Fulfilling a Prophetic Vision!
A historic collaboration has taken shape!
The Bhaktivedanta Research Centre (BRC) has launched an online Bengali language course in partnership with Scottish Church College—the very institution where A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada studied in the 1920s.
📚 The course is live on Scottish Church College’s homepage.
https://onlinecourses.scottishchurch.ac.in/
This initiative brings to life the powerful prediction of Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura, who foretold that people around the world would one day learn Bengali to read the Sri Caitanya-caritamrta in its original form.
This foundational level is designed especially for beginners and includes:
🔹 Bengali vowels and consonants
🔹 Script writing and pronunciation
🔹 Vowel markers & consonant conjuncts
🔹 Numbers, gender usage, basic nouns & adjectives
🔹 Everyday vocabulary (family, fruits, vegetables, spices)
🔹 Introduction to simple past & future tenses
🔹 Bengali months and seasons
As Srila Prabhupada kept the original Bengali in his translations, he envisioned a day when devotees would relish the ecstasy of reading the text directly. Today, that vision moves one step closer to reality.
Accessible worldwide.
