TSoR (the Temple Social Responsibility), TSpR (Temple Spiritual Responsibility), HSIM (Hindu Sanskriti Information Management), Interfaith Protocols and ToTD (the Tragedy of Triple Distillation) on account of inaccurate translations

This is first time ever that a systematic book is comprehensively written on Temple management, although, essentially it is not a new discipline. Temples as infrastructure of Hindus, its management is vital for the community. They should therefore set benchmarks for temple activity, rituals and administration with a view to aim at a reasonable TSoR (the Temple Social Responsibility) and TSpR (Temple Spiritual Responsibility). HSIM (Hindu Sanskriti Information Management), Interfaith Protocols and ToTD (the Tragedy of Triple Distillation) on account of inaccurate translations are the subjects that Hindus need to take up seriously. With the better- informed gen-next, it is no more possible to carry on temple activity without any accountability. It is time the temple managers think seriously and provide responsible management to their temples.

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Define and benchmark the role of temples in our society

The book “Hindu Temple Management” gives voice to what we have been craving for. Haven’t we complained about lack of cleanliness, lack of scriptural knowledge among the temple staff, lack of safety-measures, rampant corruption, etc. when referring to holy places, temples and ashrams? They seem to have become unaccountable and anything and everything seem to pass in the name of religion. Of course there are many good examples of temples with fine traditions, however, today, in the new ‘age-of-information’, if the temples want to continues to remain of significance to the gen-next, there is no alternative but for them to be more professional, transparent and accountable. We need them to establish benchmarks and define their responsibility. It is perhaps for the first time that someone has attempted to focus on this subject with modern outlook which is very relevant for the keepers of the faith. The book is written by Nilesh M Shukla and published by Global Vision Publishers.

To the author's credit is yet another path breaking book, “Bhagavad Gita and Hinduism, what everyone should know”, published by Readworthy Publications.