Destination South Africa by Riddha Dasa

Destination South Africa by Riddha Dasa  The Birth of the Hare Krishna Movement in South Africa, 1972-1975 This book is an account of the early days of the Hare Krishna Movement in South Africa. It is a story of the struggles and dangers the devotees faced as they tried to establish the preaching mission of their beloved spiritual master, His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, when due to the prejudice of Apartheid regime of the time, even securing a visa for him took two years. From the personal recollections of his disciples and well-wishers, we visualise their hardship and share their sincere efforts, which were eventually rewarded by the personal presence of Srila Prabhupada in South Africa, after his long awaited arrival.In this book the author also shares his own personal journey, from his infant years as a Durban home boy, forced to flee South Africa with his family at the age of four years, to his eventual return in his early twenties as an initiated disciple of