
15/03/2025
An ISKCON advertisement at the Kolkata airport reads, “Mayapur: The Birthplace of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.” This statement is not only displayed at the Kolkata airport but also in Mayapur and various surrounding areas. For several years, Mayapur has been promoted with great fanfare as the birthplace of Sri Chaitanya. But is Mayapur really the birthplace of Chaitanya? In various biographical texts about Chaitanya, including the 'Chaitanya Bhagavata', his birthplace is mentioned as Navadwipa; how then did the name Mayapur suddenly become associated with his birth? What does history say? Until 1890-94 AD, there was no dispute regarding Navadwip as the birthplace of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, and this controversy was created by Kedarnath Dutta.
Raj Poddar
14 March 2025
Anandabazar Patrika | Bangla News
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