Dr. S.P. Agrawal (b. 1929) was Member Secretary, Indian Association of Social Science Institutions, and Director National Social Science Documentation Centre, ICSSR, Government of Indiaand Member Secretary, Indian Association of social Science Institutions. He was also the ViceChairman of the Asia and Pacific Information Network in Social Sciences (APINESS). In 1988 he was awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Education (Honoris Causa) by International University Foundation, Presently, he is Member, IFLA Round Table on Research In Reading. International Committee for Social Science Information and Documentation, Board of Studies of national Archives of India and Hindi Advisory Committee, Ministry of Coal, Government of India. He is also Fellow of the Society of Ethnobotanists. Born and brought up in the cradle of freedom movement, which he joined at the tender*age of twelve , he gained and insight into political problems and developed a sense of responsibility which bore fruit as an information scientist , He has written extensively on various aspects of Education, Indian Polity and Library and Information Science. J.C. Aggarwal (b. 1928), has a varied experience in the field of education. He was Deputy Director of Education and Executive Director of Education and Executive Director of Delhi Bureau of Text Books under Delhi Administration. He has organised and attended any conferences, seminars and workshops in education. Shri Aggarwal has authored more than seventy books on various aspects of social sciences.