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| initiation    = [[Diksa]]–1969 by Srila prabhupada , [[Sannyasa]]–1981by kirtanananda swami bhaktipada

Gopal Krishna Goswami was born on 14 August 1944 in [[New Delhi]], [[India]] as ''Gopal Krishna Khanna''. After graduating from the [[University of Delhi]], he studied in France, and later studied  [[Business Administration]] at McGill University in [[Montreal]]. After finishing his education, he worked as a [[marketing research]] analyst for [[Pepsi Cola]].

He was living in [[Toronto]] in May 1968 when he first met with [[Prabhupada]] on 1 June 1968. During a three-month period when Prabhupada stayed in Montreal, Gopal Krishna regularly heard from him on devotional topics and took instruction regarding his own personal life. Within two weeks of meeting him, Gopal Krishna Khanna decided to accept Prabhupada as his spiritual master. In May 1969 he was [[diksa|initiated]] as one of Prabhupada's disciples, receiving the name ''Gopal Krishna Dasa''.

Later Gopal Krishna moved into the temple and lived there. He acted as Prabhupada's secretary for several years. In 1975, Prabhupada sent Gopal Krishna to India, giving him the responsibility of being a [[Governing Body Commission]]er within the area, instructing him specifically to print and expand the distribution of his books in India and to translate and print books in [[Languages of India|Indian languages]]. Prabhupada was pleased when Gopal Krishna presented him the first copies of the [[Srimad Bhagavatam]] translated into [[Hindi]].{{citation needed|date=August 2012}}

In 1981 he took [[sannyasa]] and was initiated into the monastic order of the [[Gaudiya Vaishnava]] tradition. He took sannyasa initiation from [[Kirtanananda Swami]]<ref>"According to Brhat Sloka dasa, "In India with Srila Bhaktipada," Brijabasi Spirit (Sept. 1981), page 12: "While in Bombay, Srila Bhaktipada was very busily engaged in preaching. In the evening, he gave class and thousands of Hindus attended. Srila Bhaktipada spoke in English with a translator speaking in Hindi by his side. Gopal Krishna Maharaja received sannyasa initiation from Srila Bhaktipada and Bhaktipada dasa [Hayagriva's son, Samba] was also initiated. His name is now Dharmaraja dasa."</ref> and the name, ''Tridandi Swami Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaja''.  Since then Gopal Krishna Goswami has been traveling extensively all over the world preaching [[Gaudiya Vaishnavism]], initiating disciples, delivering talks, and overseeing various philanthropic and devotional projects.<ref>[http://www.iskcon.net.au/sannyasaministry/listing List of Sannyasis in ISKCON April 2008] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080721011704/http://www.iskcon.net.au/sannyasaministry/listing |date=21 July 2008 }} ISKCON Sannyasa Ministry, Retrieved on 5 May 2008 (primary source)</ref>

Gopal Krishna Goswami has been featured on radio, television and newspaper stories in India and abroad commenting on various issues. He has delivered series of lectures to diverse audiences in the last three decades. He regularly delivers lectures at ISKCON temples, speaking on various [[Vaishnava scriptures]], such as [[Bhagavad Gita]] and [[Srimad Bhagavatam]].