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Ajay Pratap Singh is an Indian academician, librarian and library administrator. He is currently serving as the Director General, National Library of India, Kolkata since March 2021.[1][2][3][4][5][6]. Earlier he administered Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation (RRRLF)[7], the only government funding agency and autonomous organization for public libraries in India under the Ministry of Culture, Government of India from June 2020 to Sept 2023. He is also Professor of Library and Information Science at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi[5][8]

Ajay Pratap Singh
Director General, National Library of India
In office
March 2021 – present
Professor, Banaras Hindu University
In office
2007 – present (deputation)
Director General, Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation (RRRLF)
In office
2020–2023
Personal details
Born29 December 1973 (age 51)
Alma materDr. Hari Singh Gour University, Sagar, India; University of Delhi and Bundelkhand University, Jhansi

Life and education

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Prof. Singh was born in a middle-class family on 29 December 1973 in Lalitpur, a city in the Lalitpur district, Uttar Pradesh. He started his schooling in the Lalitpur, the native place of Prof. Singh. He is an alumnus of Dr. H.S. Gaur University, Sagar, India; University of Delhi and Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, India from where he pursued his Graduation, Masters and PhD respectively[5][8]

Career

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Prof. Singh started his career as Photo Documentation Assistant in a project at Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts (IGNCA), New Delhi in 1997. After six months he was appointed as lecturer (part time) at Meerabai Women’s Polytechnic, New Delhi (Govt. of NCT of Delhi). He joined as an Assistant Professor of Library and Information Science at the Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, India in the year 1999 and after that he was appointed as an Associate Professor at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India in the year 2007 and got promoted as Professor[5][8]. Prof. Singh has teaching and research experience for more than 27 years and while serving at these organizations/universities he has held various administrative position like the Head of the Department of Library and Information Science, Administrative Warden, Hostel Coordinator, etc.[5][8]

While serving as the Director General, RRRLF and National Library of India, Ministry of Culture he has taken many initiatives for the promotion and development of Libraries throughout the country[9][10][11][12][13]. During Covid 19 pandemic he worked continuously and convinced the officials and bureaucrats of government of states for investing in the public libraries in their region along with the funding support of the Government of India[13][14][15][16][17][18][19].

Affiliation with Professional Bodies

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Prof. Singh has been appointed as a member of various apex committees of academic/administrative organizations, academic and professional bodies, etc[5][8][20]. Few of them are:

Member (elected), Academic Council, University of Delhi, Delhi for 1996-97 and 1997-98.

Member, Executive Council, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, India for 2006-07.

Council Member, INFLIBNET Board, Information and Libraries Network Centre (Inter University Centre of U.G.C., India) since 2021 till date[21].

Member (Chancellor’s Nominee), Executive Council, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India since 2024[22].

Foundation Member, Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation (RRRLF), Government of India from 2020 till 2023 and 2024 till date.

Member, Standing Committee, Science and Technology Libraries Section, International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) for terms 2009-2013 and 2013-2017.

Convener, Agricultural Libraries SIG, International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) for terms 2013-2015 and 2015-2017[23]

Member, Standing Committee, Metropolitan Libraries Section, International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) for term 2017-2021.

Member, Standing Committee, Government Libraries Section, International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) from 2021 till date.[20]

Prof. Singh has been a member of Board of Studies for more than two dozen universities and academic bodies including Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), India.

Professional Awards and Recognitions

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Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) Award/Grant by International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) in 2008[5]

Rashtra Bhasha Gaurav Award by Akhil Bhartiya Hindi Sevi-Sansthan, Allahabad in 2012.[5]

2023 Leadership Award by Society for Library Professionals and Special Library Association, Asia Community on 13th April 2023.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "National Library in Kolkata gets new director general | Education". Devdiscourse. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
  2. ^ "National Library gets new director general". Telegraph India. June 7, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2024. {{cite news}}: |first= missing |last= (help)
  3. ^ "National Library of India", Wikipedia, 2024-09-25, retrieved 2024-10-13
  4. ^ MP, Team (2022-06-08). "National Library gets new Director General". www.millenniumpost.in. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Vidwan | Profile Page". vidwan.inflibnet.ac.in. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
  6. ^ "Bhasha Bhavan in the National Library of India to be renamed as "Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee Bhasha Bhavan"". July 5, 2023. {{cite web}}: |first= missing |last= (help)
  7. ^ "Rammohun library gets new DG". The Times of India. 2020-06-11. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
  8. ^ a b c d e "Department of Library And Information Science Faculty". BHU. Retrieved October 10, 2024. {{cite web}}: |first= missing |last= (help)
  9. ^ "Members". IFLA. Retrieved October 10, 2024. {{cite web}}: |first= missing |last= (help)
  10. ^ Visva Bharati Library Network (2024-03-01). Chief Guest Address by Prof. Ajay Pratap Singh, Director General , National Library of India. Retrieved 2024-10-13 – via YouTube.
  11. ^ Higher Education, Director (April 6, 2022). [Higher Education HP. RRRLF Activities in Public Libraries. Accessed October 10, 2024. https://education.hp.gov.in/sites/default/files/rrrlf.PDF "RRRLF Activities in Public Libraries"] (PDF). Directorate of Higher Education. Retrieved October 10, 2024. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  12. ^ "डॉ. अजय-प्रताप सिंह बोले- पुस्तकालय-सेवा गांव तक पहुंचे तभी सच्ची-क्रांति:राष्ट्रीय संगोष्ठी " इनोवेटिव लाइब्रेरी टेक्नोलॉजी व सर्विसेज़ " विषय पर हुआ सेमिनार". Dainik Bhaskar. Retrieved October 10, 2024. {{cite web}}: |first= missing |last= (help)
  13. ^ a b "FIFTIETH ANNUAL REPORT 2021-22" (PDF). RRRLF. 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2024. {{cite web}}: |first= missing |last= (help)
  14. ^ Network, KL News (2023-09-11). "Rs 5000 Cr Corpus For Library Network Across India, Top Officer Reveals". Kashmir Life. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
  15. ^ "Pandemic push: College libraries go virtual to offer students easier access to content in West Bengal". The Times of India. 2022-07-05. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
  16. ^ "NATIONAL LIBRARY OF INDIA BLOG". nationallibrarykolkata.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
  17. ^ Desk, GK Web (2021-08-25). "'Libraries-on-Wheels' to hit the road in J&K soon". Greater Kashmir. Retrieved 2024-10-13. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  18. ^ "Several proposals for expansion of Public Library facilities in J&K approved". Daily Excelsior. September 12, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2024. {{cite news}}: |first= has generic name (help); |first= missing |last= (help)
  19. ^ SERVICE, GK NEWS (2023-09-11). "4TH UTLLACPC MEETING | Rs 5000 crore earmarked for upgrading library infrastructure: DG NLI". Greater Kashmir. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
  20. ^ a b "Members". Government Libraries Section, IFLA. Retrieved October 10, 2024. {{cite web}}: |first= missing |last= (help)
  21. ^ "INFLIBNET Centre Gandhinagar". www.inflibnet.ac.in. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
  22. ^ "The Executive Council". Jadavpur University. Retrieved October 10, 2024. {{cite web}}: |first= missing |last= (help)
  23. ^ "Minutes of the Agricultural Libraries SIG Business Meeting" (PDF). IFLA. August 17, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2024. {{cite web}}: |first= missing |last= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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