-as-offerings-of-love-continue-from-around-the-world,7427/ \|access-date=2 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|date=2020-07-05\|title=ISKCON Guru Bhakticharu Swami dies of coronavirus in Florida\|url=https://english.jagran.com/india/iskon-guru-bhakticharu-swami-dies-of-coronavirus-in-florida-10013573\|access-date=2020-07-05\|website=Jagran English}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|date=2020-07-04\|title=Bhakti Charu Swami, head of ISKCON governing body dies from Covid-19 in the US\|url=https://uttarakhandnewsnetwork.com/2020/07/bhakti-charu-swami-head-of-iskcon-governing-body-dies-from-covid-19-in-the-us/\|access-date=2020-07-05\|website=Uttarakhand News Network\|language=en-US}}</ref>		Bhakti Charu Swami tested positive for [[COVID-19]] during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Florida]] and a few days later, he left this material world on 4 July 2020 at the age of 74.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Bhakti Charu Swami Last Rites Held As Offerings of Love Continue From Around the World \|url=https://iskconnews.org/bhakti-charu-swami-last-rites-held-as-offerings-of-love-continue-from-around-the-world,7427/ \|access-date=2 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|date=2020-07-05\|title=ISKCON Guru Bhakticharu Swami dies of coronavirus in Florida\|url=https://english.jagran.com/india/iskon-guru-bhakticharu-swami-dies-of-coronavirus-in-florida-10013573\|access-date=2020-07-05\|website=Jagran English}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|date=2020-07-04\|title=Bhakti Charu Swami, head of ISKCON governing body dies from Covid-19 in the US\|url=https://uttarakhandnewsnetwork.com/2020/07/bhakti-charu-swami-head-of-iskcon-governing-body-dies-from-covid-19-in-the-us/\|access-date=2020-07-05\|website=Uttarakhand News Network\|language=en-US}}</ref>

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{{Infobox religious biography
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| birth_date = 17 September 1945<ref name = Singh619 >{{Harvnb|Singh|Bandyopadhyay|2001|p=619}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Kuti Union|Kuti]], [[Brahmanbaria District]], [[Bengal Presidency]] (now [[Bangladesh]])
| death_date = {{death date and age|2020|7|4|1945|9|17|df=y}}
| death_place = Florida, United States
| religion = [[Gaudiya Vaishnavism]], [[Hinduism]]|
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| Predecessor = [[A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada]]
| Successor =
| initiation = Harinama, Brahmana and Sannyasa Diksha (1977)
| post = [[ISKCON Guru System|ISKCON Guru]], [[Sannyasi]], Member of the [[Governing Body Commission]]
| website = http://www.bhakticharuswami.com/
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{{Vaishnavism}}
{{Hindu philosophy}}
'''Bhakti Charu Swami''' ({{IAST3| Bhakti Cāru Svāmī}}, 17 September 1945 – 4 July 2020) was a spiritual leader of the [[International Society for Krishna Consciousness]] (ISKCON) and a disciple of ISKCON's founder [[A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada]].

==Early life==
He was born in 1945 into an aristocratic Bengali family and spent the rest of his early childhood in urban Kolkata. Leaving India in 1970 for his further education, he attended university in Germany to study chemistry. There, he searched out the ancient Vedic scriptures.

==Career==
After reading ''The Nectar of Devotion'' written by [[Srila Prabhupada]], Swami joined the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in Mayapur, West Bengal, India. His first meeting with Srila Prabhupada took place in January 1977 during the Maha Kumbha Mela at Prayagraj. Prabhupada instructed him to translate all of his books into Bengali and become his Secretary for Indian Affairs. He was given first and second initiation in Sridham Mayapur during the Gaura Purnima festival in March 1977. Shortly after, during the Snana Yatra festival in Vrindavan, Prabhupada awarded him the renounced order of sannyasa. He later became the GBC (Governing Body Commissioner) Chairman in 1989 and later in 2017. Maharaja continued to translate many of Srila Prabhupada's books into Bengali to its completion in 1996, which is the centennial anniversary of Srila Prabhupada's appearance.<ref>{{cite web |title=Brief History |url=http://www.bhakticharuswami.com/about/}}</ref>

Thereafter, he was involved in writing, producing, and directing the biographical video series, Abhay Charan. With over 100 episodes and broadcast on Indian National Television, reaching more than 4 million viewers in a short span of few months, the series chronologically portrays Srila Prabhupada's whole life and achievements.

He further went on to develop the ISKCON project in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India, where Lord Sri Krishna, along with his brother Balarama and friend Sudama received their education from Maharishi Sandipani. Under Maharaj's leadership, an marble temple was inaugurated in less than 10 months in February 2006. As a resident GBC of that area, he continued to oversee the development of the project and the preaching programs in Madhya Pradesh and surrounding areas.<ref>{{cite web |title=HH Bhakti Charu Swami had the temple erected from rough rocky ground to a breathtakingly beautiful marble temple, in an unbelievable and historical 10 months and 20 days! |url=https://www.iskconujjain.com/iskcon-ujjain/history/ |access-date=2 November 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=May 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

The Ujjain ISKCON temple under the direction of Bhakti Charu Swami feeds more than 23,000 school children per day. To facilitate this feeding project, Bhakti Charu Swami built a 6,000 sq. ft. (560 m2) industrial kitchen. He was the Chairman of Annamrita Foundation, ISKCON's midday meals programme, which feeds 1.7 million children across India.

He has also established a department in Ujjain which produces decorated altars, murtis and deity dresses for devotees and ISKCON temples all over the world.

In 2013, he oversaw the development of a new ISKCON temple in Panihati (West Bengal) – a holy place in the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition, the home of Raghava Pandit and the place of Lord Nityananda's Chipped Rice (Chida Dahi) Festival.<ref>{{cite news |title=Temple Developement in Panihati |url=https://iskconnews.org/beloved-iskcon-guru-and-gbc-member-bhakti-charu-swami-passes-away,7419/ |access-date=2 November 2020}}</ref>

In 2014, he established Arogya Niketan, a traditional Ayurvedic health clinic in Ujjain.

In the same year, he joined Artha Forum and began delivering keynote speeches globally on spirituality to business leaders.

He has founded and established [[I-Foundation]], a [[Hindu]] charity organisation in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web |title=I Foundation |url=https://www.bhaktivedantamanor.co.uk/home/?tag=bhakti-charu-swami |access-date=2 November 2020}}</ref>

In 2016, Bhakti Charu Swami wrote a memoir, "Ocean of Mercy – A Search Fulfilled", where he recollects his interactions with Srila Prabhupada. This book describes how he developed a love and dedication for Srila Prabhupada.<ref>{{cite web |title=HH Bhakti Charu Swami's book (autobiography) "OCEAN OF MERCY" |url=https://iskcondesiretree.com/profiles/blogs/hh-bhakti-charu-swami-s-book-autobiography-ocean-of-mercy |access-date=2 November 2020}}</ref>

On 17 November 2016, the Institute of International Social Development –New York, an NGO in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations awarded an accolade to Bhakti Charu Swami, for his work with ISKCON.

He has recently started a new project called 'Veda Foundation and Cow Sanctuary' which is situated in Deland, Florida, and stretches 120 acres. His mission there is to propagate the Vedic culture and wisdom more simply in the West through setting in motion farm communities and visual media.

==Death==
Bhakti Charu Swami tested positive for [[COVID-19]] during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Florida]] and a few days later, he died on 4 July 2020 at the age of 74.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bhakti Charu Swami Last Rites Held As Offerings of Love Continue From Around the World |url=https://iskconnews.org/bhakti-charu-swami-last-rites-held-as-offerings-of-love-continue-from-around-the-world,7427/ |access-date=2 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-05|title=ISKCON Guru Bhakticharu Swami dies of coronavirus in Florida|url=https://english.jagran.com/india/iskon-guru-bhakticharu-swami-dies-of-coronavirus-in-florida-10013573|access-date=2020-07-05|website=Jagran English}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-04|title=Bhakti Charu Swami, head of ISKCON governing body dies from Covid-19 in the US|url=https://uttarakhandnewsnetwork.com/2020/07/bhakti-charu-swami-head-of-iskcon-governing-body-dies-from-covid-19-in-the-us/|access-date=2020-07-05|website=Uttarakhand News Network|language=en-US}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of ISKCON members and patrons]]

== Footnotes ==
{{Reflist}}

==References==
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}}
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*{{Citation
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| url-status=dead
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| newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]
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*{{Citation
|last1 = ISKCON News Staff
|title = Bhakti Charu Swami Hospitalized for Heart Condition
|newspaper = ISKCON News Weekly
|date = 1 April 2008
|url = http://news.iskcon.com/node/966
|access-date = 13 August 2009
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110726185654/http://news.iskcon.com/node/966
|archive-date = 26 July 2011
|url-status = dead
|df = dmy-all
}}
*{{Citation
| last1=Das | first1=Rasananda
| title=Bhakti Charu Swami doing Sankirtan at Waikiki
| date=5 May 2012
| url=http://bhakticharuswamipreaching.blogspot.in/2012/05/hh-bhakti-charu-swami-maharaja-doing.html
}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.bhakticharuswami.com/}}
* [http://www.bcsquotes.com/ Official Quotation Website]

{{Modern Gaudiya Vaishnavas}}

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