---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- From: "Sargu Sudarshan Rao" <yesyesrao@yahoo.com> Date: Mon, May 28, 2018 2:55 pm -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Its a shocking news that Dr Venkadeshan passed away on Sunday-- an unbelievable news hard to digest. He was very active in the professional circles in Hyderabad since his assignment at ISB. He was cordial and used to share his experiences on professional matters by associated with a large number of Conferences and Seminars that were held at Hyderabad. LIS professionals miss him a lot. May his soul rest in peace. Dr. S. SUDARSHAN RAOFormer Professor & Head & UGC Emeritus FellowDept of Library & Inf ScienceOsmania UniversityHyderabad - 500007Mobile : 9849228980; Res: 040-27030777 On Sunday, 27 May, 2018, 7:39:59 PM IST, mailman@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in <mailman@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: -------- Original message --------From: Sathya <sathya19@gmail.com> Date: 5/27/18 11:07 (GMT+05:30) To: lis-forum@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] Venky-ISB no more. A sad Sunday. Dr. Venkateshan,àhas suddenly left for his heavenly abode this morning, leaving us. Starting his career as a scientist (metallurgist) in IGCAR,àhe made librarianship a successful career thereàand came to national prominence as he moved up in the LIS ladder to IISc and Indian School of Business, Hyderabad. A vibrant, fun loving and amazingly enthusiasticàperson, he made LIS his cosy and engaging professional home giving it a touch of scholarship. A new annual seminar series, he launched and ledàthree years ago along with Anil Kumar (IIM-A) is a very different and innovative model to remember and continue after him.àI worked with him closely when Informatics had launchedàInfovision 2005, an annual event then. We miss him. We pray for his soul to rest in peace. -- *SATHYA* *|*N. V. Sathyanarayana*|*Informatics India Ltd.*|*Bangalore 560004*|*INDIA *|*