Plant Cytogenetics, Breeding and Evolution

An alumnus of the Universities of Allahabad and Delhi, Mr. M.S. Rana joined the profession of librarianship by choice. Love for books and scholarship is ingrained in his personality. Academic librarianship is his forte. He has served in the universities of Kurukshetra, Delhi, Meerut and the University of Roorkee. His discovery of the First Folio of the works of Mr. William Shakspeare, published in 1623, has earned him a good na,e. More than 16 national and international dailies have written about him and his fortuitous discovery. The Wall Street Journal published from New York has devoted a one full-page article on him and the 'Roorkee Shakespeare.' Mr Rana has written books, articles and letters on various aspects of librarianship. His maiden article-'Mutilation of Books...' has been cited in the Encyclopaedia of Library and Information Science published by Marcel and Dekker, New York, His five books-Writings on Indian Constitution 1861-1985, Indian Government and Politics: A Bibliographical Study (1895-1980), Manifestos of National Parties: Indian Elections 1991, Bhartiya Kisan Union and Ch. Tikait and India Votes 1996, and 1999 have been very well received and reviewed. He was a regular contributor to the column 'A Window on the Past' in the Roorkee University News Bulletin. Presently he is serving as Library Advisor in Meerut Institute of Engineering and Technology, Meerut.