Milestones in the life of Srila Prabhupada

1896 Srila Prabhupada appeared in Calcutta. Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura sends the first book on genuine Gaudiya Vaishnava philosophy to the West.

1901 Srila Prabhupada began Rathayatra festivals

1902 Srila Prabhupada began worshiping Radha-Krishna

1916 Student of Philosophy at Scottish Churches' College

1918 Entered married life (grhastha ashrama)

1920 Appeared in BA exam

1921 Appointed assistant manager of Bose Laboratory. Joined Gandhi's movement

1922 Met his spiritual master, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, who ordered him to preach in English in the West

1925 Visited Vrndavana for the first time

1928 Assisted in establishing Allahabad center of Gaudiya Matta

1932 Initiated by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura

1934 Helped establish Gowalia Tank center of Gaudiya Matta

1935 Instructed by his spiritual master on publishing books and constructing temples

1936 Final order from his spiritual master to preach in the West

1939 Honored with the title "Bhaktivedanta" by society of Gaudiya Vaishnavas

1944 Started the Back to Godhead Magazine

1953 Started League of Devotees in Jhansi. Initiated his first disciple, Acarya Prabhakar

1954 Retired from family life, adopting vanaprastha (retired) order of life

1959 Accepted renounced order of life (sannyasa)

1960 Published first book, Easy Journey to Other Planets

1962 Published Volume 1 of First Canto of Srimad Bhagavatam

1965 Journeyed to USA in order to fulfill the order of his spiritual master

1966 Established the International Society for Krishna Consciousness

1967 Completed translation and commentary of Bhagavad-gita As It Is

1968 Bhagavad-gita As It Is published by Macmillan Company

1972 Established the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust for publishing his books

1975 Completed translation of and published Sri Chaitanya Charitamrita in 17 volumes

1976 Established the Bhaktivedanta Institute for scientific preaching

1977 Disappearance from this mortal world