IIM Ahmedabad to restore library with the help of TCS’s 20 cr grant
Tata
Consultancy Services (TCS) has partnered with IIM Ahmedabad to restore the
Vikram Sarabhai library. This will be done by them using a grant of Rs. 20
crores. This task will be undertaken by the nonprofit arm of TCS, also known as
the TCS Foundation.
Ashish
Nanda, the director of IIM- A, said, “I am thankful to TCS Foundation for
supporting this critical project. The library is the heart of academic
endeavors at IIMA and TCS’ contribution will help generations of future leaders
and change agents in enterprises and in society. The research environment at
IIMA will be significantly strengthened through this contribution, bringing our
library on par with some of the best management schools worldwide.”
The
library is located at the Louis Kahn Plaza, IIM- A’s iconic plaza. The aim of
this collaboration is to restore and reimagine the library into a knowledge hub
which can be very well used in the future for digital learning and
collaboration. The library of Vikram Sarabhai at Louis Kahn Plaza is a landmark
that leaves everyone speechless. The place is famous for its design and its
grandeur. The landmark is very old and now is the time that it should be
upgraded and restored. The library has seen many ups and downs, one of them
being the Gujarat earthquake. And, this is the reason IIM- A has collaborated
with TCS Foundation to renovate the landmark.
While
renovating, the main focus will be on digital collections, though white print
collections will still be the part of the library. Space will be increased so
that it encourages the interaction between the students, academics, and the
visitors.
The
foundation, known as the TCS Foundation, is very well known for its Corporate
Social Responsibility Projects and has always been engaged in the promotion and
the funding of the projects. All these are the projects that it takes under the
department of CSR. And, this time also, this foundation will support this
project and will also provide a funding a project of Rs. 20 crores.
It
is expected that the whole task will be completed by the end of the year 2018.
After the process is completed, it is expected to be technologically oriented
more, and is also expected to include intelligent identification technologies.
Rajesh
Gopinathan, Chief Financial Officer, TCS, said, “IIMA plays a pivotal role in
providing world-class management education for tomorrow’s leaders and TCS
Foundation is proud to help in making this landmark library future ready by
introducing leading-edge digital learning technologies and flexible
collaboration spaces. Once completed, this library will become a benchmark for
knowledge management among academic institutions globally.”
Regards
Pralhad Jadhav
Senior Manager @ Library
Khaitan & Co
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