Team
Nandan dasa
Nandan dasa has been residing in Sri Mayapur Dham since 2012 and currently serves in the Mayapur Master Plan office. His responsibilities include overseeing content development and organizing information within the app, ensuring intuitive navigation for both first-time visitors and devotee practitioners. He is focused on collecting descriptions and photos of sacred sites from Sri Navadvipa Mahatmya and Srila Prabhupada’s books, enriching the Navadvipa Mandal aspect of the app. Furthermore, Nandan is tasked with preparing articles, presentations, and promotional materials for the ‘Mayapur’ app.
Shyam Gopal Das
Shyam Gopal Das (BCaiS) was born in Siberia, Russia, in 1979. He began chanting the maha-mantra in 1998 after listening to lectures by ISKCON devotees on audio cassettes. In 2000, he purchased Srila Prabhupada’s books and began reading them. He eventually joined ISKCON in 2003. From 2005 to 2018, Shyam Gopal Das was involved in preaching development in Siberia and the Altai Republic, Russia. Since 2021, he has been serving in the ISKCON Ministry of Education. He is also a teacher of Bhakti Shastri, Bhakti Vaibhava, ISKCON Disciple course, TTC 1-2-BS, and is involved in the development of the Books are the Basis project. Since 2023 he is a member of MCS (Mayapur), organises translations into Russian of GBC resolutions, ISKCON Constitution and ISKCON International News. Since 2024 he is the Head of Administration for Ministry of Education and responsible for administrative management in several ISKCON Mayapur departments.
Sundaranga Jagannath dasa
Sundaranga Jagannath dasa is serving as an architect at the Mayapur Master Plan office since 2022. In the Mayapur app project, he serves as a graphic designer, crafting posters, YouTube videos, and managing social media content to provide users with an immersive visual experience. Beyond graphic design, he actively engages in brainstorming sessions to enhance the organization of information, aiming to optimize the visitor experience. Additionally, he gathers photos and data from various sources, including Mayapur guest houses, prasadam outlets, and shops, enriching the app’s information database.
Pankajanayana Gaura dasa
Pankajanayana Gaura dasa has been residing in Sri Mayapur Dham since 2013 and currently serves in the Mayapur Master Plan office. He is responsible for collecting data from various ISKCON Mayapur departments, including Mayapur attractions, guest houses, prasadam outlets, shops, and visitor facilities, enhancing the app’s information database.
Vasuśrestha dasa
The IOS developer of the Mayapur App
Born in the city of Hyderabad, Telangana, India, Shresht, who was later on initiated as Vasuśrestha Dāsa by HH Bhakti Vikāsa Swāmi Maharaja in 2022, has been devoted to serving Srila Prabhupada’s movement with his programming skills, since the age of 18. At an early age of 17, he travelled all the way from India to pursue his Bachelors degree in Computer Science with Artificial Intelligence from the University of Northumbria, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, UK. He is currently working as an Analyst Programmer at a reputed company in the UK. Despite being a full-time employee in his company, he has been involved in various services including IT services in ISKCON. One of his most notable and popular contributions include the development of the Jayapataka Swami App for iOS devices.
The revolutionary Mayapur App, which brings us closer to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Sridham Mayapur, has all the information about the glorious Mayapur Dham and its facilities. Vasuśrestha Dāsa developed the iOS version, while his younger brother developed the android version of the app. Vasuśrestha Dāsa has immensely contributed to enhancing the pilgrimage experience of the devotees. He continues to serve Srila Prabhupada and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu by his skills and sincere devotion.
Gatla Shreyas Chandra Meru
The Android developer of Mayapur App
Born in the city of Hyderabad, Telangana, India, Shreyas, who has always been fond of computer language and designing, has been a part of multiple ISKCON projects, since the age of 16.
Shreyas’ extraordinary passion and inclination for programming has led him to engage himself in various ISKCON projects while pursing his school education. He began probing into the depths of computer programming at the age of 14 and quickly grasped the concepts through self-learning. He is currently pursuing his Bachelors in Technology in the field of Computer Science with Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. Additionally, he supports his father in skilfully managing the IT services of their business. One of his most notable and popular contributions include the development of the Jayapataka Swami App for Android devices.
The magnificent Mayapur App, which has all the information about the glorious Mayapur Dham and its facilities, brings us closer to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Sridham Mayapur. Shreyas developed the Android version, while his elder brother developed the iOS version of the app. Shreyas has immensely contributed to enhancing the pilgrimage experience of the devotees. He continues to serve Srila Prabhupada and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu with his skills and sincere devotion.
Satyamedhā Gaurāṅga dāsa
His Holiness Jayapatākā Swami Maharaja instructed Satyamedhā Gaurāṅga dāsa to create and manage a mobile app and all related platforms that would include everything about Mayapur. Based on that vision, Satyamedhā Gaurāṅga dāsa created the project for Mayapur App and started to build a team with Vasuśrestha dasa and Shreyas Meru. They developed and launched the Mayapur app in 2023 which was published both in Android and iOS platforms. Since then, His Holiness Jayapatākā Swami Maharaja has been continuously guiding Satyamedhā Gaurāṅga dāsa to expand this mobile app platform and add various features and functionalities of Mayapur App to connect all the divisions and departments of Mayapur. Satyamedhā Gaurāṅga dāsa oversees all the management of the Mayapur App and various aspects related to this project.