Dr. T. S. Kumbar
- Dr. T S Kumbar is currently working with Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, ( DA-IICT), Gandhinagar as Senior Deputy Librarian of its Resource Centre ( Library).
- He holds a Ph D in Library and Information Science from Gulbarga University, Gulbarga and got gold medal for best Ph.D work
- Has worked in different libraries in the country starting from American Centre Library at Chennai (Internee).
- He has also briefly worked with Doordarshan ( TV) Library at Chennai and Gulbarga University before moving to Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai where he worked for little over one decade.
- Dr. Kumbar was with INFLIBNET for more than five years before joining DA-IICT. During his working with INFLIBNET, he was instrumental in initiating,
- SOUL Software,
- E-resources Consortium,
- Retrospective conversion of five university catalogues
- Document Delivery Services involving six universities.
- Dr. Kumbar has published over 26 research papers and is associated with a few universities for academic and research work.
- He is a recipient of “Young Librarian” award from SATKAL Trust Chandigarh.
- He is also recipient of following Fellowships:
- American Library Association/USIA Fellowship 1995-96
- Fulbright Fellowship 2001-2002
- Canadian Studies Faculty Research Fellow 2006
- He is a member of National Steering Committee, INDEST Consortium, MHRD, Govt. Of India
