Gour Govinda Swami
Gour Govinda Swami, (September 2, 1929 - February 9, 1996) was a Vaishnava religious leader. He was a leading ISKCON Guru, sannyasi, governing body commissioner within the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (commonly known as the Hare Krishnas or ISKCON) and the main inspirational force behind Gopal Jiu Publications.He is a saint within ISKCON. He was born in the village of Jagannatha-pura near Orissa, India as Braja-bandhu.