Dear Moderator,
Please arrange to announce the following news item
for the benefit of the professional colleagues.
Dr. K.N. Prasad
Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for
Library Science
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Dr. L.B. Kalburgi, Education Consultant, Link
Education International, Auckland, New Zeland, has been awarded with this year's
"Member of New Zeland Order of Merit" award by the Government of New
Zeland.
Dr. Kalburgi, a post-graduate in Mathematics and
Library Science obtained his Associateship in Documentation from DRTC (ISI) and
Ph.D. from Karnatak University.
Dr. Kalburgi was responsible in founding "New
Zeland Kannada Koota". He is presently its President. He is instrumental in
developing a well organized library at the Koota.
Dr. Kalburgi is involved in various social and
cultural organizations including "Basava Samithi", "Vedanta Vidya Samsthe",
Auckland Indian Association, Planet F-M Radio, the Asian Network
Inc.
Considering his comtributions to the society the
Government of New Zeland had awarded Dr. Kalburgi with Justice of Peace in
2004.
Dr. Kalburgi is the first Indian to be awarded with
the New Zeland Order of Merit.