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Prithvi Nath Kaula

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Prithvi Nath Kaula
Born(1924-03-13)13 March 1924
Died30 August 2009(2009-08-30) (aged 85)
Lucknow, India
Resting placeLucknow, India
NationalityIndian
CitizenshipIndian
Alma materFaculty of Arts, Banaras Hindu University
OccupationLibrary and Information Sciences specialist
Years active1947-2009
Known forLibrary and Information Sciences
ChildrenFive
AwardsPadma Shri (2004)
WebsiteEndowment website

Prithvi Nath Kaula (1924-2009) was an Indian librarian, Library and Information Sciences specialist and author who worked with the Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi, India. Kaula authored sixty books and monographs, six professional journals (founder-editor), over 400 scholarly journal, over 400 peer review, 43 bibliographies and 6000 notes. Kaula was also the recipient of the Padma Shri award in the year 2004.[1][2]

Early life

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Prithvi Nath Kaula was born in 1924 in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, British India into a Kashmiri Pandit family. His family belonged to the lower middle class. He completed his higher education Faculty of Arts in the Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi. In 1947, he was employed as a Librarian with the Birla Education Trust in Pilani. He later on became the Librarian at Central Library, BHU, Head of Department of Library and Information Science, BHU and the Dean of Faculty of Arts in the Banaras Hindu University.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Detailed profile". Kashmir Forum ORG. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Padma Shri award". Govt. of India website. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Prithvi Nath Kaula passed away". IT BHU chronicle. Archived from the original on 24 May 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015.