Dear All,
I join with the LIS fraternity in expressing my shock and deep sorrow on the untimely demise of Dr. Kamalavijayan !
He was a professional with a difference. He was a successful careerist and the secret behind that success was his unique leadership qualities and his deep understanding about the basics of strategies required to be developed and sustained for ensuring the right kind of equations with the people and the premises, which do really matter and, which, majority of our professionals fail to acquire / achieve.
Right from the formative stages of his profession, he used to deviate from the traditional icons - be it men or systems or thought processes. This had undoubtadly attracted many professional friends to his fold and a few had perhaps raised their eye-brows too (which is quite natural) ! But he was unperturbed. His achievements spanning more than three decades proved beyond doubt that he was in the right track. His rich and diversified experience/expertise and his contributions were/are assets to the LIS domain.
He was instrumental in conducting some of the major international & national programmes at a much higher level and dimension, thereby proving the ability of LIS professionals to perform beyond the conventional boundaries, if one has the true determination and initiative.
I am sure, our LIS community had a feel of pride and happiness for his career achievement as General Manager (Library & Information Department), Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai, which, indeed, is a covetable position!
I wished if he had lived longer and contributed more for the profession ! But life is like that.....
Sadasivan KP
Former Head, Library & Informatics
NIIST (CSIR) Trivandrum
Mob. 919447903282
E-Mail : kps31147@yahoo.com
--- On Tue, 8/18/09, Saji S Nair wrote:
From: Saji S Nair
Subject: [LIS-Forum] Dr. Kamalavijayan : Condolences
To: LIS-FORUM@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in
Date: Tuesday, August 18, 2009, 7:35 PM
Dear professionals,
This is to inform the sad demise of Dr. Kamalavijayan, Former General Manager and Chief Librarian of Reserve Bank of India. He expired in 17th August 18, 2009 at Mumbai.
A great loss of a dedicated man in our profession.
May his soul rest in peace on eternity.
A brief account of his life:
Dr. Kamalavijayan, in a career spanning over 30 years, has served as Information Manager in various bodies including Kerala University, International Crops Research Institute for Semin Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and Central Plantation Crops Research Institute (ICAR). Since 1993, he has held the post of General Manager and Chief Librarian of the Reserve Bank of India, and has also worked as World Bank Consultant in the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.
His prolific career includes stints as Vice President of Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres (IASLIC) since 2002; Director of the 23rd All India Conference on ‘Content Management in India in Digital Environment’ held at Kerala University, Thiruvananthapuram in December 2001. He also chaired the International Conference on Information Management in a Knowledge Society (ICIM 2005) held at Mumbai to mark the Golden Jubilee of IASLIC.
An author of ten books and several articles, Dr. Kamalavijayan has also edited the Library and Information Science Journal, ALIS Bulletin from 1977 to 1987.
Posted by:
Saji S. Nair
Library & Information Services Division
Regional Cancer Centre
Medical College Campus
Trivandrum - 695011
Kerala, INDIA
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