Mahaprabhu Caitanya Das was born into a pious family in South India & trained in the basic principles of devotion by his parents Srimati Kalyani & Sri Sukumar. He especially remembers his grandmother Srimati Sreedevi, who instilled in him good values & affection for the Supreme Lord. His grandfather Sri Narayana who devotedly read Srimad-Bhagavatam (Bhagavata Purana) everyday, endowed him with the blessings needed to make progress in spiritual life.

He acquired degrees in engineering & MBA, & always excelled - be it at the work he did in various companies or in business. In the midst of the hustle & bustle of materialistic culture, he learnt that the only shelter is in the oasis of spiritual practices, which alone can relieve the sufferings forced upon one in this world of duality.

The values instilled in his childhood helped water the seed of Bhakti which his spiritual master, his...