About Us

SwaRas is a spiritual initiative founded by Swarupa Daamodar Das, a world renowned bhajan and kirtan singer in ISKCON and Breejraj Sharrma, a Dubai based entrepreneur.

The musical journey of Swarupa Daamodar Das began in 1992 under the compassionate guidance of his spiritual master. His passion for music has grown with him over the past 3 decades making him a world renowned singer in ISKCON. Coming from a completely non-musical background he is a classic example of sheer mercy of Guru and Krishna. His deep love for music was compassionately dovetailed in the service of the Lord by his spiritual master HH Radhanath Swami Maharaj in the year 1992.

Under his Guru’s guidance he learnt that it is only due to the elements of genuine humility and devotion, can one sincerely cry out the Holy Names of the Lord. This process of bhakti has been most successfully preached by His Divine Grace Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada who is the foremost Acharya in the line of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu who literally began the bhakti movement all over the world in 1966. Following the footsteps of Sri Krishna Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Srila Prabhupada revived the Hare Krishna Movement all over the world simply by spreading the glorious chanting of the Hare Krishna Mahamantra.

Srila Prabhupada

In Srila Prabhupada’s own words -

“This chanting of the Hare Krishna Mahamantra is directly enacted from the spiritual platform, and thus this sound vibration surpasses all lower status of consciousness—namely sensual, mental, and intellectual. Therefore, there is no need to understand the language of the mantra, any mental speculation, or any intellectual adjustment for chanting this maha-mantra. It is from the spiritual platform, so anyone can take part in the chanting without any previous qualification and dance in ecstasy. We have seen this practically. Even a child can take part in the chanting, or even a dog can take part in it.”

We at SwaRas Academy offer our hearts and souls in gratitude unto our Gurudev Srila Prabhupada and all the previous Acharyas and pray for their divine grace so that we may continue to churn the “SwaRas” Nectar for the Soul according to their teachings and example.

At SwaRas we are committed to impart well-structured and simple to understand courses in the art of singing Bhajans and Kirtans. The Director Swarupa Daamodar Das has been successfully training students of all ages and backgrounds for the past 20 years. His simple and sweet style of singing has been widely loved by the devotee communities worldwide. With the aim of reaching out to as many souls as possible we would like to see the entire world not only relishing hearing kirtans but also have a firsthand experience of the bliss of chanting the Holy Names along with the accompaniment of other musical instruments.

We also intend to create a dynamic platform for all talented artists in different instruments and skills who can join us in creating a legacy in the field of Divine Music. We are in the process of including systematic courses for various instruments like mridangam, flute, saxophone, guitar, violin etc which are popularly used in kirtans.

In everything we do, we offer our gratitude to our spiritual masters and Acharyas, praying for their divine grace to guide us in creating and sharing the “SwaRas” – the Nectar for the Soul.
We welcome devotees and artists in this journey to explore, create, and share the bliss of divine music and arts while building a legacy of devotion, creativity, and spiritual enrichment.