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Interesting Reads – 2019-09-01
by Mohan Hr 02 Sep '19

02 Sep '19

*Interesting Reads – 2019-09-01 * Read the Current Interesting Reads Post at https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/09/interesting-reads-2019-09-01.html Current IR Quiz at https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/09/ir-quiz-2019-09-01.html Archives of Interesting Reads Posts at https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/01/interesting-reads-archives-2019-201… *Articles* - 13 Leading Data Science Products From India That Made It Big In 2019 - Great Global Meetings: Navigating Cultural Differences - Putting a Finger on Our Phone Obsession - Do Plants Have Something to Say? - 40+ Corporations Working On Autonomous Vehicles - 16 inventions getting us off fossil fuels and into renewable energy - The massive plastic-cleaning device invented by a 24-year-old is running into problems in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Take a look at its difficult journey. - Terms of Service; Didn't Read - Digital transformation: 10 counterintuitive tips - The Multi-Billion Dollar India-SaaS Opportunity (250+ SaaS Startups) - How a Bitter Divorce Battle on Earth Led to Claims of a Crime in Space - Open-Source Software Has Changed The Way Software Is Developed. Here’s Where The $33B Industry Is Headed - Project Management Guide for Beginners - 113 Design Guidelines for Homepage Usability - TED Talks: Spoken-word fireworks. (9 talks) *Events / Announcements* - Mini Tutorial on “Demystifying Data Analytics" on 7th Sep 2019 - Online Diversity & Inclusion Summit. 6-7 Sep 2019 - Corenote session on Business Agility on 7th Sep 2019 - Presentation on Workplace Safety & Compliance of Prevention of Sexual Harassment Act. On 13th Sep 2019 - Transforming Healthcare With IT: THCIT-2019 at Hyderabad in Sep 2019 - TIC 2019: Tamil Internet Conference. 20-22 Sep 2019 at Chennai - National Workshop on “Cyber Security for Critical Infrastructure” at SETS Chennai during 27-28 Sep 2019 - TENCON-2019: 17-20 Oct 2019 at Kochi - INDICON-2019. 13-15 Dec 2019 at at Marwadi University, Rajkot, Gujarat - UDS 2020: 1st International Conference on Urban Data Science. 20-21 Jan 2020 at IIT Madras - CSI-2020: 53rd Annual Convention. 16-18 Jan 2020 at Bhubaneshwar *IR-Quiz* Participate in the IR Quiz – 2019-09-01 and win Rs. 250/- worth Amazon Gift Voucher from Dynamic Group. Visit https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/09/ir-quiz-2019-09-01.html *Access Links* Read the current Interesting Reads Post at https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/09/interesting-reads-2019-09-01.htm <https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/09/interesting-reads-2019-09-01.html>l Current IR Quiz at https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/09/ir-quiz-2019-09-01.html Archives of Interesting Reads Posts at https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/01/interesting-reads-archives-2019-201… *Feedback* We will be pleased to have your feedback on the “Interesting Reads” posts being sent once in five days. Pl. share the links of any interesting things you come across so that we can include them in these email posts. Also, pl. share the email ids of your colleagues, friends, peers and contacts, if you want them to be included in the google group to get regular posts. Pl. send all your communications to hrmohan.ieee(a)gmail.com With regards HR Mohan

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Call for Book Chapters/ Research Papers - Innovative Library Services for Research Output
by Dr. Sandeep Bhavsar 30 Aug '19

30 Aug '19

Call for Book Chapters/ Research Papers Edited Book Title Innovative Library Services for Research Output Introduction Ranking and Accreditation plays important role in measuring the quality of the institutions. We all have seen the importance given to Research in Ranking Systems of the world/ India Ranking (NIRF) and also in accreditation (NAAC/NBA). Library plays a pivotal role in promoting Research services such as Literature Review, finding out Research grants, Citation Management Tools, Anti- Plagiarism software etc. In today’s Technologies era, libraries are using mobile apps, citation technologies, open content, the Internet of Things, electronic publishing ,semantic web, linked data, machine learning, deep learning, artificial intelligence, and so on are playing a major role in providing 21st century library services. This book will explore the emerging and innovative technologies to promote the innovative Library Services for Research Output. We encourage the submission of original works based on practical implementation. Objective The objectives of this book are not only to examine the use of different types of new innovations, best practices and technologies in library and information science domain in present era but also to look for what types of new innovations, best practices and technologies will be taking place in library and information science area in future perspectives. This book intends to make the every library and information science professionals aware regarding new innovations, trends and technologies are being taken place and can be used in library and information science area so that they will be ready to use them in the best way and with their full potentials. This book is focusing on to investigate regarding how library and information science professionals can play important roles in assessing, understanding, exploring, implementing and using different innovations, trends and new technologies in the library and information science sector by using their competencies, best practices and so on. Target Audience The target audiences of this book are library and information science professionals, knowledge managers, Information scientists, library and information science teachers, research scholars, students of library and information science area, Web librarians, executives, consultants, instructors, IT specialists, managers, trainers libraries, library and information science schools/ institutes and other library and information science professionals etc. Recommended Topics The Tentative TABLE of Contents is given below but not limited to the following topics or subject areas: - Citation Management Tools - Citation Styles - Research Ethics - Anti-Plagiarism Software - Reference Tools - Institution Repository to OpenDOAR - Datasets - Libguides - Survey Software’s - ORCID/Research ID - Library Analytics - Google Scholar /Scopus /Web of Science - Bibliometrics/ Scientometrics/ Webometrics - Social Media for Research Visibility - Innovative Practices - Best Practices in Libraries - Intellectual property rights - Search engines and search engine optimization - E-learning and online learning - Library and information science associations and awards - Discovery services - Copyright - Other topics Related to Library and Information Science Submission Procedure Researchers and practitioners of library and information science and other area are invited to submit on or before 20th Sep, 2019, a chapter proposal of 1,000 to 2,000 words clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors will be notified by 25th Sep, 2019, about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. All interested authors must follow the guidelines for manuscript submissions i.e Font Times New Roman, 12 fonts and 1.5 space is required for text submission. The text will be scanned through Anti plagiarism software and accordingly informed for any changes. For bibliographic organization APA style latest edition is recommended All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project. Please send your articles on drsandeepbhavsar99(a)gmail.com and kalbanded(a)gmail.com Note: There is Nominal fees (Rs.500/-) for manuscripts submitted to this book publication. Publisher This book is scheduled to be published by International Publisher. Inquiries Editor's Name: Dr. Subhash Chavan Editor's Affiliation: Director and HOD, SHPT School of Library and Information Science, SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai Mob. no. 9422711790 Editor's Name: Dr. Sandeep Bhavsar Editor's Affiliation: Librarian, Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research (AUTONOMOUS) Mob. no. 9870 18 9999 Mail Id:- drsandeepbhavsar99(a)gmail.com Editor's Name: Dr. Dattatraya Kalbande Editor's Affiliation: Librarian, J.W. Sadhubella Girls Collge, Ulhasnagar, Dist. ThaneMail Id: -kalbanded(a)gmail.com RegardsDr. Sandeep BhavsarHead- LRCWelingkar Institute of Management Development and ResearchMumbai9870 18 9999

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Science & Technology Metrics 2019- Revised CFP
by Francis Jayakanth 29 Aug '19

29 Aug '19

From: fgct(a)socio.org.uk <fgct(a)socio.org.uk> Sent: 29 August 2019 13:21 First International Conference on Science & Technology Metrics (STMet 2019) Bangkok, Thailand December 02-04, 2019 (www.socio.org.uk/stm<http://www.socio.org.uk/stm>) Sponsored by Clarivate Analytics Building metrics is the key to science and technology measurement and translating the measures to work better. Metric is not confined to draw numbers and analyze. Selecting a metric depends on synthesizing multiple directions and evidence-based data. Producing benchmarks and standards in science and technology evaluation and implementing them with real data, mark the full-fledged system. Quite recently, we are witnessing the emergence of new metrics-based models aiming to reflect science and technology growth. The proposed Science and Technology Metrics (STMet 2019) conference is concerned with how the use of many metrics may involve the assessment of different aspects of science and technology which are best expressed using different approaches. Besides the standard conference track and the Doctoral Symposium, the STMetrics will host a number of workshops and tutorials related to the theme of the conference. The purpose of the workshops is to provide participants with a friendly, interactive atmosphere for presenting novel ideas and discussing their application of metrics in Science and Technology System. The goal of the tutorials is to enable the participants to familiarise themselves with theoretical as well as practical aspects and application of metrics. The proposed conference consists of invited talks, presentations, tutorials, workshops and discussions. The STMet has tracks on specialized topics. The STMet address the below themes, not limited. Citation-based metrics Ranking Systems Ranking of Journals, Institutions, and Countries Discipline and Domain Analysis Economic factors Databases and datasets for evaluation Evaluation Tools and Indicators Web-based metrics Visibility and impact Internationalization Text-based Metrics Innovation indicators Wearable Devices Open data Scientific Collaboration and cooperation analysis National Evaluation Systems Open access and open publishing New indices for evaluation Altmetrics Web-based metrics Data Science and Digital Repositories Scientific Visualization e-Science in the Cloud Scientific Journalism Scientific Publications Track 1: Open Science Science relies on the sharing of ideas, research results, data, and methods. Quite often many scientific discoveries and innovations fail to reach the society because of the closed scientific publications. If Science is built based on existing knowledge it needs to reach every one and hence Open Science leads the knowledge transaction. This track addresses the challenges and issues and pave the way to develop and nurture open science. Track 2: Peer Review Peer review is the process by which experts critically examine the research contributions using standard metrics. Peer review helps maintain and enhance quality both directly by detecting weaknesses and errors in specific works. These reviews enable to decide publication, research grants, employment, promotion, and tenure. Peer review promotes accountability and improves the quality of work. Track 3: Content and Text mining based metrics This track enables to present works that use numeric indices to process unstructured (textual) information and to build various data mining (statistical and machine learning) algorithms. Information can be extracted to derive summaries for the words contained in the documents or to compute summaries for the documents based on the words contained in them. One can analyze words, clusters of words used in documents, and we could analyze documents and determine similarities between them or how they are related to other variables. The studies of text mining will “turn text into numbers” (meaningful indices), which can then be incorporated in other analyses. All submitted papers will be reviewed by a double-blind (at least three reviewers), and participative peer review. The review process will enable the selection process of those that will be accepted for their presentation at the international conference. Authors of accepted papers who registered in the conference can have access to the evaluations and possible feedback provided by the reviewers who recommended the acceptance of their papers, so they can accordingly improve the final version of their papers. Mentoring support is available to young researchers and authors of developing countries. Track 4: Technology Transfer Metrics The technology transfer enables the outreach of the research outcomes to a wider level. The technology transfer measures are of interest to practitioners, program managers, and policymakers in the evaluation of technology transfer programs. Building metrics can lead to a better measurement of effectiveness, efficiency, and return on investment. The introduction of newer metrics will be helpful to identify the benchmarking tools. The proposed track will discuss the currently existing metrics and the research on the development of new metrics as well as their applications. Chair: Mohammad Hassanzadeh, Tarbiat Modares University, Iran Track 5: Open Science Metrics The primary goal of this track is to enable to construct, identify, and specify relevant metrics and indicators for open science. Measuring the extent of openness in science and creating or using metrics is important. Measuring Open science help to realize the innovation. We can thus find how collaboration and knowledge sharing occurs and how institutions work on it. Openness also yields enormous data and knoweldge. This track gauge using available data about openness in science. The post-conference modified versions of the papers will be published in the following journals. 1. Journal of Digital Information Management 2. Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia 3. Special Section in Research Evaluation 4. Journal of Scientometric Research 5. Malaysian Journal of Library & Information Science 6. International Journal of Computational Linguistics Research Committee General Chairs Pit Pichappan, Digital Information Research Labs., UK & India Han Woo PARK, YeungNam University, South Korea Program Chairs Ramesh Kundra, NISTADS, India Daisy Jacobs, University of Zululand, South Africa Program Co-Chairs Kazuyuki, Motohashi, University of Tokyo, Japan Amir Reza Asnafi, Shahid Beheshti University, Iran Important Dates Full Paper Submission September 15, 2019 Notification of Acceptance/Rejection October 15, 2019 Registration Due November 20, 2019 Camera Ready Due November 20, 2019 Workshops/Tutorials/Demos December 03, 2019 Main conference December 02-04, 2019 Paper submission: http://socio.org.uk/stm/paper-submission/ Contact: stm(a)socio.org.uk<mailto:stm@socio.org.uk> -------------------------------

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Re: [LIS-Forum] LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 197, Issue 45
by Shantha Venkatesan 29 Aug '19

29 Aug '19

This is a very interesting information. I used to hear similar utterances from many of my colleagues. The fact is open access books collect dust, mites, bacteria etc...Library professionals do get Allergy, Asthama,Skin problems ,eczema,psoriasis,pulmonary diseases and they are considered occupational hazards. For that purpose we have to learn to live with problem and reduce the same to the extent possible. Then percentage of paranoia may diminish! Shantha V. Sent from Outlook<http://aka.ms/weboutlook>

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Article request
by Pramod Arote 29 Aug '19

29 Aug '19

*Information on the Article Requested* *Article Title:* * Common-view comparison system based on the EURO-160 P3 code GPS receiver * *Author: * Zhang Han; Gao Yuan; Zhu Jiangmiao; Liu Mingliang; Gao Xiaoxun *Journal Information:* *ELECTRONIC MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGY* Year 2007, Issue 11, Page 100-103 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Result of LIS Interns Programme in National Library has been announced for the year 2019-20
by Subhodip Bid 29 Aug '19

29 Aug '19

Dear Professional Result of Young Professional Graduates from Library & Information Science as LIS Interns Programme in National Library for the year 2019-20. https://www.nationallibrary.gov.in/home/download/NWMyOTUyM2EwYjRhMWJjNmZkZT… -- SUBHODIP BID M.Sc,M.L.I.S, AIS Library & Information Assistant National Library, Kolkata

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NCRPLS 2019: Paper submission date has been extended
by Vijendra Kumar 28 Aug '19

28 Aug '19

Dear Sir / Madam, Greetings from the *Department of Library and Information Science, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur !!* It gives me immense pleasure to inform you that this *Department *in collaboration with the *Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation (RRRLF), Ministry of Culture, Government of India* is organising a *‘National Conference on Revisiting Public Library Services in Current Scenario’ (NCRPLS – 2019)* on *12 - 13 October, 2019*. The theme and sub-themes of the conference are: *Public Libraries: Growth & Development* Ø Public library movement in India and Abroad Ø Management of public libraries Ø Public library services Ø Human resource development for public libraries Ø Role of UNESCO, RRRLF, etc. in the development of public libraries Ø Training and education of public library professionals *Collection Development in Public Libraries* Ø Public libraries as depository libraries Ø Resource sharing among public libraries Ø Public libraries and grey literature Ø Digitalization and local content creation Ø Digital preservation Ø Issues and challenges of bibliographic control *Public Library Legislation* Ø Public library legislation in India and abroad Ø Government initiatives towards improvement of public libraries Ø IPR / Copyright / Digital Rights Management (DRM) Ø Statutory provisions for public libraries *Public Libraries as a Social Hub* Ø Extension services in public libraries Ø Public library services for the differently abled Ø Modern management of Public libraries Ø Public libraries and corporate social responsibility Ø User communities and user satisfaction Ø Preserving the past: Public libraries for preserving cultural heritage Ø Public libraries to protect indigenous knowledge *Public Libraries in the 21st Century* Ø Challenges faced by Public libraries Ø Innovative technologies for Public libraries Ø Application of smart phones, etc. Ø Green library design initiatives for public library buildings Ø Disaster management in public libraries Ø Marketing of public library services *Paper Submission Guidelines* The contributions are invited for presentation on the stated theme and sub themes. The paper should be based on research surveys; case studies, action plans, or theoretical explanations. Extended abstract containing gist of the paper enumerating the objective, methodology etc. in about 500 words and full paper with an abstract, keywords, and references in APA style, in MS Word format, should be submitted *through e-mail only* to *ncrpls.uniraj(a)gmail.com <ncrpls.uniraj(a)gmail.com>*. Length of the paper should not exceed 4,000 words. The contributors will get intimation about the acceptance of the paper. The paper submitted for presentation should not have been published/ presented elsewhere. The Organising Committee reserves the right to edit/ reject the papers. We look forward for your contribution and active participation in the Conference. *Link for Online Registration: * https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSezKn0_x9jS6L9Fq6BOUy7OeZSQfFcw9G7… *Link for Downloading Conference Brochure:* https://www.uniraj.ac.in/acad-events/conferences/NCRPLS-2019_DLIS-21aug19.p… *Dr. Purnima Kaushik* *Organizing Secretary - NCRPLS 2019* *Department of Library & Information Science* *University of Rajasthan* *Jaipur- 302004 (Rajasthan)* *Contact: 9828453966 / 9509150519 / 9040022440/ 9815125487* *Email:** ncrpls.uniraj(a)gmail.com <ncrpls.uniraj(a)gmail.com>* *Important Dates* *Last Date for Submission of Abstract/ Proposal* *September 05, 2019* *Last Date for Submission of full paper* *September 25, 2019* *Last Date for Registration * *October 05, 2019* *Conference Dates* *October 12 & 13, 2019* With Regards, *Vijendra Kumar* Assistant Professor Deptt. of Lib. & Inf. Sci. University of Rajasthan, Jaipur -- <https://online.vmou.ac.in/General_Instruction.aspx> *वर्धमान महावीर खुला विश्वविद्यालय <http://www.vmou.ac.in>*Vardhman Mahaveer Open University रावतभाटा रोड | Rawatbhata Road कोटा - ३२४०२१ | Kota-324021 (राजस्थान) (Rajasthan) भारत | INDIA TOLL FREE : 1800-180-6166 Students One View <http://wiki.vmou.ac.in/index.php/Students_One_View> : One Solution to all Learner needs !!! AJMER <http://www.vmou.ac.in/ajmer>| BIKANER <http://www.vmou.ac.in/bikaner>| BHARATPUR <http://www.vmou.ac.in/bharatpur>| JAIPUR <http://www.vmou.ac.in/jaipur>| JODHPUR <http://www.vmou.ac.in/jodhpur>| UDAIPUR <http://www.vmou.ac.in/udaipur>| KOTA <http://www.vmou.ac.in/kota> Youtube <http://www.youtube.com/user/vmouonline/videos> | Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/vmouonline>| Twitter <https://twitter.com/vmouonline> <http://radio.vmou.ac.in:8000/iradio.m3u> *"Print this mail only if absolutely necessary. Save Paper. Save Trees." *

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Infection from Library Books
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 27 Aug '19

27 Aug '19

For many people,visiting their local library and picking up a book knowing it’s gone through several other hands can be a source of amazement. But for a skittish public in the 1890s, there was a nagging fear that handling a borrowed book could infect them with smallpox, scarlet fever, or tuberculosis. The pleasure of owning a library card became an exercise in terror. In a fantastic article recently posted on Smithsonian <https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/during-great-book-scare-people-worri…>, writer Joseph Hayes chronicles an extended bout of hysteria related to lending libraries in the United States and abroad. With news accounts of a Nebraskan librarian’s death from tuberculosis in 1895 being attributed to her handling of books, the public grew concerned that volumes could be contaminated by people harboring infectious diseases. While it seems as though this concern should be valid for other things repeatedly handled by the public—like doorknobs, for example—library books were singled out for their seeming ability to trap germs in pages that could then spring out when the book was opened. People were also fretful that someone with a fatal illness could cough onto the paper, expectorating tiny bits of germ-harboring tissue. Physicians did little to dampen the concern, proclaiming either no knowledge of whether books could transmit disease or plainly stating that it was possible. In the UK, the Public Health Act of 1875, which limited the sharing of contaminated items like bedding, was expanded in 1907 to include library books, with people known to carry disease prohibited from handling titles available to the general public. While paranoia was largely to blame for this bizarre belief, the panic actually aided conservative observers who feared certain books were salacious enough to corrupt the moral fabric. That libraries were being ostracized and books sat on shelves unread played into their objectives, and they attempted to reinforce the idea books were potential contagions whenever possible. Libraries began to experiment with methods for sterilizing books, including steam or formaldehyde solutions. It took years before the public panic subsided and no massive outbreaks of disease as a result of book borrowing materialized. Modern medicine has determined that, while book pages could conceivably harbor disease, the risk <https://mentalfloss.com/article/71875/just-how-gross-are-library-books-exac…> of infection from handling them is extremely low. Today’s libraries still clean books. At the Boston Public Library, for example, books go through what amounts to a tiny car wash on a conveyor belt, though it’s not to sterilize them. It’s simply to remove <http://mentalfloss.com/article/500476/boston-public-library-owns-mini-car-w…> dust from pages ========= http://mentalfloss.com/authors/50443/Jake-Rossen Dr P Vyasamoorthy ///toasters.opposite.sometime <https://w3w.co/toasters.opposite.sometime> 040-27846631 / 09490804278 / +918179386472

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STUDENT COLLOQUIUM
by drtc＠isibang.ac.in 26 Aug '19

26 Aug '19

Documentation Research & Training Centre (DRTC) Indian Statistical Institute 8th Mile, Mysore Road, RVCE Post Bangalore, 560 059 SEMINAR-2 (2018-2020) Title- Linked data and its implementations in libraries Abstract Linked Data is a web based approach to publish information in a structured way so that it can be interlinked with other information on the web, and thus become more useful. Rather than using web pages for humans to be read, information is presented in such a way that it can be read automatically by computers. This seminar discusses the main principles of Linked Data, the underlying technologies, the background standards, and how it may be applied in Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) contexts. It provides an overview of how data can be published as linked data with Resource Description Framework (RDF) and also explains the role of vocabularies and Uniform Resource Identifiers (URI). This seminar also discusses how this RDF can be used to provide the information of the book with an example and the challenges that are present in applying linked data in libraries. Speaker- Gokul R Coordinator: Dr. Biswanath Dutta Date: 29-08-2019 Time: 2 p.m. Venue: DRTC Class Room (G-16), ISI Bangalore. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for HBR Case Study
by Mahesh .Yaranal 26 Aug '19

26 Aug '19

Dear Sir/Madam, One of our faculty has requested the below mentioned case study for his research. Kindly send softcopy if you subscribe to this journal. Case Study Title: Reliance Jio: Revolutionizing Indian Telecom Resource: Harvard Business Riview Authors: Tripti Ghosh Sharma, Arcot Ravi Praveen, Libin Joshua, Ashish Tiwari Publication Date: March 14, 2017 Link: https://hbr.org/product/reliance-jio-revolutionizing-indian-telecom/W17175-… Thanks you in advance! Best Regards, Mahesh -- Mahesh Yaranal, PhD National Law School of India University P.B.No. 7201., Nagarbhavi, Bangalore - 560 242 Tel : 080-22729259 ; Mobile: 91-9886074980 Email : mahesh(a)nls.ac.in, maheshyaranal(a)gmail.com -------------------------------------------------- "Every duty is holy and devotion to duty is the highest form of the worship of God." - Swami Vivekananda

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