{"id":7111,"date":"2022-02-15T09:34:04","date_gmt":"2022-02-15T02:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agt-gems.com\/newagt\/about-2\/"},"modified":"2022-02-19T11:23:42","modified_gmt":"2022-02-19T04:23:42","slug":"designer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/agt-gems.com\/newagt\/designer\/","title":{"rendered":"Designer"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0|0px|0px|false|false&#8221; top_divider_style=&#8221;arrow3&#8243; top_divider_color=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0.3)&#8221; top_divider_height=&#8221;100%&#8221; top_divider_repeat=&#8221;2x&#8221; bottom_divider_color=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0.33)&#8221; bottom_divider_height=&#8221;500px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=&#8221;Richard S. 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Richard S. Brown, Sr. (USAF retired) and Elizabeth \u201cBette\u201d Mae Brown.\u00a0<\/span><span>Richard experienced his first taste of fame as the lead singer and song writer of the innovative international rock group \u201c<\/span><a title=\"Click to hear the band's classics for free\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themisunderstood.com\/\">The Misunderstood<\/a><span>,\u201d which rose to critical acclaim in London during the late Sixties at the same time the Beatles were taking the world by storm.\u00a0<\/span><span>Just as major musical success was assured, the American Army draft claimed lead singer Rick Brown for the Vietnam War and the group was forced to disband. Already a pacifist he opposed the War and was a conscientious objector.<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; column_structure=&#8221;3_5,2_5&#8243;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;3_5&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Cormorant Garamond||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; link_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; ul_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_3_font_size=&#8221;45px&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;right&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-105px|||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;85px|||||&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;|||0px&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;|||0px&#8221;]<p><span>Fortuitously at this point Richard met and was instructed by the exalted Indian Guru, Swami Bhaktivedanta Prabhupada, who ordained him \u201cHrisikesh.\u201d With his new-found direction in life Richard (now Hrisikesh) chose to leave America, bound to study and practice Vedic religion at the holy pilgrimage town of Vrindavan in Northern India.\u00a0<\/span><span>In Swamiji\u2019s absence, under the watchful guidance of his foster-Guru, Tridandi Swami Bhakti Hridaya Bon Maharaj, he lived the ascetic life of a traditional monk for six and a half years, devoting himself to religious devotion and public service. Under Swami Bon\u2019s guidance Richard studied arduously and became proficient in the Sanskrit, Hindi &amp; Bengali languages.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;2_5&#8243;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/agt-gems.com\/newagt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/3-1-300&#215;200.png&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_text=&#8221;3&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221; header_6_font_size=&#8221;13px&#8221;]<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span>Madan Mohan near to Richard\u2019s Vrindavan ashram<\/span><\/h6>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; column_structure=&#8221;1_4,3_4&#8243;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;1_4&#8243;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/agt-gems.com\/newagt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/39182-263&#215;300.png&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_text=&#8221;39182&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;72%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;4px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;rgba(224,153,0,0.49)&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|11px|11px|11px|11px&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221; header_6_font_size=&#8221;13px&#8221;]<h6><span>Richard as a Vaishnav mendicant<\/span><\/h6>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;3_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Cormorant Garamond||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; link_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; ul_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_3_font_size=&#8221;45px&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;right&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-105px|||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;95px|||||&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;|||0px&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;|||0px&#8221;]<p><span>At the same time he helped Swami Bon build two schools in Nandagram and Vrindavan (U.P.), India\u00a0<\/span><span>Through his public service he was befriended by India\u2019s President V.V. Giri and the Chairman of India\u2019s Law Commission, Dr. Gajendra Gadkar. His dedicated public service also brought him close relationships with many Indian industrial giants, such as Jai Dayal Dalmia, D. M. Kathau, G. D. Somani, Dr. Kailash, Srimati Sumati Morarji, L. N. Birla, Hans Raj Gupta, Major Kapil Mohan, actor Devanand, and numerous uppermost Indian dignitaries, movie stars and VIPs.\u00a0<\/span><span>From 1972 to 1973 Richard was appointed Secretary to the Institute of Oriental Philosophy in Vrindavan, India, as well as Assistant Editor of the Institute\u2019s quarterly Journal, \u201cIndian Philosophy\u201d Culture.\u201d<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; column_structure=&#8221;3_4,1_4&#8243;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;3_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Cormorant Garamond||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; link_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; ul_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_3_font_size=&#8221;45px&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;right&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-105px|||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;95px|||||&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;|||0px&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;|||0px&#8221;]<p><span>With his Indian religion and language proficiency Hrisikesh earned the monastic title Lalitananda Vana and addressed audiences on many occasions, including the classical Indian discussion among scholars on the 18,000-verse \u201cSrimad Bhagavatam\u201d which he organized at New Delhi\u2019s Vijnana Bhavan in 1972.\u00a0<\/span><span>After 7 years of public service in India he was inspired to rejoin his true spiritual master, Swami Bhaktivedanta Prabhupada, who ordered him to give up the monastic title which had been awarded him by Swami Bon and return to his original spiritual name, Hrisikesh. \u00a0Under Swamiji\u2019s order he moved to Nepal where he became involved in construction of a School in Dhulkhel, Sri Hari Siddhi Primary School. There Richard also helped to build a separate Youth Centre and Public Library in the town square.\u00a0<\/span><i>Note: All three of Richard\u2019s affiliated schools (Nandagram, Vrindavan and Nepal) are still in operation today.<\/i><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;1_4&#8243;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/agt-gems.com\/newagt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/39183.png&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; title_text=&#8221;39183&#8243; width=&#8221;72%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;4px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;rgba(224,153,0,0.49)&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|11px|11px|11px|11px&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221; header_6_font_size=&#8221;13px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span>Richard with India\u2019s President, H.E. 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It ignited his interest in gemstones and inspired him to undertake an in-depth study of the ancient Sanskrit classics concerning gemology, which he uses as reference books until today.<\/p>\n<p><span>Combining his technical knowledge of gems with the planetary aspects revealed to him in the Sanskrit texts, Richard Brown began developing his own unique system of designing auspicious Astral Gemstone Talismans. <\/span><span>After 12 years in Asia in 1979 he returned to America to complete his formal technical training at the Gemological Institute of America (G.I.A.). 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