Prithvi Nath Kaula
Prithvi Nath Kaula | |
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Born | Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India | 13 March 1924
Died | 30 August 2009 Lucknow, India | (aged 85)
Resting place | Lucknow, India |
Nationality | Indian |
Citizenship | Indian |
Alma mater | Faculty of Arts, Banaras Hindu University |
Occupation | Library and Information Sciences specialist |
Years active | 1947-2009 |
Known for | Library and Information Sciences |
Children | Five |
Awards | Padma Shri (2004) |
Website | Endowment website |
Prithvi Nath Kaula (1924-2009) was a 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[edit]
Prithvi Nath Kaula was born in 1924 in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. 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[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Detailed profile". Kashmir Forum ORG. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- ↑ "Padma Shri award". Govt. of India website. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- ↑ "Prithvi Nath Kaula passed away". IT BHU chronicle. Archived from the original on 24 May 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- Scholars from Varanasi
- Banaras Hindu University alumni
- Banaras Hindu University faculty
- Banaras Hindu University people
- People from Srinagar
- 1924 births
- Kashmiri people
- Recipients of the Padma Shri in literature & education
- 2009 deaths
- Indian librarians
- 20th-century Indian educational theorists
- 20th-century Indian essayists