"Nama-hatta" literally means "the market of the holy name." The analogy comes from Godruma Kalpatavi, a book by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura where he compares the sankirtana movement of Lord Caitanya to a marketplace, where the holy name is acquired and distributed.

     Eventually the term Nama-hatta came to especially indicate congregational preaching, activities taking place outside the asramas. In this email conference preachers and community-builders from all over the world share their experiences, their successes and challenges, their questions and answers.

     To join the conference write to nama.hatta.forum@pamho.net and kindly give some details of your situation. This is an internal ISKCON conference so we request you to kindly provide some evidence of your affiliation. Thank you.