Research scholars at Kerala University Library in the Report of Vice Chancellor
In his report titled "LOOKING BACK AT MY YEARS IN THE UNIVERSITY OF KERALA" Prof P.K Radhakrishnan, Vice-Chancellor, University of Kerala (24.02.2014 to 23.02.2018) states that It was shocking to watch that over 1500 research scholars were granted registration for doing doctoral research at the Kerala University Library as Research Centre. The University Library is headed by a non-teacher and the space available there can accommodate a maximum of 800 library users belonging to all walks of life. The research supervisors of those 1500 unfortunate research students were mostly teachers retired from service or teachers working in colleges located faraway. There was no academic environment for those research scholars like those enjoyed by scholars of University Departments. The so called research hall was used to hold political meetings and flags and hoardings were stocked in the hall. Those who acted or rather did not act to prevent such a pitiable situation cannot ever escape...