Dear all, With regret, I inform the members of LIS community about the demise of Mr. M.P. Govidaraj(MPG), Retd. Chief Librarian of The Hindu on Sunday, 11th evening. Mr. MPG, a seasoned librarian, was very close to Dr. SR Ranganthan. Mr. MPG had served as Secretary, Local Library Authority (LLA) and he was one of the first to be deputed for training at Croydon Central Library at UK by the Govt. of TN. Mr. MPG has contributed extensively for The Hindu Index and a no. of compilations under "The Hindu Speaks" series. Also, he has to his credit a no. of papers at LIS conferences both in India and abroad. Mr. MPG was the Secretary of MALA during 70s. Ms. Selvi, one of his three daughters is serving at the Madras Univ. Library. May we pray the ALMIGHTY for his soul to rest in peace and provide strength to his family members to meet this loss. HR Mohan -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.