Prithvi Nath Kaula

Prithvi Nath Kaula
Born (1924-03-13)13 March 1924
Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Died 30 August 2009(2009-08-30) (aged 85)
Lucknow, India
Cause of death Cardiac arrest
Resting place Lucknow, India
Residence Varanasi & Lucknow
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
Home town Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Children Five
Parent(s) Damodar Kaul (father)
Posh Kuji Kaul (mother)
Awards Padma Shri (2004)
Website Endowment website

Prithvi Nath Kaula 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

Prithvi Nath Kaula was born in 1926 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

  1. 1 2 "Detailed profile". Kashmir Forum ORG. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Padma Shri award". Govt. of India website. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Prithvi Nath Kaula passed away". IT BHU chronicle. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
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