Karttika Candra Dasa was born and brought up in a traditional family of practising Vaisnavas whose Vaisnava roots go back at least fourteen generations. From a young age he received training in Srimad Bhagavatam, Vaisnava Vedanta and Panini Astadhyayi. Karttika Candra is a member of the steering committee of the School of Bhakti at Bhaktivedanta Manor and has taught several courses as a teacher at the School of Bhakti. His main interests are Srimad Bhagavatam and its commentaries, Sri Caitanya Caritamrita, the Gaudiya tradition in Vraja Mandala, Sanskrit aesthetics and prosody, and Paninian grammar. Karttika Candra is a disciple of H.H. Radhanatha Swami. Karttika Candra holds a traditional Sastri degree in Sanskrit as well as a B.Eng (Hons) and an Exec MBA degree.