Yamuna Devi Explained
Yamuna Devi |
Birth Name: | Joan Agnes Campanella |
Birth Date: | 19 May 1942 |
Birth Place: | Butte, Montana |
Notable Works: | The Art of Indian Vegetarian Cooking (1987) |
Yamuna Devi (also ; 19 May 1942 – 20 December 2011), born Joan Agnes Campanella in Butte, Montana was an American cookbook author, best known for her 1987 James Beard Foundation Award winning cookbook, Lord Krishna's Cuisine: The Art of Indian Vegetarian Cooking. She was also a senior member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON).[1] [2]
Devi was part of the early 1960s Beat Generation in North Beach, San Francisco[3] before meeting A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada in New York City in 1966; becoming an initiated disciple in 1967.[4] [5] In 1968, together with five other Hare Krishna followers, Yamuna flew to London to establish ISKCON in the United Kingdom.[6] There, she helped introduce Beatles guitarist George Harrison to Gaudiya Vaishnava philosophy and practice.[7] Yamuna sang co-lead vocals on the 1969 Apple Records "Hare Krishna Mantra" single,[8] which reached number 12 in the UK Chart.[9] She also sang lead vocals on the 1970 Apple Records "Govinda" single, which reached number 23 in the UK Chart.[9] Both appeared on The Radha Krsna Temple album.
From 1970 to 1974 she lived and travelled in India with Srila Prabhupada as part of the World Sankirtan Party.[10]
She has been cited as an inspiration by figures such as Jahnavi Harrison.[11] [12] [13]
Cookbooks
- Lord Krishna's Cuisine: The Art of Indian Vegetarian Cooking (1987)
- Yamuna's Table: Healthy Vegetarian Cuisine Inspired by the Flavors of India (1992)
Awards
Year | Awards and Honors | Book |
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1993 | | Yamuna's Table: Healthy Vegetarian Cuisine Inspired by the Flavors of India (1992)[14] |
1988 | | Lord Krishna's Cuisine: The Art of Indian Vegetarian Cooking (1987) |
1988 | | Lord Krishna's Cuisine: The Art of Indian Vegetarian Cooking (1987) | |
External links
Notes and References
- Book: Bryant . Edwin and Maria Ekstrand . The Hare Krishna movement : the postcharismatic fate of a religious transplant . 2004 . Columbia University Press . 9780231122566 . New York, NY . 301.
- Book: Rochford . E. Burke . Hare Krishna Transformed . 2007 . New York University Press . 9780814775783 . New York, NY . 128.
- Book: Devi . Dinatarini . Yamuna Devi : a life of unalloyed devotion . 2014 . Unalloyed . Alachua, Florida . 978-0-9914350-0-5 . 16.
- Book: Devi . Dinatarini . Yamuna Devi : a life of unalloyed devotion . 2014 . Unalloyed . Alachua, Florida . 978-0-9914350-0-5 . 67.
- Web site: Disciples of Srila Prabhupada . Krishna.com . 30 January 2022.
- Oakes . Philip . Chanting Does Wonders For New Missionary Group . The Calgary Herald . February 1, 1969 . 25 . 30 January 2022 . Calgary, Alberta . English . 0828-1815.
- Book: Greene . Joshua . Here Comes the Sun: The Spiritual and Musical Journey of George Harrison . 2006 . Bantam . London . 9780553817966 . 152 . 30 January 2022.
- Book: Greene . Joshua . Here Comes the Sun: The Spiritual and Musical Journey of George Harrison . 2006 . Bantam . London . 9780553817966 . 175 . 30 January 2022.
- Web site: UK Official Charts – Radha Krishna Temple . UK Official Charts . 30 January 2022.
- Berne . Suzanne . Last Morsel: East Meets West . Vegetarian Times . November 1993 . 195 . 120 . 30 January 2022 . Active Interest Media, Inc. . en . 0164-8497.
- Web site: Jahnavi Harrison's First Album Takes Us On an Introspective Journey . ISKCON News . 14 August 2015 . 30 January 2022.
- Web site: On being a voice in the global kirtan choir: Jahnavi Harrison . Hindu American . 8 October 2021 . 30 January 2022.
- Web site: Episode #13 – Jahnavi Harrison, part 2 . The Late Morning Program . 30 January 2022.
- Web site: James Beard Awards: Yamuna Devi. December 12, 2023. James Beard Foundation Award.