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campus, far away from RGCB there was no have had to undergo in my life.
difficulty to at all in catering to the requirements
of students because the fully automated Turning back I feel I can certainly be proud of
infrastructure already built up in the main campus myself in endevouring in a meaningful way
easily enabled extension of all library facilities to for the benefit of an institution, growing in an
the students as well through web based circulation international recognition and its members of the
system, which enabled easy monitoring of library scientific community and by that way the society
activities of BIC Library at the new campus. in general. This is the rewarding experience from
which I derived happiness that sustained me all
Many are the international dignitaries who these years. “Happiness is but an occasional
visited our library. The memories of the Nobel episode in the human drama of pain”- wrote
Laureate James D Watson visiting our library and Thomas Hardy, the celebrated English novelist.
presenting an autographed copy of his celebrated But I do not subscribe to this pessimistic notion
book “The Double Helix” which is kept as a of Hardy. What appeals to my mental makeup is
valuable possession of our reference section is the lines of Robert Frost, the great American poet
so fresh still even today in my mind. I myself very who wrote: Dr. Malini Laloraya was awarded the Professor GP Talwar Oration Award and Gold Medal of Indian Society
sincerely feel that if I had been placed in a different for the Study of Reproduction & Fertility (ISSRF) on February 16 , 2020 at ISSRF 2020 at Mata Vaishnodevi
th
environment in my career, perhaps I would not have “The woods are lovely, dark and deep, University, Katra, Jammu.
had this kind of an opportunity to see and keep But I have promises to keep,
myself acquainted with colourful personalities And miles to go before I sleep,
and thus deriving an enriching experience which And miles to go before I sleep.
drastically remoulded my attitude, aptitude and
outlook in life, thus deriving immense happiness Indeed life is a journey, only if you understand its
from my daily interactions with people and total great significance. I have to continue my journey
involvement in my work, with absolute sense of through another face in my life. I will have to, by
dedication, despite all the trials and tribulations I bidding farewell to you all.

Sebastian John, PhD student of Dr. Rashmi Mishra
was awarded the Best Poster Award at INCD 2019,
Sep 23-25, 2019 held at IIT Guwahati