those in Mayapur and Vrindavan in India being notable. Prabhupada's Palace of Gold, built by the New Vrindavan community in 1979, was intended to be a residence for Bhaktivedanta Swami, but has now developed into a tourist attraction. In 1996 the Government of India issued a commemorative stamp and in 2021, a Rs 125 commemorative coin in his honour. Books and publishing Bhaktivedanta Swami's books are considered to be among his most significant contributions. During the final twelve years of his life, Bhaktivedanta Swami translated over sixty volumes of classic Hindu scriptures (e.g. Bhagavad Gita, Chaitanya Charitamrita and Srimad Bhagavatam) into the English language. His Bhagavad-gītā As It Is was published by Macmillan Publishers in 1968 with an unabridged edition in 1972. It is now available in over sixty languages around the world with some of his other books available in over eighty different languages. The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust was established in 1972 to publish his works. In February 2014, ISKCON's news agency reported reaching a milestone of distributing over half a billion books authored by Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada since 1965. Bengali writings A collection of his early Bengali essays, which were originally printed in a monthly magazine that he edited called . Starting in 1976, Bhakti Charu Swami reprinted these essays in Bengali language booklets called (Knowledge of the Supreme) [from 1948 & 1949 issues], (The Science of Devotion), (Topics of Spiritual Science), (The Deluded Thinkers), and Buddhi-yoga (The Highest Use of Intelligence), which he later combined into Vairāgya-vidyā. In 1992, an English translation was published called Renunciation Through Wisdom. Translations with commentary Summary studies Discography Other works References Further reading The Inspirational story of Srila Prabhupada: Penguin Publishers External links – Official online multilingual library of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada – Bhaktivedanta Swami, A. C. (1896–1977) 1896 births 1977 deaths 20th-century Hindu philosophers and theologians Bengali Hindu saints Bengali philosophers Devotees of Krishna Dvaitin philosophers Founders of new religious movements Gaudiya religious leaders Hindu pacifists Hindu philosophers and theologians Hindu revivalist writers Indian Hare Krishnas Indian Hindu monks Indian Hindu missionaries Indian theologians 20th-century Indian philosophers Indian male writers Indian Hindu spiritual teachers Indian Vaishnavites 20th-century Indian educational theorists International Society for Krishna Consciousness religious figures Presidents of religious organizations Bhajan singers Carnatic singers Kirtan performers Writers about activism and social change Khol players 20th-century Indian singers 20th-century memoirists Indian autobiographers Scholars from Kolkata Scottish Church College