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Date: Tue, 31 May 2011 20:00:24 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [srilaprabhupadanectar] Remembering Srila Prabhupada - TV Interview
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TV Interview

A second television interview was booked for the evening.
Controversial Sydney TV personality Bob Rogers hosted a program of
music, comedy and talk, and specialised in interviewing "top-name
guests from both locally and abroad". Srila Prabhupada and his
entourage squeezed into a taxi for another long drive to ATN Seven
studios in Epping; a few other devotees joined them on-site.

Caru: We had to sit in the waiting room for a while before going on.
Meanwhile, a wall-mounted television monitor was screening a movie
depicting a graphic rape scene in a swamp. I was shocked. It was the
most explicit material I had ever seen on television. I glanced over
at Prabhupada. He watched for a few moments, then looked at us. He was
smiling. It was not a smile of pleasure, though, but rather of
sadness. Then Prabhupada shook his head with disbelief and looked
down. Perhaps he had never witnessed such a thing before. Certainly it
would have been hard to imagine the mentality that prompted
broadcasting such scenes to the public. Prabhupada's look said: "This
is unbelievable."

On air, Bob seemed uncomfortable, even a little agitated. Since his
questions were of the trivial variety, and since his mood was somewhat
condescending, Prabhupada reciprocated by looking very grave. At one
stage, Bob asked why the devotees chanted. Prabhupada briefly
explained, still with a very serious expression, about the sankirtana
movement. "You say that this chanting makes people happy," Bob
challenged, "but you don't look very happy."

Exhibiting the same solemn appearance, Prabhupada replied, "Oh! We are
happy .." He paused, and added. "Very happy!"

Prabhupada's countenance suddenly changed. His eyes lit up and
sparkled. He gave a broad smile -- and started to laugh. To the
devotees present who had been feeling a little uncomfortable, it was
as if the sun had come out on a rainy day. They all spontaneously
uttered: "Jaya, Prabhupada, jaya." Bob, embarrassed, changed the
subject. After another minute, it was all over.

In the taxi on the way back to the temple, Caru outlined his plans for
the two or three more national TV shows that he had lined up, but
Prabhupada cut him off. He appeared disgusted. "They do not know how
to ask questions. Tell them they have to give me at least
half-an-hour, otherwise I will not go." Next morning, Caru rang around
the TV stations with Prabhupada's ultimatum, but no-one could offer
more than ten minutes, and so future TV plans were dropped.

- From "The Great Transcendental Adventure" by HG Kurma Prabhu

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - TV Interview