Nirmal Kumar Swain

 


A Breif Introduction

Mr. Nirmal Kumar Swain a young professional in the field of Library and Information Science was born and brought up in the district of Puri of Orissa State. He obtained both his double masters in Philosophy (1993) and Library & Information science (1995), with 1st divisions from a Central University, North Eastern Hill University, Shillong. He added an M. Phil. degree (Title: Intellectual property rights in India: Status and Trend for Future Development) Lib. and Inf. Science from University of Delhi. He has shown his scholarship in many co-curricular activities during his studentship. To count a few, 1st Prize in essay contest conducted by UNO State Committee, Meghalaya State, 1995; All India Indo-Kuwait Essay Competition prize, 1995-96, conducted by Embassy of Kuwait, New Delhi; 3rd Prize in I.C.P.R. (under 25), Essay Contest-cum-Young Scholars Meet, 1995, Lucknow, and a Consolation prize in essay contest conducted by Forum of Free Enterprise, Mumbai, 1996. Recently he received Gold Medal Certificate for the AVANTIKA Essay Contest, 2007. To his credit, he has few publications and a regular book reviewer to many professional journals. He is life members of many professional associations, ILA, New Delhi; IASLIC, Calcutta; IATLIS, Hyderabad; Rajasthan Library Association; and life member of Jaipur library and information society, Jaipur. He was Regional Secretary, IATLIS for the term 2003-2005 and also for 2006-2008. He bagged the Best Paper Award for the paper Why Do Librarians Care about Intellectual Property Law? In the National Seminar on “Challenges of Information Technology Before Libraries” organised by Govt. Divisional Public Library, Ajmer, held at Ajmer, October 26-26, 2004. He co-edited two volumes Excellence in Information Science and Technology and Readings in library and information science: Raj Publishing House, Jaipur, 2000. 2 books are in press. He submitted a project biobibliographical approach to Indian women’s writing in English. At present he has been associated as a faculty with Dept of Library Science, Vani Mandir Building, Banasthali University, Rajasthan-304022.He can be accessed at Ph: 01438-228687 M: 09414543231 E-Mail: nirmal_swain@yahoo.com

 

Curriculum Vitae  

 

Nirmal Kumar Swain 

Lecturer

Deptt of Library Science, Vani Mandir,Banasthali University 

Rajasthan-304022 (India)

                                                      

Ph: 01438-228687 (R)

M: 09414543231

E-Mail: nirmal_swain@yahoo.com

Name: Nirmal Kumar Swain

Father's Name: Gourang Charan Swain

Date of Birth: April 12, 1971.

Marital Status: Married (4 years single girl child)

Nationality: Indian

Address for Correspondence

# 603, Gautam Budh Niwas, Banasthali University, Rajasthan-304022

Tel: 01438-228456 (O), 228687 (R). , Fax: 01438-228365    EXPERIENCE

Present

Lecturer, Dept of Library Science, Banasthali University, Rajasthan-  –304 022.     (UGC Grade 8000-275-13500) since 21st August 1997.

Previous

Librarian, Devahuti-Damodar Library of Indian Civilization, S-527, G.K.-II, New Delhi - 110048. (1st January, 1996 - 31st August, 1996)

NET Qualified

UGC/NET/Lec/Dec/1995/Lib & Inf. Sc. Roll No.  H686075.

UGC/NET/Lec/Dec/1996/Lib & Inf. Sc. Roll No.  M247922.

Awards/Honours

  • 2007

  • "Gold Medal Certificate." Avantika Essay Competition 2007 for Commendabommendable performance in Avantika Talent Search Essay Competition. Avantika is group of Contemporary Artists and Intellectuals, Delhi, 2007

  •  2004 "Best Paper Award. " Why Do Librarians Care    about Intellectual   Property Law? Presented at the National Seminar on “Challenges of   Information Technology Before     Libraries” Organised by All India Public Library Association, Rajasthan Chapter, hosted by Govt. Divisional Library, Ajmer, Held at Ajmer, October 26-6, 2007

  • 1996"Consolation Prize" 39th All-India Essay Competition for College Students Conducted by Forum of Free Enterprise, Mumbai, 1996.

  • 1995

  •  "3rd Prize." I.C.P.R. Essay Contest-cum-Young Scholars’ Meet, Lucknow, 1995.

  • 1995

  • "Consolation Prize. " ”All India Indo-Kuwait Essay Contest 1995-96, conducted by Embassy of Kuwait, New Delhi.1995.

  • 1995

  •  " V. C's Scholarship. "” from V. C's. Students Aid Fund for Poor   Meritorious Students, NEHU, Shillong. 1995.
  •   1994
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    " V. C's Scholarship."  from V. C's. Students Aid Fund for Poor   Meritorious Students, NEHU, Shillong. 1994.

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    1993

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    "1st Prize Essay Contest.  " Can We Live Together: All-State Essay Contest:” Conducted by UNO Youth Committee, Meghalaya State, Shillong, 1993.  

    • Conference/Seminar Presentations

    • 2007

    • Swain, Nirmal Kumar. " Library 2.0: An Overview. " Developing Library and Information Resources and Services in the Internet Era: Proceedings of 53rd All India Library Conference of Indian Library Association, Hyderabad, 13-16 December 2007.

    • 2007

    • Swain, Nirmal Kumar. "Digital Libraries: A Frontier for LIS Education. " Equity of LIS Education in IT-Based Pedagogical Environment of the Knowledge Society: Proceedings of XXIV IATLIS National Conference, Dharwad, 19 - 21 November 2007.

    • 2007

    • Swain, Nirmal Kumar and K C Panda. " Teaching IPRs for Information Literacy Awareness. " Equity of LIS Education in IT-Based Pedagogical Environment of the Knowledge Society: Proceedings of XXIV IATLIS National Conference, Dharwad, 19-21 November 2007.

    • 2006

    • Swain, Nirmal Kumar and Tamishra Swain. " Feminism and transformational Leadership. " Women in Management and Development: National Seminar, organized by WISDOM, Banasthali Vidyapith, February 11-12, 2006.

    • 2005

    • Swain, Nirmal Kumar " Teaching Copyright Basics an Elective in Library and Information Science Curricula: A Proposal." Quality Education on Library and Information Science: XXII IATLIS National Seminar, Bishop Herber College, Trichy (Tamil Nadu), November. 24-26, 2005.

    • 2005

    • Swain, Nirmal Kumar " Teaching Copyright Basics an Elective in Library and Information Science Curricula: A Proposal." Quality Education on Library and Information Science: XXII IATLIS National Seminar, Bishop Herber College, Trichy (Tamil Nadu), November. 24-26, 2005.

    •  2005

    • Swain, Nirmal Kumar " Digitization and its Implications on Library Activities" Brain Storming Session on Public Library, organized by Govt. Divisional Public Library, Ajmer, November 17-18, 2005.

    • 2004

    • Swain, Nirmal Kumar " Why Do Librarians Care about Intellectual   Property Laws? National Seminar on “Challenges of   Information Technology Before Libraries” Organised by All < xml="true" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" prefix="st1" namespace="">India Public Library    Association, Rajasthan Chapter, hosted by Govt.    Divisional Library, Ajmer, October 26-28,2004.

    • 2003

    • Swain, Nirmal Kumar and Tamishra Swain. " English Grammar: Teaching in Context Overcoming Lingua Franca Impediments. " Diversification: An Emerging Demand on Teacher Education: National Seminar, organized by Faculty of education, Banasthali Vidyapith, February 8-9, 2003.

    • 2002

    • Swain, Nirmal Kumar. " Copyright as an elective at Master’s Level Curriculum: A Proposal for LIS Schools." Manpower Development for Information Managers in a Competitive Environment: XIX IATLIS National Seminar, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar. Dec 1-3, 2002,

    • 2000

    • Swain, Nirmal Kumar. ‘‘Nyaya School of Thought and the Modern Logic.’’ All India Sanskrit Conference organized by Department of Sanskrit, Banasthali Vidyapith, September 15-17, 2000.

    • 2000

    • Swain, Nirmal Kumar "Ranking the Universities of India: An Empty Vessel Sounds Much." Impact of Media on Psychological Process and Behavioural Changes: 6th National Conference of Psycho-Linguistic Association of India organized by Faculty of Home Science, Banasthali Vidyapith, December 29-30, 2000.

    • 2000

    • Swain, Nirmal Kumar "Librarian-Teacher Partnership: Towards Academic Excellence  " Library Services in 21st Century: 11th Annual Seminar of Rajasthan Library Association (RLA), Ajmer. March 11-12, 2000,

    • 1995

    • Swain, Nirmal Kumar " Social Responsibility of the Intellectual. " Essay Competition – Cum – Young Scholars’’  Meet (Under 25), Organised by Indian Council of Philosophical Research (ICPR), New Delhi held at Academic Centre, Lucknow, March 22-23,1995

    Conference/ Workshop Attended

    • 2007

    • Workshop on "Web Design" organized by Reproprint Software Ltd. Bhubaneswar, March 22-26, 2007.

    • 2004

    • Workshop on "Impact of Intellectual Property Rights on Indian Industry" organized by WISDOM, Banasthali Vidyapith, March 20-21, 2004.

    • 2001

    • Workshop on "Patent Awareness" organized by Banasthali Vidyapith, Banasthali on 27th July 2001.

    • 1999

    • 45th All India Library Conference at C.C.S. Haryana Agriculture University, Hisar, Dec. 23-26,1999.

    • 1998

    • NACLIN’ 98: National Annual Convention on Library and Information Network organised by DELNET, New Delhi, November 15-18, 1998.

    Orientation Course

    • Orientation Course, Academic Staff College, University of Rajasthan, July 1-17, 2002.

    Publications

    Books in Print

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    • 2007

    • Jagtar Singh, D V Singh, R. Chandra, N S Shokeen, Trishanjit Kaur, O N Chaubey, and Nirmal Kumar Swain. Eds. Developing Library and Information Resources and Services in the Internet Era: Proceedings of 53rd All India Library Conference of Indian Library Association, Hyderabad, 13-16 December 2007.. Indian Library Association: New Delhi, 2007.

    • 2000

    • Vyas, S D, Usha Pawan, and Nirmal Kumar Swain. Readings in Library Science. Eds. . Jaipur: Raj Publishing House, 2000. ISBN- 81-87248-23-8.

    • 2000

    • Vyas, S D, Usha Pawan, and Nirmal Kumar Swain. Eds. Excellence in Information Science and Technology. Jaipur: Raj Publishing House, 2000. ISBN- 81-87248-22-X

    Books in Press/Accepted  

    • Librarian to Cybrarian: A Transformational Approach to Librarianship/Nirmal Kumar Swain (co-editor). Bhubaneswar: Open Page India, Bhubaneswar, 2007 (In-Press). 

    • Suchana Seva Ebam SuchanaTakniki/ co-edited by Nirmal Kumar Swain.  Udaipur: Himanshu Publication, 2008 (Accepted). 0294-2584669    aryabooks@datainfosys.net 

    Journal Articles

    • 2007

    • Swain, N.K. "Authorship Hegemony, Compulsory License, and the Battle for the Knowledge Commons." ILA Bulletin 43 .2 (April - June 2007): (Accepted)

    • 2007

    • Swain, N.K. and Tamishra Swain “ Intellectual Exercise in Book Reviewing.” University News, (In Press)

    • 2007

    • Swain, N.K. " On Promotion of Reading Habits in India"”. IASLIC Bulletin, (In Press)

    • 2006

    • Malik, Satish Kumar and N.K. Swain "Paradigm Shift in Journal Publishing." ILA Bulletin 42 .4 (October - December 2006): 13-18.

    • 2004

    • Swain, N.K. "The Reading Children." Indian Journal of Information, Library and Society   17.1-2 (January - June 2004): 52-53.

    • 2004

    • Swain, N.K. "Copyright as an Elective at Masters Level curriculum: A proposal for LIS Schools." Herald of Library Science 12 .2 (April 2002): 49-54.

    • 2001

    • Swain, N.K. "Partnership Towards Academic Excellence", University News, 39.5 (January 29, 2001): 6

    • Chapters

    • 2007

    • Swain, Nirmal Kumar. " Library 2.0: An Overview. " Developing Library and Information Resources and Services in the Internet Era: Proceedings of 53rd All India Library Conference of Indian Library Association, Hyderabad, 13-16 December 2007. Ed Jagtar Singh, D V Singh, R. Chandra, N S Shokeen, Trishanjit Kaur, O N Chaubey, and Nirmal Kumar Swain. Indian Library Association: New Delhi, 2007. 287-296.

    • 2007

    • Swain, Nirmal Kumar and D V Singh. " Learning Organisation and Knowledge Management. " Developing Library and Information Resources and Services in the Internet Era: Proceedings of 53rd All India Library Conference of Indian Library Association, Hyderabad, 13-16 December 2007. Ed Jagtar Singh, D V Singh, R. Chandra, N S Shokeen, Trishanjit Kaur, O N Chaubey, and Nirmal Kumar Swain. Indian Library Association: New Delhi, 2007. 737-742.

    • 2007

    • TIlwani, T D, Nirmal Kumar Swain, and Satish Malik. " E-books: Reshaping the future of Libraries. " Developing Library and Information Resources and Services in the Internet Era: Proceedings of 53rd All India Library Conference of Indian Library Association, Hyderabad, 13-16 December 2007. Ed Jagtar Singh, R. Chandra, N S Shokeen, Trishanjit Kaur, O N Chaubey, and Nirmal Kumar Swain. Indian Library Association: New Delhi, 2007. 631-637. 

    • 2007

    • Swain, Nirmal Kumar and K C Panda. " Teaching IPRs for Information Literacy Awareness. " Equity of LIS Education in IT-Based Pedagogical Environment of the Knowledge Society: Proceedings of XXIV IATLIS National Conference, Dharwad, 19-21 November 2007. Ed C R Karisiddappa and B D Kumbar. IATLIS, Karnataka University: Dharwad, 2007. 298-307. 

    • 2007

    • Swain, Nirmal Kumar. "Digital Libraries: A Frontier for LIS Education. " Equity of LIS Education in IT-Based Pedagogical Environment of the Knowledge Society: Proceedings of XXIV IATLIS National Conference, Dharwad, 19 - 21 November 2007. Ed C R Karisiddappa and B D Kumbar. IATLIS, Karnataka University: Dharwad, 2007. 223-237. 

    • 2007

    • Malik, Satish Kumar and N.K. Swain. " Digitisation, and Survivability of Academic Publishing." Roadmap for Modernization of Libraries and Information Centres in the Emerging Knowledge Era: Proceeding of The EMPI Digital Library National Convention (EMPI DLNC), New Delhi.  March 19-20, 2007, Ed, EMPI Business School, New Delhi.         

    • 2007

    • Swain, Nirmal Kumar. " flLVe fo’ys"k.k] lajpuk ,oa ewY;kadu (System Analysis, Design and Evaluation). " MLIS Course Material for Kota Open University, Kota.

    • 2006

    • Swain, Nirmal Kumar and Satish Kumar Malik, " Teaching Emerging Areas to Masters of Library and Information Science: A Case Study of Knowledge Management. " Building Curriculum with a Difference: A Vision for LIS Education in the 21st century: Proceedings of XXIII IATLIS National Conference, Patiala, 23-– 25 November 2006. Ed C R Karrissidapa and B D Kumbar. Karnataka University: Dharwad, 2006: 272-278. 

    • 2006

    • Swain, Nirmal Kumar. "Teaching Copyright Basics as an Elective in Library and Information Science Curricula: A Proposal. " Quality Education in Library & Information Science: Proceedings of XXII IATLIS National Conference, Tiruchirapalli, 24- 26 November 2005. Ed. N. Laxman Rao and S. Sudarshan Rao. Osmania University: Hyderabad, 2006: 398. 

    • 2006

    • Swain, Nirmal Kumar and T D TIlwani. "A New Role of Academic Librarians in Distance Education." Ed. Ajit S. Siwatch et al Approach to Modern Librarianship, Delhi: Sanjay Prakashan, 2006: 219-222.

    • 2005

    • Swain Nirmal Kumar. “"New Frontiers in Scholarly Publishing. " Ed. Kailash Vyas. Information Technology for e-Libraries, Jaipur: Raj Publishing House, 2005: 202-214.

    • 2000

    • Swain, Nirmal Kumar. " Talking of Book Culture. " Eds.   S D, Vyas, Usha Pawan, and Nirmal Kumar Swain. Readings in Library and Information Science. Jaipur: Raj Publishing House, 2000: 256-262

    • 1996

    • Swain, Nirmal Kumar. ““" The Post-Colonial Indian State: A Paradigm for Emergence of New Identities. "  Ed. M. M. Agarwal. Ethnicity, Culture and Nationalism in North-East India. Indus Publishing, New Delhi, 1996: 7-83.

    Newspaper

    • 1994

    • Swain N. K. " Can we live Together." The Meghalaya Guardian (English Daily), 16 September 1994, Shillong.  ed.: 6.

    • 1994

    • Swain N. K. " Tolerance, Conflict and Ideology in Indian Perspective." The Meghalaya Guardian (English Daily), 1 November 1994, Shillong.  ed.: 6.

    • 1994

    • Swain N. K. " Tolerance, Conflict and Ideology in Indian Perspective." The Meghalaya Guardian (English Daily), 2 November 1994, Shillong.  ed.: 6.

    Book Reviews

    • 2007

    • Swain, Nirmal Kumar. " Dalit Literature on Education " Rev. of SC/ST Students' Access to Education: Challenges and Opportunities by Mahendra Kumar Seth. University News, (In Press)

    • 2006

    • Swain, Nirmal Kumar. " Special Libraries and Electronic Resources" Rev. of Special Libraries in the Electronic Environment by S P Singh and Krishan Kumar. University News, 44.46 (November 13-19, 2006): 21.

    • 2004

    • Swain, Nirmal Kumar. Rev. of Teaching Alone, Teaching Together: Transforming the Structure of Teams for Reaching by Ed. James L. Bees. Indian Journal of Open Learning, 13 .1 (Jan 2004): 105-6.

    • 1999

    • wain, Nirmal Kumar. Rev. of Academic Library System by S. D. Vyas.  Library Herald, 37. 3 (Oct-Dec 1999): 227-8.

    • 1999

    • Swain, Nirmal Kumar. Rev. of Technology and Copyright Law: A Guide Book for the Library, Research and Teaching Professionals by Ariene Bielefield Lawrence Cheeseman. Library Herald, 36 .4 (Jan-March 1999): 260-61.

    • 1999 University News, 37(46), November 15, 1999.

    • 1999

    • Swain, Nirmal Kumar. " Get Through Net.”" Rev. of Multiple Choice Questions in Library and Information Science by S. P. Sood. University News, 37 (29), July 19 (1999): 27

    • 1999

    • Swain, Nirmal Kumar. " A Valuable Addition to Public Library Studies.”" Rev. of Public Library System by S. D. Vyas.  University News, 37.15 (April 12, 1999): 23

    • 1998

    • Swain, Nirmal Kumar. Rev. of Library Organisation and Management (Hindi) by S. D. Vyas. Library Herald, Vol. 36.1 (April-June 1998): 56.

    • Communication

    • 1999

    • Swain, Nirmal Kumar. " Teaching – A Noble Profession." University News, 37. 46 (November 15, 1999). : 22.

    • 1999

    • Swain, Nirmal Kumar.  " Teaching – A Noble Profession." University News, News, 37.43, (October 25, 1999): 27. 

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    Invited Lectures/Workshops
    • 2007

    • "Scientific Communication" MLIS students at Sarojini Naidu Govt Autonomous College, Bhopal, December 16, 2007.

    • 2007

    • "Indexing Language, Search Engine, Controlled Vocabularies, Chain Indexing, Auto Indexing and Recent Trend in IR System. " MLIS students at Sarojini Naidu Govt Autonomous College, Bhopal, February 20 -22, 2007.

    • 2007

    • "Reading Habits " a lecture at Training Programme on Capacity Building of School Librarian for Modernization of School Libraries as a Resource Person, Regional Institute of Education (NCERT), Bhopal, on December 18, December 14-18, 2007.

    • 2007

    • "On the Promotion of Reading Habits in India. " Public Library Service Development Training Programme."  Govt. Divisional Public Library, Ajmer (Rajasthan), Sponsored by Raja Ram Mohan Library Foundation, Kolkata & Language and Library Deptt. , Govt. of Rajasthan, on 9 August: August 6-10, 2007.
    • 2007

    • "Information Storage and Retrieval" MLIS students at Sarojini Naidu Govt Autonomous College, Bhopal, December 14-16, 2007.

    • 2007

    • "Information Sources and Services"” at BLIS Classes, DDE, M D University, Rohtak, December 2007: 12- 17. 

    • 2007

    • "Information Processing and Retrieval” at MLIS Classes, DDE, M D University, Rohtak, December 2007: 19 -26. 

    • 2006

    • "Basics of Research Methodology and Application to Textile Studies"” at Deptt of Textile Design, Banasthali Vidyapith, October 5- 9, 2006.

    • 2005

    • "Information Storage and Retrieval" MLIS students at Sarojini Naidu Govt Autonomous College, Bhopal, Dec 14-16, 2005.
    • 2005

    • "Information Storage and Retrieval" MLIS students at Sarojini Naidu Govt Autonomous College, Bhopal, Dec 14-16, 2005.

    • 2005

    • "Copyright Basics" “ MLIS Classes, Mohanlal Shukhadia University, Udaipur. March 9-10, 2005.

    • 2000

    • " Information Sources and Services " BLIS Classes, M D University, Rohtak. Jan 19-24, 2000.

    • 2000

    • " DDC Practice " BLIS Classes, M D University, Rohtak. March 23- April 5, 2000.

     

    Professional Membership

     

    • Life Member, Indian Library Association (ILA), New Delhi.

    • Life Member, Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres (IASLIC), Calcutta.

    • Life Member, Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS), Dharwad.

    • Life Member, Rajasthan Library Association (RLA), Jaipur.

    • Life Member, Jaipur Library and Information Society, Jaipur

    • Distant Member, American Centre Library, New Delhi

    Executive Member

    • Member, National Advisory Board, " Building Digital Libraries Using GSDL and Dspace National Workshop Jointly Organised by Institute of Health Management Research and Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science, Delhi-NCR Chapter, New Delhi, March 14-15, 2008. 

    • Rappoteur, " Day 4th Session: Management and Evaluation of Collection." Developing Library and Information Resources and Services in the Internet Era: 53rd All India Library Conference of Indian Library Association, Hyderabad, 13-16 December 2007.  

    • Panel Member, " Open Forum:  Representative of Teaching Community" Information Commons: Impact on and Implications for Libraries and Information Centres: 52nd All India Library Conference, organized by H N B Garhwal University, Srinagar: Uttaranchaal, Dec 26-29, 2006.      

    • " Rappoteur, " Day 2, 5th Session." Developing Library and Information Resources and Services." Internet Era: Information Commons: Impact on and Implications for Libraries and Information Centres: 52nd All India Library Conference, organized by H N B Garhwal University, Srinagar: Uttaranchaal, Dec 26-29, 2006.   

    • " Panelist. "  " Meeting of the Experts for “Developing Training Modules"  for the Training on   Capacity Building of School Librarians for Modernizations of School Libraries"” Conducted by Regional Institute of Education (NCERT), Bhopal, September 14-16, 2007.

    • Regional Secretary, Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS), Dharwad. 2003-2005

    • Regional Secretary, Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS), Dharwad. 2006-2008

    • Chairman, Sectional Committee on ‘IPR & Copyrights’, Indian Library Association (ILA), 2007-2010.  

    • Member, Advisory Committee, Dr. C D Sharma Festschrift, Ajmer 2005.

    • Member, Board of studies, Professional Education, since 1999, Banasthali University, Rajasthan.

    Funded Project

    • A Biobibliographical Approach to Indian Women Writings in English, a Project to and funded by Centre for Women Studies and Research, Banasthali Vidyapith by Tamishra Swain and Nirmal Kumar Swain (Co-investigator), March, 2007.  

    Innovations

    • Framed new curriculum, Library Science, B A III, Banasthali University. 2005.

    • Research Guided   

    • 4 M. Phil dissertation submitted at Ch. Devi Lal University, Sirsa, 2007.

    Date: January 2 , 2008

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    Place: Banasthali University                                        (Nirmal Kumar Swain)

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    About my University

    Banasthali is a unique, fully residential women's university which offers an integrated system extending from the primary to the Ph.D. level.

    The origin of Banasthali is unique in more ways than one. Banasthali  owes its existence neither to the zeal of an educationist, nor to that of a social reformer. It is also not the creation of a Philanthropist's purse. It has arisen like the fabled phoenix from the ashes of a blossoming flower Shanta Bai that had withered before its bloom. It is a spontaneous filling up of the vacuum caused by Shantabai's death.It was on October 6, 1935 that Smt. Ratan Shastri and Pandit Hiralal Shastri founded Banasthali to fill up the vacuum caused by the sudden death of their highly talented and promising daughter Shantabai. They had high expectations that she would work for women's cause when she would grow up.     Love, eternal love has been the fountainhead of all the thinking and action and this spirit has been the motivating force.

    Over these seventy one years Banasthali has developed into a National Centre for women's education. Banasthali's educational programme aims at an all-round development of the student's personality. To achieve its objective of 'synthesis of spiritual values and scientific achievements of the East and the West', it has evolved Five-fold Educational Programme     (Panchmukhi Shiksha)     comprising of the following aspects : (i) Physical, (ii) Practical, (iii) Aesthetic, (iv) Moral and (v) Intellectual. This way the students develop an integrated and balanced personality.

    Banasthali is one of the five universities in India meant exclusively for Women. This institute has made full use of the autonomy provided under the deemed university status and has innovatively restructured the courses offered which include subjects ranging from the traditional as well as the areas to the emerging areas to the highest level of research (leading to the doctoral degree). Recently Banasthali has been accredited by     National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with 'A' Grade (Five star Rating). Banasthali is a recipient of SANTBAL Award     in the year 2000 for the services in the field of all round education of women.

    The rural ambience is very conducive for promoting the ideology of simple living, and for imbibing and internalizing the values of self-reliance and tolerance. Following the philosophy of the balanced Panchmukhi system of education, the institute provides ample opportunities for integrated development of the personality. The stress on the positive aspects of the Indian heritage has resulted in a climate which has contributed significantly to the task of the upliftment of women to enable them to take on leadership roles with confidence.

     

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