Who is behind it
Save the Village is an Amrita Dravya Foundation initiative rooted in His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada's village vision, guided by senior Vaishnavas, and served by devotees working directly in villages.
The vision we serve
Save the Village presents its mission as honoring His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada's vision for villages: simple living, high thinking, land, cows, books, food, sacred education, and Krishna-centered community.
"Book distribution and farms are our solid programs. They can change the world."
Spiritual guidance
Born in England in 1957, Maharaj joined ISKCON in London in 1975 and was initiated by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada as Ilapati dasa. After years of preaching and book distribution in India and Southeast Asia, His Holiness accepted sannyasa in 1989 and has since preached widely in English, Hindi, and Bengali.
For Save the Village, His Holiness Bhakti Vikasa Swami Maharaj's guidance is especially relevant because His Holiness teaches the mandate of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada for daiva-varnashrama, self-sufficient farm communities, cow protection, simple living, and Krishna-centered rural culture.
Project servant
Damodara Vamsidhari Das (Deepak) serves through Amrita Dravya Foundation and helps carry the Save the Village invitation into practical service, donor relationships, and village field work.
"The land is being planted. The kundas are being dug. The cows are being named."
Senior devotee mentors
ADF offers gratitude to senior devotees whose farm-project service helps illuminate the path of village revival, cow protection, simple living, and Krishna-centered community life.
Senior mentor
His service with farm projects in India offers practical experience for communities seeking to live closer to land, cows, worship, and devotional culture.
Senior mentor
His service at Pachavati Farm represents the kind of living farm-community wisdom that Save the Village seeks to honor and learn from.
Senior mentor
His connection with Badrikashram Farm brings another stream of farm-project experience into the broader Save the Village family.
ADF servants
The Save the Village invitation is carried by devotees serving through Amrita Dravya Foundation, with gratitude to Srila Prabhupada and the Vaishnava guides who keep the mission rooted.
Servant at ADF
Vrindavana Chandra Das (Vaibhav) serves with Amrita Dravya Foundation as part of the team inviting devotees, donors, visitors, and partners to help revive village life in Vidisha.
"The land is being planted. The kundas are being dug. The cows are being named." Save the Village invitation
Serving in the villages
ADF’s village service has already reached a meaningful field scale through books, satsang, volunteer service, and dedicated field teams.
65+
villages reached
40+
sankirtan volunteers
100+
satsang programs
3
field teams
Accountability
Serious donors, visitors, CSR partners, and farm-community leaders can contact ADF directly for responsibilities, registration details, visit planning, sponsorship questions, and partnership next steps.
ADF welcomes sincere questions from people who want to support the mission carefully and personally.
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