Day 2 – GBC AGM focuses on Disciples Course, CP and Healthcare Services

The current system for processing GBC proposals is that the GBC deputies first review and evaluate the proposal and then present their results to the entire GBC body. The GBC then discusses the proposal and holds a preliminary or “straw” vote. The deputies then implement any suggested adjustments and later on bring back the revised proposal for a final vote. The rest of the session was taken up with this process and topics discussed included Sanskrit pronunciation based on Srila Prabhupada’s instruction as seen in the letter to Balmukundji, Pradyumana and others. The other topics included GBC College, GBC Database Web Application. Later during the day, Madhavananda Dasa, Director of the Bhaktivedanta Hospital in Mumbai, began the afternoon session with a presentation detailing the services being offered by them. The hospital with a team of 50 doctors and 300 support staff is one of the most reputed hospitals in Mumbai and was awarded as being one of the top three hundred hospitals in India.