Dehradun, Aug. 12 -- Each year, the library and information science community in India observes 12 August as National Librarians' Day, to commemorate the birth anniversary of Dr Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan (1892-1972), a scholar, mathematician, philosopher, educationist, and the undisputed Father of Library Science in India. Dr Ranganathan's contributions were path-breaking and continue to shape not only the Indian libraries landscape but also global discourse in librarianship.
Born in a small town called Shiyali (now Sirkazhi) in Tamil Nadu in 1892, Dr Ranganathan initially pursued a career in mathematics. He earned his Master's degree and became a professor of mathematics. His entry into the library profession was not by choice, but by...