Background
Abhay Charan was born in a family of Gaudiya Vaisnavas in 1896 in Calcutta. He received his education in high secondary school and later at the Scottish Church College. Prabhupada's real name was Abhay Charan De before the beginning of his religious careeer when he became the disciple of the Krishna devotee Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Goswami Maharaj. Prabhupada was married and had children prior to renunciating his life to 'sannyasa' and emerging as one of Hinduism's most successful exponents.