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I’ve been reflecting on the divergence between classical Hindu religious texts, which are highly critical of abortion and the contemporary socio-political landscape in India, where there isn't a prominent anti-abortion movement. I would love to hear this community's perspectives regarding this dynamic:

1. There appears to be intense social and legal condemnation of sex-selective abortion, yet the general legality of abortion itself is rarely a point of contention. There are strong anti-abortion views among conservative Christian and Muslim clergy across the world and for good reason, their religious texts are very clearly natalist and proscribe abortion. Hindu texts are no different and yet there is no section of Hindu society campaigning to put an end to the practice. Why is that?
2. Some demographic studies point to a severe historical deficit of women almost everywhere in India, leading to a massive number of males, in the 50 million ballpark, who will, mathematically, never find a partner. Such a large number of males is likely going to lead to increased violence against women. From a policy perspective, do you think making abortion access conditional could improve the demographic patterns, or would restrictions simply drive the practice underground and cause public health crises?
3. If there are couples who have multiple abortions so that they may have a male child, would it be better if those couples were just made to have the female children so our demographic problems, which will manifest, almost certainly, by the mid-21st century be ameliorated somewhat?
4. What are your thoughts on a policy compromise—such as fully permitting abortion only during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy? Since biological sex cannot be reliably determined via standard diagnostic tools at that early stage, could a tighter window protect reproductive autonomy while potentially eliminating the possibility of sex selection?

Greetings. I am looking for ISKCON books in Urdu. I have the Bhagavad Gita as it is in Urdu but have not been able to find the other books in Urdu. Is there somewhere where I can find the books?

Greetings. I am looking for ISKCON books in Urdu. I have the Bhagavad Gita as it is in Urdu but have not been able to find the other books in Urdu. Is there somewhere where I can find the books?

I live in Westmoreland County and my provider is West Penn Power. My electricity usage for the month of July 2026 was 2335 Kwh for my 3 bed 2 bath, unfinished cape cod home. This is lower than my usage last year, from July 2025, at 2518 Kwh. And yet, my bill went up from $415.66 to $436.15. Why aren't our politicians doing anything about it? Also, my usage for July 2024 was 2416 kwh and my bill was only $340.04. There's no point building houses if people can't afford utilities. If this continues at this pace, I will have to stop putting money into my 401k or get a second job to pay for electricity. For context: My usage has been consistently lower every month of the year when compared to the same month last year and my bill was higher every single time.

I have been reading about Swami Hridayananda Das Goswami and his Krishna West movement. What do you think of his effort and is he affiliated with ISKCON and ISKCON's governing body?

I live very close to New Vrindavan, WV where a large ISKCON center has been in existence near Moundsville, really since the 60s. I barely see any ISKCON missionary activity in or around Moundsville. If anything, the views of the people in Moundsville are rather negative toward ISKCON. Lately, I am seeing mostly Indians and Nepalese at the temple and not whites, blacks or Latinos. This makes me question the long term viability of ISKCON in North America if it cannot provision itself in communities. What do you guys think?