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Abhay even wrote to the Ford Foundation in Detroit, and a staff assistant wrote back, “Regret to advise you that …

Although most of his suggestions were rejected, occasionally he received words of appreciation. A certain Doctor Muhammad Sayyid, Ph.D., a …

Not only was Abhay giving advice in his letters, but he was hinting that he could also give practical help. …

After attending a meeting in which a prominent industrialist had stressed harmonious relationships between labor and management in his factory, …

Abhay urged everyone to surrender to Kṛṣṇa, but most people had their own philosophies and took his spirit to be …

Although Abhay always had a plan of action behind his suggestions, he first sought the interest of his correspondent. There …

He had developed a keen sense of dedication to Lord Caitanya’s mission, without expecting leadership from the Gaudiya Math. He …

In 1948, Abhay closed his Lucknow factory. He had fallen behind in employees’ salaries, and since 1946 he had been …

Śrīla Prabhupāda: I started a big laboratory in Lucknow. Those were golden days. My business flourished like anything. Everyone in …

With the help of some acquaintances in Allahabad, he opened a small factory there, in the same city where his …

And then he had the dream a second time. Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī appeared before him; again he was beckoning, indicating …

The Allahabad business was unsuccessful. “At present, the condition of our business is not very good,” he wrote his servant …

As with everything else, Abhay saw his present circumstances through the eyes of scripture. And he could not help but …

“When I feel especially merciful towards someone, I gradually take away all his material possessions. His friends and relatives then …

He had heard Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī quote the verse, and now he thought of it often. He took it that …

Śrīla Prabhupāda: Somehow or other, my intention for preaching the message of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu increased, and the other side …

In Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Queen Kuntī had also prayed, “My dear Lord Kṛṣṇa, Your Lordship can easily be approached, but only by …

Śrīla Prabhupāda: So in 1950 I retired, practically. Not retired, but a little in touch with business – whatever is …

Abhay’s wife independently moved along with her sons back to her father’s house at 72 Mahatma Gandhi Road. She had …

Abhay was spending most of his time away from home. He was gradually disassociating himself from the family. When after …