The term Gauda is an ancient name for Bengal, and a Vaishnava is a devotee of the Supreme Lord Vishnu. The Gaudiya Vaishnava’s are generally known as followers of Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who rejuvenated the culture of Krsna bhakti in the sixteenth century. Since Krsna and Vishnu are different aspects of the same Supreme Person, devotees of Krsna are also known as Vaishnavas. Gaudiya-Vaishnavism was revived in Bengal in the late nineteenth century by Bhaktivinoda Thakur and his son Bhaktisiddanta Sarasvati Thakur, (who organized the Gaudiya Math). One of Bhaktisiddanta Sarasvati’s disciples, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada went to the west on his guru’s order, and in America founded ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness) or the Hare Krsna movement, in New York, in 1966.

We humbly present to you the sublime history & transcendental biographies of Gaudiya vaishnavas. We have added audio lectures delivered by various ISKCON speakers about these personalities. We have also composed photo galleries on many of these personalities. To complete the list, we have also written briefly about other vaishnava saints preceding Gaudiya vaishnavas and also about vaishnavas in other sampradayas.