Shri Gaurav Krishna Goswami is a Spiritual Leader, Televangelist, and a Devotional Singer. He is the son of Spiritual Guru Acharya Shri Mridul Krishna Goswamiji. He is the descendent of Saint Swami Haridas, one of the originators of classical vocal music in India and the guru of Tansen and Baiju Bawra. He belongs to the Goswami family; the caretakers of Banke Bihari Temple situated in Vrindavan, India. He is a spiritual youth icon with young followers who take to his unique and attractive style in spiritual music and inspirational discourses. On January 20th, 2018 he received the honor of Adarsh Yuva Adhyatmic Guru Puruskar.

Biography

Gaurav Krishna Goswamiji was born on July 06, 1984 into the lineage of Swami Shri Haridas, who was the force behind the appearance of Shri Banke BIhariji in Vrindavan, India. Being born into a lineage that was based on 2 soul factors: recitation of the divine scripture - Shrimad Bhagwatam; and the divine influence of classical shastriya sangeet, it was only obvious that Gaurav Krishnaji would take on these two responsibilities with utmost dedication. At the young age of 18 he recited his first scriptural discourse in the presence of more than 20,000 devotees. He received his primary education in an English medium and also gained knowledge of the sanskrit language and got the holy title of Vyakran Acharya. Apart from his learning, he also listened to 108 weekly Bhagavat kathas from his holy Guru and father Pujya Shri Mridul Krishan Shastri Ji Maharaj before sitting on the Vyas Peeth for the first time. Till date he has narrated more than 350 week long discourses in cities like Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, Delhi & Shuktaal. Today he is considered a pillar in the narration of the Shrimad Bhagwat and is recognized as a well established Devotional Singer in India and abroad. His teachings in form of articles are published in the speaking tree edition, The puppet master & In Quest Of Ananda are 2 of them.

Musical Career

Gaurav Krishna Goswami is mostly known for his devotional lyrics and compositions in Hindi and Punjabi. The most popular is Radhe Radhe Barsane Wali Radhe/Braj 84 Kos Yatra, in 2006 it is said he had a dream where the divine force instructed him to come up with a way to allow those individuals, that may have physical restrictions or may not be able to be present to take part in this form of pilgrimage, to be able to do so. It was that very moment he conceived the idea of creating a virtual pilgrimage throughout braj by reciting the names of the places along with the holy names of the Lord, today known as "Maansik Braj Yatra". There have been many versions of this yatra since, and his concept has now been adapted by various artists throughout india. In addition to this his various musical presentations have been successful in bringing the youth closer to spirituality. Today he has more than 80 devotional titles to his name, of which Kishori Kuch Aisa Intezam Hojaye, Teri Banki Adaa Ne Oh Sanware, and Tere Phoolon Se Bhi Pyar are just a few to name.