At a simple yet evocative function, Department of Library and Information Science (MyDLIS), University of Mysore * *paid tributes to the memory of Dr. S.R. Ranganathan and celebrated his 115th birth anniversary on August 9, 2007 . On this occasion, Prof, Shalini R Urs spoke on Ranganathan and his profound influence on the profession, not only in India but around the world as well, even today – 35 years after his death. She mentioned that the * *warm reception given to Ranga Yogeshwar, grandson of Dr. S.R Ranaganthan at the * *opening session of IFLA Conference in Berlin in 2003* *, is a testimony to the greatness of SRR contributions to LIS field. She enthused the students to read the article by David McMenemy, "Ranaganathan's relevance in the 21 st century"(Library Review, 2007, 56(2))* * and revisit the Five Laws of library science in today's context. Prof. Shalini explained the students that age is not a hindrance for achieving higher goals. Citing examples from Ranganathan's life, she said, Ranganthan took the responsibility of organising the whole collection of Banaras Hind* *u University at the age of 54 and established DRTC when he was 70 years. Prof. Shalini brought to the notice of the students and faculty members that Government of Karnataka has declared 12th August as the Librarians day. A group of students enacted a Kannada skit on "Life time achievements of S.R. Ranganthan" for 20 minutes. It was directed and performed by the 3rd Semester MLISc students. *It was a very refreshing and a very enjoyable program where in *students recounted milestones in the life of SRR in a very simple but effective manner. Prof. V.G.Talawar, Dr. Mallinath Kumbar, Dr. M.Chandrashekara and Dr. N.S. Harinaryana were present on the occasion. Research scholars Mr. Vasant Raj and Ms. Monica Sharma also attended the function. -- N.S. Harinarayana, Ph.D Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore, Manasagangtori Mysore 570 006 Off. Ph: (0821) 2419393 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.