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COVID-19 and the Global Library Field!
by Dr. R. Venkata Kesavan 19 Jul '20

19 Jul '20

Dear Friends, Please refer to the following Special Information Resources compilation posted at the IFLA Website: "COVID-19 and the Global Library Field: Key Resources for Libraries in responding to the Coronavirus Pandemic". (Updated - July 17, 2020) Source Link: https://www.ifla.org/covid-19-and-libraries This is a very interesting and useful compilation of global resources on the above subject! Regards, Venkat >>> DR. R. VENKATA KESAVAN GENERAL MANAGER & HEAD TIMES ARCHIVES & KNOWLEDGE CENTRE (TAKC) THE TIMES GROUP THE TIMES OF INDIA BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR DR. D. N. ROAD MUMBAI 400 001 PH: (D): +91-22-66354470 CELL: 09323812172 IN: https://in.linkedin.com/in/dr-r-venkata-kesavan-6723baa TAKC - Knowledge is Our Heritage! "Great organisations don't see people as a commodity to be managed to help grow their money, they think of money as a commodity to be managed to help grow their people" -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Sad Demise of Dr H Anil Kumar, Librarian, Vikram Sarabhai Library, IIMA
by Dr. R. Venkata Kesavan 19 Jul '20

19 Jul '20

Dear Friends, July 17, 2020, was very a sad day for the LIS Fraternity in India, as we shockingly lost, one our talented LIS Pro. - Dr. H. Anil Kumar, a dear friend of mine for over two decades, now. Since my Ahmedabad days, I had been regularly interacting with Anil for more than 25 years now and I am sure that he was one of those few gifted individuals, who have been made for the LIS profession, which he loved more than anything else throughout his splendid career and contributed immensely! Anil was a very thorough professional, hardworking, kind-hearted and versatile personality and his untimely death is also a personal loss to me, as I have some nice memories interacting with Anil, which I shall continue treasure, like his other friends! RIP Anil! My deep condolences to Dr. Nishtha Anil Kumar & Family!. May The Almighty God give you all good strength, courage and guidance to carry on your own lives as well as Anil's legacy forward! With deep mourning! Venkat >>> DR. R. VENKATA KESAVAN GENERAL MANAGER & HEAD TIMES ARCHIVES & KNOWLEDGE CENTRE (TAKC) THE TIMES GROUP THE TIMES OF INDIA BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR DR. D. N. ROAD MUMBAI 400 001 PH: (D): +91-22-66354470 CELL: 09323812172 | IN <https://in.linkedin.com/in/dr-r-venkata-kesavan-6723baa> TAKC - Knowledge is Our Heritage "Great organisations don't see people as a commodity to be managed to help grow their money, they think of money as a commodity to be managed to help grow their people" -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Saddened with Sudden Demise of Dr. Anil Kumar
by Dp Tripathi 19 Jul '20

19 Jul '20

Dear Sir/Madam, Saddened with untimely demise of Dr. Anil Kumar, Librarian IIM-A who has been a very learned and wonderful human being. He all the time has been very helpful. I have been fortunate to interact with him on many occasions and witnessed his many lectures. It is hard to believe that he is no more with us but he always will remain in our heart. His sudden demise is huge loss for the profession and irreparable loss for the family. Praying to Almighty GOD to give courage to his family members. May his departed SOUL rest in peace. We always will miss you Anil Sir. You always have been a very caring colleague. Thanks DP Tripathi -- ************************************** *Dhanwantari Prakash Tripathi* MA (ECO), MLISc, HDISM, ECDL Ph.D. (Pursue) Commonwealth Fellow, University of East London ************************************** Assistant Librarian & AR (Offg.) AC-UG Biju Patnaik Central Library National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Odisha –769008 INDIA ************************************** *YouTube - Librarian Guide <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqq2XkD5KKp5W7VrMJOsGhw>* ************************************** *M - +91-8895296796* *U - www.dptripathi.co.in <http://www.dptripathi.co.in/>* ************************************** -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Forthcoming Events -- 200718
by Mohan Hr 18 Jul '20

18 Jul '20

Dear friends Pl find a select list of TWENTY-TWO forthcoming virtual events / webinars scheduled in Jul - Aug 2020 Pl register and get benefited Pl note some timings are NOT in IST. Pl check for the local IST timings for these events. With regards -- hrmohan E&OE ==== Start of the list ==== 19th Jul 2020 onwards diff timings every day ==================================== The Times of India’s virtual conclave Topic: Alternative Careers For details & to register https://sites.google.com/view/chennaimissionadmission 19-20 Aug 2020 ============= Economic Times is organising a Business and Technology Virtual Conclave Topic: Reclaiming Growth Through Technology The conclave will have 10+ Keynote sessions, 30+ Speakers Focus Areas include: Business Transformation, Digital Economy, Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Learning, Data Analytics, Machine Learning, Cloud Enablement, Robotic Process Automation For more details & to register pl visit https://cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com/spectrum 20th Jul 2020 from 11 am to 12.30 pm IST =================================== Topic: Robotic Process Automation Speakers: Mr S Krishna Raju, Manager, Business Development, Automation Anywhere Mr Arjun S Meda, Sr. Developer, Evangelist, Automation Anywhere The webinar coverage will include: -- Demystifying RPA and it's Use cases -- RPA for Digital Transformation -- Leveraging RPA for faculty and students -- Defining the RPA journey with Automation Anywhere -- Opportunities in the world of Intelligent automation More details & PDF invite at https://bit.ly/3iuRNS1 Invite flyer: https://bit.ly/3gRaNZ4 Profile-S Krishna Raju: https://bit.ly/2BUdU3X Profile-Arjun S Meda: https://bit.ly/2APj1la Pl register at https://bit.ly/2VOifw9 You can join the webinar at the Google Meeting meet.google.com/iuu-nuus-qfn 20th Jul 2020 from 9 am onwards ============================ IIT Bhilai is organizing a one-day online workshop sponsored by Election Commission of India Topic: Technologies and Equipment for Remote Voting Systems For more details on sessions, speakers and to register pl visit https://rvote.iitbhilai.ac.in/ 20th Jul 2020 from 2.30 pm to 4.30 pm Bangkok Time / 1 pm IST ======================== Public Services International & IT for Change present a webinar Topic: COVID AND FREE TRADE: Workers Countering Big-tech in the Post-Covid Era Speakers: Digital Governance and Public Service Workers: Kate Lappin, Public Services International Asia Pacific Labour Rights and the power of Big Tech: Uma Rani, International Labour Organisation, Switzerland Economic Rights in a Data-Based Society: Parminder Jeet Singh, IT for Change, India Digital Trade Rules: Surrendering Public Good to Private Players: Jane Kelsey, University of Auckland, New Zealand Moderated by: Malou Mangahas, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism Register at https://world-psi.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAuce2prTkuHNYBNhsf9K1Num9lAYtT… 21st Jul 2020 from 11 am to 12.30 pm IST =================================== TeamLease presents a webinar Topic: COVID-19 Implications on Manufacturing: Road to Recovery Speakers: Mr. Ramhari Kute, Head of Plant Operation, HR & Admin, SKODA Auto Volkswagen Mr. Veerabhadra Madalabhavi, Head HR, Wistron Infocomm Manufacturing India Pvt Ltd Ms. Kavita Kulkarni, CHRO, Varroc Engineering Limited Mr. J Subramanian, Head of Human Resources, Keller Ground Engineering India Pvt. Ltd. Mr. Kishor Kenche, Country HR Head, Brembo Brake India Pvt Limited Register at https://bit.ly/2WoeltZ 21-22 Jul 2020 at 10 am IST on each day ================================== Dept of ECE, St. Joseph’s College of Engineering presents a workshop Topic: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (IPR): Focused on Engineering Applications Speakers: Dr Kuldeep Singh Nagla, Associate Professor, Faculty Coordinator of IPR Cell, Dr. BR Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar. Mr Naveen Andrew C, Deputy Controller, Patents and Designs / Group Leader (E-Group), Patent Office, Chennai Register at https://forms.gle/1gBQtYAgbjAmE7gN7 22nd Jul 2020 at 12 pm EDT ======================== IEEE Computer Society presents a webinar Topic: Lead Yourself First Speaker: Adam Schmidt, CEO & Principal Coach, Smart Summit Coaching, LLC This webinar focuses on leading-self, the first step in leader development. It begins with an overview of key factors in self-leadership such as time-management, self and social-emotional intelligence, and professional presence. This introduction to leadership illustrates how each of these topics prepares one to take the next step in leadership - leading others. Participants can expect to walk away with a better understanding of how to structure their own leadership development goals. Register at https://bit.ly/3gxHScz 22nd Jul 2020 at 3 pm IST ===================== SRM & The Hindu Career Counselling present a webinar Topic: Nurturing the innovation potential of Research for Students For flyer, speakers details & to register pl visit https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/1615949756413/WN_hiiIlPBKRfmhjJVbc… 22nd Jul 2020 at 3 pm IST ====================== Dell Technologies presents a webinar Topic: Ensuring Learning Continuity With Essential Digital School Solutions Speakers: Kalaivani Chittaranjan, MD & CEO, Mintbook & Venkat Sitaram, Geo Head & General Manager Corporate Business – South, India, Dell Technologies For more details and to register https://www.delltechnologies.com/en-in/events/coffee-with-dell/csg-security… 22nd Jul 2020 from 3 pm to 6.15 pm IST ================================= Cyglass, in association with ETCIO.com presents a virtual summit Topic: Cybersecurity in times of flux The summit will have 5+ sessions and 10+ speakers and will focus on Importance of network visibility, The need to implement solutions without deploying IT personnel on-site, A practical guide to leveraging software as a service to help with security strategy in a new normal, How next-gen technology like AI can aid in cybersecurity measures along with digitization, Enabling faster, accurate threat detection as a proactive security measure, Offload human cybersecurity engineers for innovation For more details and to register https://cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com/cybersecurity-virtual-summit 24th Jul 2020 at 8 pm IST ===================== The IEEE UK & Ireland Section - Special Interest Group on Humanitarian Technologies (SIGHT) presents a lecture Topic: Technology as Humanitarian Enabler - Education for Meaningful Change Speaker: Dr Farid Khan, Chair, South Asia — IEEE Smart Village USA at IEEE Webinar Link: https://lnkd.in/euE7uWb Webinar ID: 831 2739 6291 25th Jul 2020 at 6.30 pm IST ======================= ACM Chennai, CSI Chennai & IEEE CS Madras host a webinar Topic: Using ML and Data Science to Combat Covid-19 Speaker: Dr. Vijayalakshmi Saravanan, ACM Distinguished Speaker, Adjunct Faculty, Dept. of Software Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA PDF invite at https://bit.ly/3gDSI0w Register at https://bit.ly/2Z8rNEh 25th Jul 2020 from10 am to 12 noon & from 2 pm to 4 pm IST ==================================== VIT School of Information Technology and Engineering presents a webinar Topic: Introduction to Machine Learning and Data Preparation Techniques Resource Person: Dr Haleema, Adjunct Faculty, University of Stirling, RAK Campus, UAE, Training & Development Director, IT Expert Training Register at https://tiny.cc/mldp2020 27th Jul to 7th Aug 2020 ==================== Joint Online Faculty Development Program by IITs/NITs/IIITDMJ - Nodal Centre - Sri Sankara College, Kanchipuram Topic: Data Science for All For FDP details, pl see the Brochure at https://bit.ly/DataScienceFDP For FDP day-wise contents, schedule pl see https://bit.ly/DataScienceFDP_Schedule Interested Faculty / Students / Industry Professionals / Others may please register at https://forms.gle/5Q3fXKetHtqNoWi7A Coordinator: Dr. L. Rajesh, Sri Sankara Arts And Science College, Kanchipuram 28th Jul 2020 at 7 pm IST ===================== Ashoka University presents a webinar under the series, Scientifically Speaking: Season 2. Topic: Living Matter and Matter Brought to Life Speaker: Prof. Sriram Ramaswamy, Centre for Condensed Matter Theory, Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru Living things move autonomously, signal, sense, and respond. Their interactions aren't mutual -- A can attract B which repels A. The speaker will present some surprisingly simple ways of re-creating such behaviours, as well as large-scale phenomena such as flocking, in non-living matter. Register at https://zoom.us/webinar/register/4915949068072/WN_MeJBMTrbS22WWG6oDXiqYw 28th Jul 2020 :: 10 am-11.30 am MST =============================== IEEE Computer Society presents a webinar Title: How Can Hardware Security Contribute to the Fight Against COVID-19 and to Post Pandemic Life? Panelists: Rob Aitken, ARM William Zortman, Sandia National Laboratories Sae Woo Nam, NIST Jim Plusquellic, University of New Mexico James B. D. Joshi, National Science Foundation Register at http://echo7.bluehornet.com/ct/55775706:6W5GCDbBN:m:1:3018610675:5103B0303A… 28th Jul 2020 at 3 pm IST ===================== Dept. of ECE, Velammal Engineering College, Chennai presents a webinar Topic: ELECTRONICS BEHIND DRONES AND ROBOTICS Speaker: Mr Balaji Varadhan, Founder & CEO, Asimov Global Technologies Register at Link:https://forms.gle/Wiqu4t8fhpeULw9e6 29th Jul 2020 at 2 pm ET ===================== Enterprise Connect Webinar Topic: Reinventing the WFH Environment - Optimizing the Supervisor & Agent Experience Speakers: Robin Gareiss, President & Founder, Nemertes Research Peter Milligan, Senior Manager of Portfolio Marketing, Five9 Moderator: Eric Krapf, GM & Program Co-Chair, Enterprise Connect, Publisher, No Jitter Register at https://bit.ly/32qHetm 30th Jul 2020 at 6 pm EDT ====================== IEEE Computer Society presents a webinar Tooic: Computing Lessons from COVID-19 Speakers: Stephen J. Andriole, Professor, Villanova University Sridhar Deenadayalan, rhipe, The Cloud Channel Company Dejan S. Milojicic, Director, Hewlett Packard Labs San Murugesan, Director, Adjunct Professor, BRITE Professional Services, School of Computing and Mathematics at Western Sydney University, Australia Gandhi Sivakumar, Executive Architect, IBM Australia, and IBM Academy of Technology Register at https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/2452728/86F27385E071DCE047120FE513D68961 1st Aug 2020 at 11 am IST ====================== ACM India Education Webinar Topic: Transitioning from Physical Classrooms to Online Instruction Speaker: Sridhar Iyer, Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering and Head of the Interdisciplinary Programme on Educational Technology at IIT Bombay. Register at https://webinars.on24.com/acm/Iyer 8th Aug 2020 from 10 30 am to 2 pm IST ================================== CSI Bangalore Chapter hosts a workshop in association with IESA Topic: Beyond Covid-19- Disrupted Classes, Undisrupted Learning Register at https://lnkd.in/gRUCCuE ====== Earlier lists ====== Pl also refer to earlier list of events for some of the events which are included in those list but not repeated in the above current list of 18th Jul 2020 Forthcoming Events -- 200716 at https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2020/07/forthcoming-events-200716.html Forthcoming Events -- 200712 at https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2020/07/forthcoming-events-200712.html Forthcoming Events -- 200708 at https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2020/07/forthcoming-events-200708.html

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Sad Untimely Demise of Dr. H.Anilkumar Sir
by Vasanth 18 Jul '20

18 Jul '20

Dear Sir/Madam, Very sad to hear the sudden and untimely demise of Dr. H. Anil Kumar, Librarin IIM-A. He was very passionate about the profession and very sane voice in LIS. I was fortune to witness his lectures in few occasions in scholarly meetings. He had keen observations of the field and unlike others in the profession he was very much aware of the importance of physical space and print documents. He was trying to bridge the path of coexistence of both print and digital materials. This was very much evident through his lectures and presentations. Very recently I had attended one of the webinars where he was a panellist. He shared very interesting information and facts on library automation and Koha ILMS implementations in Indian context. Dr. Anil Kumar has also published a lot of good research papers in LIS. Interesting fact is that he was exploring the law/legal librarianship which is not much discussed or researched in India. His untimely demise is a great loss to LIS profession. My heartfelt condolences. Vasantha Raju N. Librarian Mysore

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Sad demise of Dr.Anil Kumar, IIM-A Librarian
by Dr Anand Byrappa 18 Jul '20

18 Jul '20

Dear All, It’s difficult to believe Dr. Anil Kumar, IIM A Librarian is no more. His recent webinar presentation on “transformation of libraries” for Karnataka Sate Library Association is still in front of my eyes. IIM Ahmedabad Library is one of the finest examples for transformation ... Those who visited his library understand this better..in my mind, the new transformed IIM A library remains to be a synonym to my friend Anil. As Prof Asundi rightly mentioned, Anil was a gift to the schools he studied, institutions he worked and to the LIS professor in India. We all miss a dependable LIS leader. Anil was my senior at Bangalore University. A good friend and a mentor. We worked together on couple of initiatives. He was known for clarity, vision and candidness. He was an excellent host and very humble human being. It takes some time for me to believe that he is no more... Let’s Pray almighty to give strength to his family to bear the loss and also to rest his soul in peace. Best Regards, Anand. *Anand Byrappa Ph.D.* Head - Office of Data and Library Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore 560012. INDIA. -- Thanks, Anand -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Homage to Anil Kumar, H.
by Sathyanarayana NV 18 Jul '20

18 Jul '20

Sadly, Anil Kumar departed for good from our world. Bright, bold and brilliant, he was like the Northern Star of LIS profession. I found him to be different and distinct. Full of ideas with out-of-the-box thinking and strong desire to see them implemented, he encouraged and supported quite a few start-ups, a classic example being RapidRadio. Listening to his talks was a provoking pleasure. I fondly remember and cherish my last meeting with him and Nishta (his wife) exactly an year ego. In spite of his health problem, he worked hard and smart in the last two years to see his library at IIMA transformed into a new age state-of-the-art digital library, retaining yet the traditional character of his physical library renowned for its architecture elegance. Anil will live and linger in our memories for long as the finest human being and a great librarian of our times. My personal condolences to the bereaved family. May his soul rest in peace. N. V. Sathyanarayana Informatics India Ltd Bangalore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Condolence Meeting
by Krishnamurthy Madaiah 18 Jul '20

18 Jul '20

Dear Professional Friends, As you are aware Dr. H Anil Kumar, Librarian, IIM Ahmedabad passed away on 17th July 2020.Karnataka State Library Association in Association with Dept. of Library & Information Science, Bangalore University, Bangalore, is organizing a meeting to condole the sad demise of the great Librarian. Date &Time: Sunday, July 19, 2020 @ 11:00 AM Join Zoom Meeting https://bit.ly/RIPANILKUMAR Meeting ID :966 9857 9759 Password: 074515 All the members of the KALA and professional colleagues are requested to attend the meeting. Prof A. Y . Asundi Prof. B. Ramesha Dr. M Krishnamurthy President KALA Professor and Chairman General Secretary, KALA and Office Bearers, Members Dept of LIS, BUB Regards, M.Krishnamurthy ************************************************************** Dr. M.Krishnamurthy,M.A.,M.L.I.Sc.,Ph.D., Fulbright Scholar, (U.S.A) Digitization Course,Illinois Digitization Institute, UIUC( U.S.A) Associate Professor Documentation Research and Training Center Indian Statistical Institute Mysore Road Bangalore 560059 India Phone No: 91-80-26985493 Mob:91-9980035933 URL:http://www.isibang.ac.in/~krish/ Secretary Finance- Association of British Scholars General Secretary-Karnataka State Library Association -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Sad Demise of Dr. H Anil Kumar, Librarian, Vikram Sarabhai Library, IIM Ahmedabad
by Nagendra Kumar S. 18 Jul '20

18 Jul '20

Dear Friends and Professionals, I am really being pained and shocked to hear the news of the sad demise of Dr. H Anil Kumar, Librarian, Vikram Sarabhai Library, IIM Ahmedabad. This is a great loss to the library fraternity. Myself along with my two classmates had an opportunity to work along with him. After completion of our Master's degree, We have started our career as a trainee in VSL, IIM-A. We had learnt a lot by working in each and every section of the library and I particularly mention the dedication of VSL staff towards reaching library services to end users. We were 08 trainees came from the different part of the country and seeing their dedication to work in regular activities has changed our mindset and built a strength and confident to provide the best services as much as we can. After giving services and heard a good feedback and opinion from the students has motivated us to work even more. Whenever query comes whether day or night we were always active and tried to satisfied users immediately. Behind all these activities there is one and only army man is our respected Dr H. Anil Kumar Sir. He has a passionate, humble and committed professional, down to earth and keeping a smiling face always in his face will motivate us to talk and discuss. Anil sir has given us an equal priority to everyone to give their suggestion towards library implementation, Many times he involved himself with us to discuss and share his rich experiences to us. One thing I would like to say that, VSL IIMA has created a best platform for our career growth and whatever we are today because of all his selflessness teaching and guidance. But a coincidence is he has passed away unexpectedly on the same day (July 17, 1967 - July 17, 2020) of his birth. Six years ago we had celebrated but unfortunately, he is no more. On behalf of all our former trainees, I pray the Almighty to give enough strength to bear the loss of his bereaved family and may his soul rest in peace. With Regards., -- Mr. NAGENDRA KUMAR S. *(MLISc, PGDLAN, UGC-NET JRF, K-SET)* Library and Information Centre, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Science *(NIMHANS),* An Institute of National Importance, Bangalore - 560029 Telephone: 080-26995035/5028 Mail: *nagendra(a)nimhans.ac.in <nagendra(a)nimhans.ac.in>* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Few words for Shri H Anil Kumar
by Dhaval Kotecha 18 Jul '20

18 Jul '20

Few words for Shri H Anil Kumar <https://www.facebook.com/hanil.kumar.3?__cft__[0]=AZX02qzeUgINnRBym2if8gHYP…> He was much more than a Librarian, he was also...an Entrepreneur...a Mentor...an Innovator.. a Perfectionist...an Administrator...an Academician.. a Leader..an Advisor.. a Great Networker.. an out of the box Thinker.. a Founding team member of iCreate...an extremely affectionate and humble human being ... It is a personal and permanent loss for me and the whole family of RapidRadio. Everything that we know in the library market other than the word library has been taught by him. He picked up RapidRadio from NirmaLabs (which is now iCreate) and said why don't you guys develop RFID hardware for libraries and he helped us transform from a young technical team to a professional company in the library market competing with global giants today. Today RapidRadio has lost a father/mentor and I have lost a Guru/Friend. Personally i have known him from 2004 the day when i had joined NirmaLabs and since then it has never been more than a week when we have not interacted which continued until lately when he was not keeping well. He is one of the biggest reasons for RapidRadio's success & why RapidRadio is what it is today. Unfortunately he never gave an opportunity to thank him publicly for his contribution to RapidRadio due to conflict of interest. Sir...we will miss you from the bottom of our hearts in every success that we achieve in future. Today when i see his facebook wall, I can see maximum posts from various library trainees who had an opportunity to work under him at various libraries. It is the biggest proof that he loved to be with young minds and nurture them to a growth path. A Step into any library in future is going to remind us about you and your learnings which has shaped us as a team...We are indebted to all your contributions and would try to repay by working for the library fraternity. Om Shanti. -- Dhaval H Kotecha, Tushar Popat ,Nirav Karia, Dushyant Upadhyay & RapidRadio Family

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