rumors about the chief

[Guest guest]

Urmila Dasi writes:

 

> I keep hearing rumors that Jayadvaita Maharaja is resigning. What

> is the story?

 

 

Sorry for not communicating with you earlier.

 

I have decided to resign as editor in chief.

 

The time has come for us at BTG to start handing the magazine over to

a younger generation of devotees--our own second generation and the

disciples of Srila Prabhupada's disciples.

 

A first step in this is for me to get out of the way and make room for

others to move up.

 

Effective immediately, Nagaraja Prabhu is taking over as editor in

chief. Really, he has been doing the main editorial work for quite a

long time. But he has not had full freedom and responsibility to do

it, because I was the remote-control chief. So now the full editorial

responsibility will be his.

 

Kalakantha Prabhu and Tamraparni Prabhu will be working with Nagaraja

on developing and implementing new editorial ideas.

 

A theme of high priority will be to bring younger devotees onto the

staff at BTG, involve them and train them, and gradually complete the

transfer of responsibility from our own generation to the next.

 

Kalakantha will especially focus on recruiting and training new

devotees to serve at BTG, both in editing and in design--and, if we

can find the right candidate, in circulation as well.

 

I will continue to be involved as the BBT trustee for BTG. I will have

a hand in major financial decisions and other matters of publishing

strategy. I will be available as an editorial consultant. I also hope

to be personally involved with the recruiting and training for BTG of

younger devotees.

 

I expect to continue my role with BTG in India, as well as with our

new BTG circulation office in the UK.

 

Though serving as editor in chief is not a material engagement one

needs to renounce, still it seems sensible, at a mature age, to retire

and make way for others. One is advised to retire by the age of 50. At

49, I think I am on schedule.

 

I hope you will all give your blessings to me and your full support to

our new editor in chief, Nagaraja Prabhu.

 

Thank you very much. Hare Krsna.

 

Your servant,

Jayadvaita Swami