Date: 14 Feb 2013 04:29:25 -0000 From: Wajih Alvi <profalvi@rediffmail.com> Dear colleaguesIt is indeed shocking to know that a great,thoughtful scholar in the profession is no more. I remember my association with Prof. M A Gopinath which began in late seventies of the past century. He had all the qualities that branded him a dynamic,thoughtful and loving leader in the profession. His contributions are admired  in the country and abroad and are a treasure with us.I wish I could have attended his last rites. Prof. Wajih A. Alvi University Librarian Islamic University of Science & Technology Awantipora, Pulwama-192 122, Kashmir (J&K) Mobile: 09596250038, 09419014482