Launch of the Digital Version of Haridas Das Babaji's Shri Shri Gaudiya Vaishnava Abhidhan

News Desk, News Nation 360 : The distinguished Vaishnava scholar and writer Haridas Das Babaji was born on September 14, 1898, in the Feni subdivision of the Noakhali district of undivided Bengal. He dedicated his final days to his masterpiece, the Shri Shri Gaudiya Vaishnava Abhidhan, a thorough encyclopaedia of Gaudiya Vaishnava saints, writings, and theological ideas. The Bhaktivedanta Research Centre has now taken the initiative to use an internet platform to make this important work available to a worldwide audience in the digital era. The website provides an

encyclopedia in grouped volumes. It is currently possible to have "Charitavali", meaning Biographies, and "Granthavali", meaning Bibliography, at your fingertips. The digital edition has profiles of eminent individuals, from Chaitanya Mahaprabhu to twentieth-century leaders. It contains a rich store of connected Vaishnava literature as well. People can find particular details very quickly through the search engine of the website. The digital edition was launched at Haribol Kutir Ashram in Nabadwip. Haridas Das Babaji spent most of his life there. A discussion session was held during the inauguration. Dr. Sumanta Rudra, Dr. Abhishek Basu, Prabhupad Nityagopal Goswami, the members of the Nabadwip Puratatwa Parishad, and several scholars belonging to the Gaudiya Vaishnava community participated. Bhaktivedanta Research Centre and Haribol Kutir organised the seminar together. The Nabadwip Gaudiya Vaishnava community also backed it. The seminar was organised at the premises of the Nabadwip Puratatwa Parishad. It emphasised the splendour of the Gaudiya tradition, the intellectual tradition of Bengal, and the spiritual and erudite life of Haridas Das Babaji.

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