Dear Vaisnavis,
Please accept my humble obeisances.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada, our ever well-wisher.
Even though Malati Devi Dasi had invited us to find quotes from the sastras and Srila Prabhupada related to the way to address women in our movement, at the moment I do not have the time at all to do any of this (Too busy with the Padayatra Story book). However, in 1998, I made a presentation in Radhadesh on the power of words during a Women Ministry conference. A good part of that presentation dealt with the way women are called in ISKCON. You might find it stimulating and interesting, even though I’m fully aware that I would not write exactly the same paper now (I just made a few small changes), 16 years later; many things have changed in ISKCON since that time. But the power of words remains.
You may read the full presentation here.
Your servant, Gaurangi dd
Thank you for sharing this paper. It takes time to put together presentations like this and alot of thought and experience go into them. I hope others read what you have shared as important and relevant food for thought, and are inspired to share themselves in a balanced in thought provoking way.
Thank you Gaurangi.