Dr Vyasamoorthy, Nice thoughts..! Well written ! Yes you are still a working Librarian.. !! thanks for sharing. Bp Prakash Global Head, Information Resource Centre Tata Consultancy Services Ph:- 91 20 66224622 Buzz:- 420 4622 Cell:- 9028005817 Mailto: bp.prakash@tcs.com Website: http://www.tcs.com ____________________________________________ Experience certainty. IT Services Business Solutions Consulting ____________________________________________ From: Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy To: lis-forum@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Date: 05/01/2017 10:51 PM Subject: [LIS-Forum] What are you doing after retirement-- Reflections of a retired librarian Sent by: lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in What are you doing after retirement-- Reflections of a retired librarian What are you doing after retirement-- Reflections of a retired librarian Unlike the case of many of my friends, my retirement was not sharp on any specific day. It was gradual. In fact I retired thrice. First, I took voluntary retirement (VRS) from IDL in 1992. Then joined a private firm in Bangalore; thereafter served Satyam Computers for close to nine years. As a second time retirement, I 'Formally" retired from Satyam in 2000, continued as Advisor for a couple of years with tapering responsibilities and equally tapering remunerations; Thereafter I took up several post retirement assignments (consultancies) and projects for periods varying from three months to four years; Finally, for the third time, I said bye to active employment on 30th September 2006. Ever since then I am not 'working'! Therefore during the past two decades whenever I bump into old friends I face the question: "What are you doing after retirement?" Answers have been varying according to when that Q was posed. When this question is asked, there are lots of people who squirm mentally and wrestle within themselves for a respectable reply. For, they are not doing 'anything'! Is it possible for a person to be not doing anything? Suddenly a couple of weeks ago I posed this question to myself to get an honest answer. Many bits of replies came up: Serving senior citizens; attending meetings; getting associated with half a dozen organizations; During such meetings meet, eat, chat and give your two cents worth of ideas; blog; write articles; help others with information; run a web group; give lectures etc. Quite a bit of introspection, I went through. One fact that dazzled right on my face is this: I have been a librarian from 1964 and continue to be a librarian all through, right now including, never forsaking this role ever. As Shiyali Ramamirtha Ranganathan says a library is a trinity of books, reader and the librarian. The Librarian brings the book (information) and the reader together. During my active life readers who benefitted by library service varied from academic students, staff, industrial workers, research staff, managerial work force, IT professionals, and others. Post retirement, the focus of beneficiary changed to senior citizens (aka older persons, elders, retirees, oldsters, geezers, boomers etc). I started specializing in bringing information containers (books, articles, stories, news etc) of special interest to the age group 55+ to the desktop of senior citizens. Thereby, even now, I am a librarian at heart and information dissemination is the closest activity that I enjoy. Next time you ask me: "what are you doing after retirement?" I shall simply say: I am still a practicing librarian. ============ Dr P Vyasamoorthy 30 Gruhalakshmi Colony, Secunderabad 500015 Telangana LL 040-27846631 / Mobile: 9490804278 One Event Management company throws in 'drones' as an item they offer. What for can drones be used, say, in a wedding reception? [ contact@eventsfleet.com < https://mail.google.com/mail/?view=cm&fs=1&tf=1&to=contact@eventsfleet.com

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