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Mukunda Goswami (, born April 10, 1942, Portland, Oregon) is an spiritual leader (guru) within the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (popularly known as ISKCON or the Hare Krishnas).

Mukunda Goswami, Aka Michael Grant, joined ISKCON in 1966 and was a pioneer in the early days of the movement. In 1968 he was sent to London along with other ISKCON devotees, by his spiritual master, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, to open the first ISKCON temple in England. Having been a professional musician prior to joining ISKCON, Mukunda Goswami was musical arranger of the 1970 hit album, Radha Krishna Temple which was produced by Beatles member George Harrison in London. The album went to the top 20 of the UK albums chart and proved to be a significant event in the development of ISKCON, with ISKCON devotees appearing on Top of the Pops. Mukunda became a friend of George Harrison, who had an interest in Gaudiya Vaishnava philosophy. Mukunda remained close friends with George Harrison up until the former Beatles' death.

In the 1960s Mukunda was married to Janaki, and they were sent to London together, but she left, and Mukunda remained single. Years later, in the mid 1980s, he accepted Sannyasa (the renounced order of life) from Jayapataka Swami. From 1984 to 1999, Mukunda Goswami served on the Governing Body Commission as the ISKCON Minister of Communication. In the 1980s Mukunda established the ISKCON Communications Office in Los Angeles, and published the ISKCON World Review and ISKCON Communications Journal (ICJ). Mukunda Goswami is still an ICJ Advisory Board Member. When the ISKCON organization was mired in legal troubles Mukunda worked at damage control, but finally grew tired of the pressure and left the position in hands of his assistants.

In recent years Mukunda Goswami spends most of his time based north of Auckland, New Zealand, putting to writing his memories of his spiritual master, Swami Prabhupada.

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