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Profiles
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Dhirasanta dasa |
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Dhirasanta das became a monastic monk in the London Radha Krishna temple and received diksa initiation from Srila Prabhupada in 1972. He has served as a pioneer preacher for Srila Prabhupada and helped develop projects in both India and Europe. He went to India in 1973 and served as one of the first foreign devotees in the temples at Mayapur, Delhi and Bombay. He was also instrumental in establishing ISKCON centres in Sweden and Finland from 1977 to 1987. He started the farm project in Sept 03 and is now co-ordinating the running and development of ISKCON Cornwall. He is also giving presentations on Hinduism for schools and colleges throughout the southwest of England. |
| Neil |  |
Neil has been a devotee since 2002. His main service on the farm is maintenance and coordinating voluntary workers. He is also distributing free food to the needy in Plymouth and Truro. |
| Haladhara dasa |  |
Haladhara das has been a devotee since 2001. He works on the farm and his main service is to implement self sufficiency by utilising local resources to provide for needs. He also oversees the sustainability of the farm project including recycling of waste materials and he is regularly distributing Srila Prabhupada's books. |
| Rebecca |  |
Rebecca has been a devotee since 2002. Her service at Tolcarne includes cooking, deity worship and arranging flower gardens. She also has an inclination for art and poetry. |
| Jay |  |
Jay has been a devotee since 2004. Her main services are landscaping, environmental design and cooking. She is also writing articles about the farms activities. |
| Charlie |  |
Charlie has been a devotee since 2005. His main services include website management and working in the garden. |
| Alex |  |
Alex's has been helping polish the website and update our promotional material. He has also brought with him his bread making skills and keen musical enthusiasm. |
| Viktors |  |
Viktors has come over from Latvia to stay for one year. He initially came over for a brief visit but liked the farm so much he has decided to stay. He has experience with computer technologies, and his crystal clear intellect is very welcome here at Tolcarne. |
| Govinda |  |
Govinda is Dhirasanta's son. During his vacation from studies he enthusiasticly contributes to all round farm activities. Besides academic studies he is also studying archery, martial arts and the art of playing mridanga. He certainly starts the day with a nice beat on the drum. |
