Art and Art Libraries in India is an outcome of the author’s constant study and research on The role of special libraries in the field of art and culture with special reference to National Academies-Sahitya, Lalit Kala and Sangeet Natak (including National School of Drama-in India. Culture is the way of the human society transmitted from one generation to the next by learning of language and other symbolic media and by experiences. Art enriches man’s life, giving him a broader, deeper and more sensitive realization of life. Thus art and culture play a pivotal role in modern Indian society. Today, an allround awareness and programmes for the restoration of artistic and cultural heritage are gaining ground at the national and international level. In this context, the Art and Art Libraries in India highlights the significance of art and culture and existence of National Academies in India. It also describes the role of special libraries and their network in India, in the area of art and culture. The unique feature of this book is the creation and establishment of a National Documentation and Information Centre in Humanities under the aegis of the ICCR, New Delhi. Perhaps, the first of its kind, the volume will be equally useful of students, teachers and professionals, organizers of libraries and information centers.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Ashok K Choudhury
Dr. Ashok K. Choudhury, associated with India's National Academy of Letters, is the first Indian scholar to do doctoral research on the role of National Academies in promoting art, literature and culture. Having brilliant academic records with both Master's degree and Bachelor's degree and securing first position is presently doing his postdoctoral research on the Thematical Varieties of Post-Independent Oriya Literature. Author of seven books and more than eighty articles based on erudite research, Dr. Choudhury was invited to join the team of scholars of A Critical Inventory of Ramayan Studies in the world, a joint project of Sahitya Akademi and Union Academic International of Bruxelles, Belgium. Recipient of Banshidhar Acharya Memorial Gold Medal, Dr. Choudhury is also the Visiting Faculty of Aggarwal college, (M.D. University, Rohtak), Ballabhgarh, Haryana.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Baman Parida
Dr. Baman Parida has been a senior Faculty Member at P.G. Dept. of Library and Information Science, Utkal University, Orissa, retiring in 2005. A post-graduate in Public Admn., and M.Lib. Info. Sc., and Ph.D. in Lib. & Inf. Sc., he has contributed and presented a number of papes at national level conferences/journals of library and information science and technology. He has edited and published three books in English and one textbook in Oriya. He has also compiled a glossary in Library and Information Science (Oriya-English) published by Orissa Text Book Bureau. Under his able guidance three sholars has already been awarded Ph.D. in Library Science from Utkal University. Dr. Parida is a member of several professionalsocietiesassociations and cultural organizations of India. He has organized ILA, IATLIS, SIS, and Caliber as joint organizing and organizing secretary of these national level conferences and seminars. Formerly General Secretary of Utkal Library Association, Orissa, presently he is a council member of ILA.
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