😥 so sad and shocking to know about sudden demise of DrH Anil Kumar, Chief Librarian, IIM Ahmedabad. He was a dear friend. We have been known to each other last 25 years since when he used to work in Nirma University. Last two months we were together in two webinars. He was a straight forward person and always eager to raise the voice for professional cause. No words to express my deep sorrow and grief. Tears are sometimes an inappropriate response to death. When a life has been lived completely honestly, completely successfully, or just completely, the correct repsonse to death's perfect punctuation mark is a smile. His untimely death is a great loss to all family, friends as well as entire Profesion specially for management libraries. He really transformed the IIM A library and was very well respected in management fraternity. Last few years due to his illness he restricted his movement. We used talk frequently on various matters. Recently we were discussing a common project on public libraries in state of Ahmedabad. What a cruel fest of destiny earlier late Mr Ashok Jambekar and now Dr H Anil Kumar, both my friends lost their life while in services at IIM Ahmedabad. God almighty give courage to his family to bear this unbearable loss. Anil you were a true fighter. What a cruel fest of destiny. Yesterday I wished you happy birthday and today praying that Your soul may rest in peace 🙏 ************************************************************************************ Professor (Dr.) Ramesh C. Gaur, Ph.D. Fulbright Scholar (Virginia Tech, USA) Dean & Director (Lib&Inf.)/ Head - Kala Nidhi Division Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts (IGNCA) (Autonomous body of Ministry of Culture, Government of India) 11 Man Singh Road, New Delhi-110001 Mob: 9810066244 Ph.(Off) 011-23388333 Emails: rcgaur66@gmail.com ; gaur@ignca.nic.in,website: www.ignca.gov.in Profile: http://ignca.gov.in/PDF_data/profile_of_dr_ramesh_c_gaur.pdf ************************************************************************************* Member International Advisory committee (IAC), UNESCO Memory of the world Member-IFLA RSCAO and ARL Section, Governing Council-INFLIBNET, NDLTD Board of Directors, International Consultative Committee on DIgital Dunhuang Project, China, UGC National Committee on Plagiarism Regulations, member of over 20 Library Advisory Committee / Boards of Many Central Universities and other institutions , Awards-Have received 13 National and International awards, Have visited 25 countries in relation to various professional assignments -------------------------------------------------------------------------

On 18-Jul-2020, at 11:42 AM, francis@iisc.ac.in wrote:

It is shocking and sad to know about the unfortunate and untimely demise of an eminent professional, and a humble human being. My heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family.

May his soul rest in peace.

- Francis ________________________________ From: LIS-Forum on behalf of Ashok Asundi Sent: 18 July 2020 11:04 To: lis-forum@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] Sad untimely demise of Dr. H.Anilkumar

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All LIS Professionals, With utmost agony I convey the sad demise of Dr. H.Anilkumar, Librarian, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmadabad. I have loss to words to express my personal grief in losing him and I feel it is a personal loss to me, as he was one of the most adorned student of Bangalore University, DLISc., and feel proud to say he was my one of the most gifted student. Very humble down to earth, never considered any work related to the profession dwarfing his image or position and accepted them with professional approach. I was his family friend and more than that his father Dr. G.Hanumappa, Professor at ISEC was also a scholar to reckon with, we knew him personally well. Dr. Anilkumar for some time worked in NLSIU and then moved to Ahmedabad, British Library and later joined Nirma University where he made a name and showed his professional excellence. Once I happen to meet the former Vice Chancellor of that university, and mentioned to him that Dr. Anil was our student, his most remarkable gesture was that we have given a wonderful librarian to them. Later he moved to IIM-A the most coveted position every one desired to get. Very recently Dr. Anil presented a Webinar session under KALA and it was one of the most enchanting lecture and he gave a new perspective for what is "Physical Library" and how to reorient it in the times of ICT boom. He also recalled his close association with KALA and thanked it for giving him required career guidance. It is very difficult here to present all his achievements in this short span. We happen to visit him at Ahemadabad at his home and it was coming together and pleasant time for all of us. With deep sense of sorrow and horrid feeling that Corona has snatched away one of the gifted professional with several years of his services available, We on behalf of Karnataka State Library Association, President, Secretary and other members of the EC and Governing Council and all Members and also on behalf of the Department of Library and Information Science, Bangalore University, as its former Head, convey our heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family, in particular his beloved Wife, Dr. Nishtha Anil Kumar. Pray God His Soul Rest in Peace. Prof. A.Y.AsundiPresidentKarnataka State Library Association Executive Committee, Governing Council and All Members,and also DLISc,Bangalore University,All past and present faculty and Alumni and Students _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum

We, Indian LIS Community have lost another star of our profession Dr. Anil Kumar. I am quite aware of his leadership, concern, knowledge, and dedication for the cause of Academic Librarianship in providing state-of-the-art quality services at IIMA and five other institutions he served. It was an irony that he lost his breath on the same day of his birth. I pray the Lord give sufficient strength to bear this great loss. I wish his soul to RIP. Om Shanti. On Sat, 18 Jul 2020, 11:42 Francis Jayakanth, wrote:

It is shocking and sad to know about the unfortunate and untimely demise of an eminent professional, and a humble human being. My heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family.

May his soul rest in peace.

- Francis ________________________________ From: LIS-Forum on behalf of Ashok Asundi Sent: 18 July 2020 11:04 To: lis-forum@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] Sad untimely demise of Dr. H.Anilkumar

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All LIS Professionals, With utmost agony I convey the sad demise of Dr. H.Anilkumar, Librarian, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmadabad. I have loss to words to express my personal grief in losing him and I feel it is a personal loss to me, as he was one of the most adorned student of Bangalore University, DLISc., and feel proud to say he was my one of the most gifted student. Very humble down to earth, never considered any work related to the profession dwarfing his image or position and accepted them with professional approach. I was his family friend and more than that his father Dr. G.Hanumappa, Professor at ISEC was also a scholar to reckon with, we knew him personally well. Dr. Anilkumar for some time worked in NLSIU and then moved to Ahmedabad, British Library and later joined Nirma University where he made a name and showed his professional excellence. Once I happen to meet the former Vice Chancellor of that university, and mentioned to him that Dr. Anil was our student, his most remarkable gesture was that we have given a wonderful librarian to them. Later he moved to IIM-A the most coveted position every one desired to get. Very recently Dr. Anil presented a Webinar session under KALA and it was one of the most enchanting lecture and he gave a new perspective for what is "Physical Library" and how to reorient it in the times of ICT boom. He also recalled his close association with KALA and thanked it for giving him required career guidance. It is very difficult here to present all his achievements in this short span. We happen to visit him at Ahemadabad at his home and it was coming together and pleasant time for all of us. With deep sense of sorrow and horrid feeling that Corona has snatched away one of the gifted professional with several years of his services available, We on behalf of Karnataka State Library Association, President, Secretary and other members of the EC and Governing Council and all Members and also on behalf of the Department of Library and Information Science, Bangalore University, as its former Head, convey our heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family, in particular his beloved Wife, Dr. Nishtha Anil Kumar. Pray God His Soul Rest in Peace. Prof. A.Y.AsundiPresidentKarnataka State Library Association Executive Committee, Governing Council and All Members,and also DLISc,Bangalore University,All past and present faculty and Alumni and Students _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum