Kudos to Pat for coming out with ideas that look forward in a poblem solving manner, unlike BC, who "just wants the guthis to get their land back." Pat, your ideas on Guthis getting credit back from the public institutions as well as calling for investigation of alleged enchoachment of land by private parties must be lauded. I know many guthis are wearing out and are financially weak. I don't think they receive the same amount of endowment that they used to receive historically from private individuals or the government.

I am not so sure about privatizing guthis though. But there can be little doubt that the guthis need organizational restructuring. One of the things I have noticed is that in temples, a lot of visitors give dakshina. I was wondering if there could be a better way of collecting dakshinas and donation that would directly go to the guthis. I definitely know god doesn't come and collect the coins and the notes. I wonder where all that money ends up in!!! Maybe, it would be a better idea to seek help from INGO to restructure guthis organization and train guthi members for better management skills that are needed in this day and age. However, if guthis want to be truely independent, I agree with you Pat. They must invest their assets.