---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- From: "IASLIC Kolkata" Date: Thu, March 12, 2015 8:32 am -------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Sudden Demise of Mr Arun Ghosh(1933-2015)* Sri Arun Ghosh, an Eminent librarian and Editorial Board Member of IASLIC Newsletter, who was one of the pioneers of amalgamating library movement and social sciences passed away on 15.02.2015 at the age of 82 years. He left this world for his heavenly abode after a prolonged battle against cancer at a private nursing home in Rajarhat. He is survived by his wife, son, daughter-in-law and grandson.Till the last days of his eventful life he was actively associated with library movement in West Bengal. He was born on 24.07.1933 in the then East Bengal presently Bangladesh. Later on he shifted to Kolkata with his family .Since childhood he had seen hardships, had to fight against poverty and eventually got associated with the communist movement. He later on had chosen librarianship as his profession. He had long been associated with the Bengal Library Association certificate course in library science as a teacher. He was associated with IASLIC as a council member, as member of different editorial boards of different IASLIC publications. His journey in this profession started long back in 1963 as a librarian in Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture. He then joined IIM Kolkata library in 1964. He came in contact with Historian Barun De and founded Centre for studies in social science and served as a librarian there from 1973 to 1993. Among his several other notable contributions, he is well remembered for writing a chronology on social science in Economic and Political Review. While serving as a librarian in ‘Bhawani Sen Granthagar o Gabeshana Kendra’ he took initiative to apply Marxist theory and laws in historical and social science research and maintained a similar collection relevant to the purpose. He wrote several books including ‘Akkharer abahon athoba paribartaman granthagar bhabna’, ’The Argumentative Indian: sobdo aarsuddhatar swaralipi’, ’Boi Jatha ’ etc. One of his unforgettable contribution was his editorship of a four-volume book titled ‘Janayuddha Deshbhag O Bharater Communist Party’. Among the books published in English ‘Indian Political Movements1919-1971: a systematic bibliography’ and ajoint editorship with eminent librarian Arunkumar Dasgupta titled ‘Religion Secularism and Conversion in India: a documentation’ are his notable works. As desired by him, his body is donated to N R S Medical College and Hospital for development of Medical Sciences. Sri Ghosh has contributed a lot in development of IASLIC activities. His sudden demise is a great loss to the profession and IASLIC as well. IASLIC mourns his passing with deepest condolence for his family. You are cordially invited in the condolence meeting to be held on 14.03.2015 (Saturday) at 6 pm in the Seminar Room of Bengal Library Association to pay our homage and respect to the departed leader of library movement . Invitation card is attached. -- *Prof Pijushkanti Panigrahi*, Hony General Secretary, IASLIC, P-291, CIT Scheme No. 6M, Kankurgachi, Kolkata - 700054 iaslic@vsnl.net or iaslic.india@gmail.com www.iaslic1955.org.in *Join IASLIC, Contribute to IASLIC, Strengthen IASLIC*