The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust has already translated ISKCON Founder-Acharya Srila Prabhupada’s books into 87 languages, and is distributing them all over the world. But even now, 52 years after ISKCON’s inception, new frontiers are being reached.
In Cuba, street distribution of Prabhupada’s books is forbidden, and devotees have been searching for legal ways to present them there for many years. This year, at last, saw a breakthrough opportunity: the Havana International Book Fair.
All books had to be inspected and approved by the Cuban government in a long and suspenseful bureaucratic process. Any that even mentioned communism could not be submitted. Thankfully, many titles passed through the process successfully and were sanctioned for presentation at the Book Fair.
This pioneer achievement was a team effort. The Latin American BBT, headed by Hanuman Das, made the arrangements. The Mexican BBT office provided the books at cost. A generous donation from ISKCON Canada covered expenses. And four devotees flew from Mexico to man the BBT booth at the fair.
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