National Library of India, Ministry of Culture
Dr. Partha Sarathi Das currently serves at the National Library of India, with prior experience at the Botanical Survey of India under the Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change, Government of India. His expertise lies in library administration, with a keen focus on resource acquisition and the utilization of advanced IT applications in library settings. Additionally, he has been a dedicated practitioner of Rajyoga Meditation with the Brahma Kumaris for over a decade.
Dr. Das is an Innovator and Mentor of South Asia through the International Network of Emerging Library Innovators India. This distinction is part of a global library leadership capacity building program supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's Global Libraries Initiative. In recognition of his outstanding contributions to the field of librarianship, he received the prestigious Indian Librarian Pride Award as well as the Best Library Professional Award by the Central Government Library Association. Dr. Das has a portfolio of 39 publications that includes journal articles, conference papers, and book chapters. Among his notable works, he is a co-author of the books “The Story of Steel Bridge: the Howrah Bridge; A Testimony of Indo-British Co-operation in Engineering Field” and “Ram Mohun Roy: Herald of New Modern Age”.