Govinda(VVM041) was born into the Vivian on July 28, 1999. His mother was Vivian, and his father was Stinker. His litter-mates were his sister Kamala(VVF039) and two brothers VVM040 and Kamaswami(VVM042). The pups survived their first few weeks and started foraging with the adults. They were Vivian's second to last litter ever. Two months after the pups were born, VVM040 died on September 19, 2000. As an adult male, Govinda started to take to roving like all young males. In 2001, Govinda left the Vivian for good along with Basil, Izit, Zaphod, Yossarian, Genghis, Alexander, Attila, Phooey, Patis, and Zazu. Govinda was one of the youngest rovers in the group besides his younger brother Phooey and nephew Patis.