Gaur Govinda Trust

Background

Gaur Govinda Trust (UK Registered Charity No. 1152811) was established in London, UK under the spiritual guidance and blessings of His Divine Grace Shrila Bhakti Swarup Tirtha Maharaj.  Gaur Govinda Trust is spreading the message of God, as given in the Bhagavad Gita and the Shrimad Bhagavatam, throughout the world. It is engaged in serving Shri Radha, Shri Krishna and Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu as per Gaudiya Vaishnava principles and practices.  The chairman of Gaur Govinda Trust, Shrila B.S. Tirtha Maharaj, in the capacity of its Trustee and Head of congregation, serving the community diligently here in the UK since 1996. 

The key objectives of the Trust are the propagation of Gaudiya Vaishnava principles and spreading spiritual awareness amongst the various communities and also the promotion of social welfare work and endeavour for communal harmony. 

We are also a member of the Hindu Forum of Britain.

Board of Trustees 

  • Bhakti Swarup Tirtha Maharaj –  Founder, Head of Congregation, Chairman
  • Rita Banerjee (Rohini Devi Dasi) – Treasurer, Trustee. 
  • Dwaipayan Banerjee (Dwaipayana Vyasa Dasa) – Secretary, Trustee.
  • Balachandren Varath – Trustee.

Aims and Activities of the organisation

  • The Communities benefit from the regular counselling and spiritual solace given by Gaur Govinda Trust (GGT)
  • GGT helps to promote peace and love in families. 
  • Several groups gain from the programmes and festivals that are conducted on a regular basis by GGT to educate and impart knowledge from the teachings of the Vedic Scriptures. 
  • The Spiritual Guidance given by GGT on a one to one basis improves the quality of lives of many individuals. 
  • GGT conducts programmes of prayer in the houses of devotees, members, patrons, well-wishers and others to bring peace and happiness in their homes. 
  • People of all age groups benefit from the programmes GGT organise in various places around the UK.
  • GGT positively respond to invitations by many organisations to give discourses on the Philosophy of Life, Meditation and the Body, Mind and Soul.  
  • GGT are a completely dedicated body, fully committed to serve God and humanity with utmost sincerity and integrity.   
  • GGT relentlessly work hard to bring about understanding, peace and harmony among all the ethnic groups in the UK.   
  • GGT aims at encouraging interfaith dialogue with a specific view to promote communal harmony.   
  • GGT actively coordinates with other sister concerns all over the world to promote free distribution to the needy of food, clothes, blankets and medicines as well as helping to provide public utility services like water tank facility in West Bengal and organizing blood donation centres. 
  • GGT also engages in other philanthropic activities including the establishment of Spiritual Gurukul (spiritual school for children) in Atlanta, Georgia, USA in coordination with GVA USA.  GGT also organises in coordination with its sister concerns in India in promoting regular school children visits to the temples established in Navi Mumbai, Kolkata and Mayapur.  
  • GGT also conducts massive distributions worldwide of audio, visual and digital media of spiritual discourses by Shrila B.S. Tirtha Maharaj.   
  • GGT periodically releases books on various spiritual topics and an annual publication of Bhagavat Vani magazine.

If you would like to know more about the Trust then please do not hesitate to contact us through email –  gaurgovindatrust@gmail.com