ath ▁Ka ula ▁was ▁a ▁li br arian , ▁Library ▁and ▁Information ▁Sciences ▁special ist ▁and ▁author ▁who ▁worked ▁with ▁the ▁Ban ar as ▁H indu ▁University ▁in ▁Var an asi , ▁India . ▁Ka ula ▁author ed ▁si xty ▁books ▁and ▁mon ograph s , ▁six ▁professional ▁journ als ▁( found er - editor ), ▁over ▁ 4 0 0 ▁scholar ly ▁journal , ▁over ▁ 4 0 0 ▁peer ▁review , ▁ 4 3 ▁bibli ograph ies ▁and ▁ 6 0 0 0 ▁notes . ▁Ka ula ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁recip ient ▁of ▁the ▁Pad ma ▁Sh ri ▁award ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Pr ith vi ▁N ath ▁Ka ula ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁in ▁S rin agar , ▁Jam mu ▁and ▁K ash mir , ▁India . ▁His ▁family ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁lower ▁middle ▁class . ▁He ▁completed ▁his ▁higher ▁education ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Arts ▁in ▁the ▁Ban ar as ▁H indu ▁University ▁in ▁Var an asi . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁employed ▁as ▁a ▁L ibr arian ▁with ▁the ▁Bir la ▁Education ▁Trust ▁in ▁Pil ani . ▁He ▁later ▁on ▁became ▁the ▁L ibr arian ▁at ▁Central ▁Library , ▁B H U , ▁Head ▁of ▁Department ▁of ▁Library ▁and ▁Information ▁Science , ▁B H U ▁and ▁the ▁Dean ▁of ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Arts ▁in ▁the ▁Ban ar as ▁H indu ▁University . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Sch ol