The Hare Krishna movement is a branch of the Madhva-Gaudiya
Sampradaya. A disciplic succession of spiritual teachers going back
to Madhvacharya 800 years ago. It has roots in the ancient Vedic
scriptures of 5,000 years ago.
This Madhva-Gaudiya Sampradaya branch formed approximately 520
years ago in West Bengal, India. The International Society for
Krishna Consciousness, which is part of this Sampradaya was founded
in 1966 by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami, in New
York.