Library
Central Library
The Ramaiah Medical College Library was started in the year 1979 in an old building Block of the Institute in a small room with a small collection of books and journals.
In the year 1990 it was shifted to new independent building of the Institute, and moved to its present premises in 2015. Every year it has been updated with the latest edition of books & journals to facilitate the learning requirements of the students and faculty. At present the central library is spread across 46,000 square feet and accommodates around 850 users at a time.
It has e- access enabled for students and faculty. The library is maintained well and regularly enriches its collection in order to allow users full access to current research tools and technologies The institution has over 23,054 books & 12,245 Bound volumes of journals and ambience to meet the needs for academic enrichment.
The library will provide electronic access to various full text articles and databases via static IP addresses. The central library is well equipped with modern facilities and resources in the form of CD-ROM, online e-journals and e-books, audio video cassettes, books, Bound volumes of journals, thesis etc.
The library collection also includes a large section of expensive reference books and collection of books for SC/ST students.
The central library has involved various digitization activities, like digitizing the thesis and old question papers for the purpose of the students use.
The entire books and non-book materials are bar coded and in-house functions like Cataloguing & Acquisition, Periodicals, OPAC, EPAC reports, and other modules are automated using the EASYLIB automation software.
Our Location
“Library is the delivery room for the birth of ideas, a place where history comes to life" : Norman Cousins
The Medical Library is located at the Basement-1 of the Medical College Building.
About Central Library
Ramaiah medical college Library System comprises of a Central Library and about 38 departmental libraries collectively supporting the teaching, research and extension programs of the Institute. All in-house operations of the library are fully computerized using the Easylib Web Version 6.4A. library management software that also provides web-based access to the catalogue of the Central Library.
Central Library is well equipped with Medical Text/Reference Books, Databases, Periodicals, CDs, DVDs (Dissertations & Text Books), Bound volumes, National and International Journals. Theses and Dissertations. In library separate Digital library with 60 computers having dedicate high speed internet connection is made available. The library uses the National Library of Medicine Classification (NLM) for Medical Books & Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules2(AACR2) for stack arrangements. Resources could be searched using the library Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC). The library has a team of qualified and well experienced staff to cater to the information needs of the users.
The library remains open on all the days of the year except on 16 holidays.
Library Timings
| Library Opening Hours | |
|---|---|
| Monday to Friday | 8.00 AM to 9.30 PM 8.00 AM to 10.00 PM (During Exams) |
| Saturday | 8.00 AM to 9.00 PM |
| Sunday & General Holidays | 08-30 AM to 04-00 PM |
| Library Circulation Hours | |
|---|---|
| Monday to Friday | 8.30 AM to 9.00 PM |
| Saturday | 8.30 AM to 8.30 PM |
| Sunday | 9.00 AM to 3.30 PM |
| Own Books Reading Hall & Student common Reading Room Hours Own Books Reading Hall kept open throughout the year |
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|---|---|
| Monday to Sunday | 6:00 AM to 11:00 PM 6:00 AM to 01:00 AM (During Exams) (Subject to availability of security) |
| Sl.No | Title | Descriptions | URL Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PubMed | PubMed is a free search engine accessing primarily the MEDLINE database of references and abstracts on life sciences and biomedical topics. The United States National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health maintains the database as part of the Entrez system of information retrieval. | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ |
| 2 | PubMed Central | PubMed Central (PMC) is a free full-text digital repository that archives biomedical and life sciences journal literature at the U.S. National Institutes of Health's National Library of Medicine (NIH/NLM). | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/about/intro/ |
| 3 | MEDLINE | MEDLINE (Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online, or MEDLARS Online) is a bibliographic database of life sciences and biomedical information. It includes bibliographic information for articles from academic journals covering medicine, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, and health care. | https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medline/medline_overview.html |
| 4 | MedInd | MedIND provides free full text articles published in select Indian Biomedical Journals indexed in IndMED or PubMed. Full Text Journals Available. | https://www.medindia.net |
| 5 | National Cancer Institute | The National Cancer Institute (NCI) coordinates the United States National Cancer Program and is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which is one of eleven agencies that are part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It gives accurate, up-to-date, comprehensive cancer information from the U.S. government's principal agency for cancer research. | https://www.cancer.gov/ |
| 6 | Medscape | Medscape is a website providing access to medical information for clinicians; the organization also provides continuing education for physicians and health professionals. | https://www.medscape.com/ |
| 7 | Medicalbooksfree.com | Medical Books Free. This Website Is Intended To Provide Medical Ebooks For Free Download By Doctors & Medical Students. | http://medicalbooksfree.com/ |
| 8 | Free medical journals | Over 4000 free medical journals. Daily presentations of new journals. Free subscription to the journal alerts. | Free Medical Journals|by Amedeo.com |
| 9 | Clinical Care Options (CCO) | Clinical Care Options (CCO) is a premier medical education (CME), education technologies and medical publishing company. Utilizing its own proprietary technologies and best of breed portal technology, CCO is focused in specialty areas, including HIV, hepatitis, haematology and oncology. | https://www.clinicaloptions.com/ |
| 10 | Clinical Skills online | Online learning. Supporting revalidation, checking learning, building evidence for CPD. Easy access to clinical skills. | https://www.youtube.com/user/sgulcso |
| 11 | CEBM (Centre for Evidence based Medicine) | The Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine based in the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences in the University of Oxford is an academic-led centre dedicated to the practice, teaching and dissemination of high quality evidence-based medicine to improve healthcare in everyday clinical practice. | https://www.cebm.net/ |
| 12 | EBM (Evidence-Based Medicine) | Evidence-based medicine is an approach to medical practice intended to optimize decision-making by emphasizing the use of evidence from well-designed and well-conducted research. | https://ebm.bmj.com/ |
| 13 | GFMER (The Geneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research) | The Geneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research (GFMER) is a non-profit organization established in 2002. It is supported by the Department of Social Affairs of the City of Geneva and other Swiss and international institutions. The Foundation works in close collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO). The overall objectives of the Foundation are to promote and develop health education and research programs. | https://www.gfmer.ch/000_Homepage_En.htm |
| 14 | ACP Journal Club | ACP Journal Club summarizes the best new evidence for internal medicine from over 120 clinical journals. | https://www.acpjournals.org/loi/ajc |
| 15 | E-medicine by Medscape | Medscape is the leading online global destination for physicians and healthcare professionals worldwide, offering the latest medical news and expert perspectives; essential point-of-care drug and disease information; and relevant professional education and CME. | https://emedicine.medscape.com/ |
| 16 | MedEd Portal, Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) | MedEd PORTAL is a MEDLINE-indexed, open-access journal of teaching and learning resources in the health professions published by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), in partnership with the American Dental Education Association. | https://www.mededportal.org/?from=mep2 |
| 17 | End of Life/Palliative Education Resource Center (EPERC) | The EPERC shares educational resource material among the community of health professional educators involved in palliative care education. | https://waportal.org/resources/end-life-palliative-education-resource-center |
| 18 | The Health Education Assets Library (HEAL) | The Health Education Assets Library (HEAL) is a digital library of multimedia teaching resources for the health sciences. HEAL provides access to several thousand, video clips, animations, presentations, and audio files that support healthcare education. | https://www.healcentral.org/ |
| 19 | Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching (MERLOT) | The MERLOT system provides access to curated online learning and support materials and content creation tools, led by an international community of educators, learners, and researchers. | https://www.merlot.org/merlot/ |
| 20 | similima.com | SIMILIMA.COM - Latest jobs, technology, CMEs, clinical tips, and exams in Homoeopathy. | https://www.similima.com/ |
| 21 | innerbody.com | Turn to our experts for everything you need to know about at-home testing and telemedicine. | https://www.innerbody.com/ |
E-Journals
| Title | Descriptions | Access Links |
|---|---|---|
| Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) | DOAJ is an online directory that indexes and provides access to quality open access, peer-reviewed journals. | https://doaj.org/ |
| Open J-Gate | Open J-Gate was a free database of open access journals. | http://openj-gate.org/ |
| Openaccessjournals.com | Open Access Journals accommodates a broad spectrum of interdisciplinary journals that focus on a wide range of fields within the clinical and medical sciences, apart from including the scientific developments from Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences. | https://www.openaccessjournals.com/ |
| Oxford Open | Open Access resources from Oxford Academic. | https://academic.oup.com/journals/pages/open_access |
| Cambridge University Press | Open Access resources from Cambridge University Press. | https://www.cambridge.org/core/what-wepublish/open-access |
E-Books
| Title | Descriptions | Access Links |
|---|---|---|
| National Digital Library of India | The National Digital Library of India is a project under the Ministry of Human Resource Development, India. It has digitized and hosted all the significant works published in India, supported by the Government of India with active participation of 21 Centers. | https://ndl.iitkgp.ac.in/ |
| Open Access Theses & Dissertation (DOAR) | OpenDOAR is the quality-assured global directory of academic open access repositories. | http://www.opendoar.org/ |
| Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB) | Provides access to over 3000 e-books from more than 100 well-known publishers covering almost all disciplines. | http://www.doabooks.org/ |
| E-Books Directory | E-Books Directory is a categorized index of freely available online books. It provides over 9327 academic peer-reviewed ebooks and other documents with links to the full text of the publication at the publisher's website. | http://www.e-booksdirectory.com/ |
| Project Gutenberg | Project Gutenberg offers over 46,000 free ebooks. Users can choose among free e-pub format books, free Kindle books, download them, or read them online. | http://www.gutenberg.org/ |
| Internet Archive | Internet Archive is a nonprofit digital library providing free public access to a collection of digitized materials, including websites, music, moving images, and public domain books. | https://archive.org/ |
| HathiTrust Digital Library | A collaborative electronic book repository supported by 60 academic and research libraries. It provides free access to books, serials, standards, theses, etc. | http://www.hathitrust.org/ |
| Million Book Project | A digitization project of books initiated by Carnegie Mellon University. It provides access to over 1.5 million e-books to the readers. | https://archive.org/details/millionbooks |
E-Learning Resources
| Title | Descriptions | Access Links |
|---|---|---|
| e-PG Pathshala | e-Pathshala hosts educational resources for teachers, students, parents, researchers, and educators, available on Web, Android, iOS, and Windows platforms. | https://epgp.inflibnet.ac.in/ |
| SWAYAM online courses | Provides access to the best teaching-learning resources previously delivered on the SWAYAM Platform, now available for free without any registration. | https://swayam.gov.in/ |
| SWAYAMPRABHA | The SWAYAM PRABHA project uses GSAT-15 transponders to run 32 DTH channels that telecast high-quality educational content. | https://www.swayamprabha.gov.in/ |
| e-Content Courseware in UG subjects | CEC, an Inter-University Centre of University Grants Commission (UGC), launched e-content courseware on seven subjects, including Anthropology, English, Hindi, Mathematics, Photography, Environmental Studies, and History. | http://cec.nic.in/ |
| CEC-UGC YouTube channel | Provides access to unlimited educational curriculum-based lectures absolutely free. | http://www.youtube.com/user/cecedusat |
Search Engines (Scholarly)
| Title | Descriptions | Access Links |
|---|---|---|
| Google Scholar | Google Scholar is a freely accessible web search engine that indexes the full text or metadata of scholarly literature across an array of publishing formats and disciplines. | https://scholar.google.co.in/ |
| Google Patents | Google Patents is a search engine from Google that indexes patents and patent applications. | https://patents.google.com/ |
| Microsoft Academic Search | Microsoft Academic is a free public web search engine for academic publications and literature, developed by Microsoft Research. | http://academic.research.microsoft.com/ |
| OAIster | OAIster is a union catalog of millions of records that represent open access resources. | https://www.oclc.org/en/oaister.html |
| BASE: Bielefeld Academic Search Engine | BASE is a multi-disciplinary search engine for scholarly internet resources, created by Bielefeld University Library in Bielefeld, Germany. | http://www.base-search.net/about/en/ |
| CiteSeerX | CiteSeerX is a public search engine and digital library for scientific and academic papers, primarily in the fields of computer and information science. | http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu |
| Core: Connecting Repositories | CORE – Aggregating the world's open access research papers. CORE (COnnectingREpositories) is a service provided by the Knowledge Media Institute, based at The Open University, United Kingdom. | http://core.ac.uk/ |
| MyScienceWork | Database includes more than 70 million scientific publications and 12 million patents. | https://www.mysciencework.com/ |
Academic Social Networking Site
| Title | Descriptions | Access Links |
|---|---|---|
| ResearchGate | ResearchGate is a European commercial social networking site for scientists and researchers to share papers, ask and answer questions, and find collaborators. Access 130+ million publications and connect with 15+ million researchers. Join for free and gain visibility by uploading your research. | https://www.researchgate.net/ |
| Academia.edu | Academia.edu is an American commercial social networking website for academics. It's the easiest way to share papers with millions of people across the world for free. | http://www.academia.edu/ |
| The UGC-CARE List (UGC Approved Journals) | Individual registration is required to see the indexed journals. | https://ugccare.unipune.ac.in/ |
Membership for Lending Library Items
All the Staff & Postgraduate students of RMC are eligible for library membership. The eligible candidates are requested to collect library membership form from the central library and they have to fill the form get signed from HOD of the concerned Department, Professor In-charge of the library & PRINCIPAL. They have to submit the same to Central Library along with three similar passport size photographs. Membership also provided for Interns & SC/ST Students.
Borrowing Privileges and Overdue Fine
Only Registered Members can borrow books from the Central Library on production of their individual Borrower’s tickets issued by the library at the circulation desk. Each book issued to the user(s) must get proper gate pass which they have to surrender at the check-point to the security. The entitlement of number books on loan and loan period with overdue fine for different categories of members are as follows:
| Membership Category | No. Of Borrower’s Tickets Issued | No. Of Books That Can Be Issued Each Card | Loan Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faculty/Academic Staff | 2 | 2- Books & 2-Journals | 7 days or 15 days |
| Senior Residents | 2 | 2- Books & 2-Journals | 7 days or 15 days |
| P.G Students/Junior Residents | 2 | 2- Books & 2-Journals | 7 days or 15 days |
| Intern Students | 1 | 2 Books Only | 7 days or 15 days |
| SC/ST Students | 1 | 2 Books Only | 30 days |
General Borrowing Rules
Loss of Identity Card/ Library Borrower’s tickets
The loss of Identity Card or Library Borrower’s tickets should be reported to the Institute Concerned Office and Circulation Counter of the Library. The Institute concerned section (UG/ PG) will issue duplicate Identity card. Contact Circulation Counter for Borrower’s tickets. Borrowers shall be responsible for any loss or misuse of their original/ duplicate card.
- Library members can borrow books and bound volumes & periodicals for a stipulated period.
- The library authorities have power to cancel the membership, who is infringing the rules of library.
- Aprons, Bags, Plastic Covers, Snacks (Chewing Gum) and any personal belongings are not allowed inside the library.
- Under no circumstances, the library authorities are responsible for transferred or misuse of library borrower’s tickets. Library items to borrow - Books / Bound Volume / Periodicals.
- Books will be issued only on production of library borrower’s ticket.
- Members can borrow Two books and Two journals at a time for one BT card for a maximum period of 07 or 15 days.
- On no account, the books borrowed are transferable to any other members.
- Theses, dissertations, CDs, video cassettes, etc…, are not lent out of the library.
- Although the library circulation staff will observe any damage to the library item before lending it, all readers are requested to check the library item thoroughly for missing pages, chapters, pictures etc., or any damage before borrowing. Please note damaged items will not be lent out.
Cost Recovery of Books Lost by the Library Members
- Library borrowed items (books/bound volume /periodicals) if returned in damaged condition will NOT be accepted from the reader. Mutilated or spoiled books will have to be replaced by the borrower / the borrower would have to pay the replacement cost of the book for its latest edition.
- Members are requested to return the library items within due date to avoid fine & inconvenience to others.
Renewal of Books
If a loan book is not on demand, then the user concerned is allowed for renewal a maximum of two consecutive times. The renewal of books can be done through the library staff at the circulation counter. The library reserves the right to recall any book issued to the user at any point in time if need aeries.
Overdue notices and suspension of borrowing privileges Overdue Fines
If a loaned item is not returned by the end of the lending period, the library sends the reminders. Failure to return even after remainders the decision will be taken with concerned higher authorities.
Overdue Fines
If any Staff fail to return the book/journals Rs.1/- per item will be charged per day until the item is returned.
If any PG /Interns students fail to return book/journal with in due date, they will be charged Rs.5/- per day for first 15 days and after that Rs.10/- per day will be charged for one month. After one month it will be Rs.25/- per day for subsequent days
Loss of library borrowed items Claims
Loss of books / bound volume /periodicals must be reported immediately. Late fees, if any, will be charged till the loss of borrowed item is reported. If the original borrowed library item is returned after reporting it lost, the fine will be calculated till the date of its return.
The Facilities & Services provided by the Central Library are:
- Separate reading halls for students & staff
- Study carrels to provide privacy.
- Relax reading area
- Property Counter
- Separate Common rooms for boys and girls (King & Queens)
- Locker facility
- RO (Drinking Water)
- Electricity Back Up
- RFID/ Biometric Facility
- Wi-Fi Facility provided
- CCTV Surveillance
- Proper arrangement of Library Resources (Books, Journal, Reference Books, etc)
- Extent Library Hours at the Time of Examination
- Digital Library with Air Conditioning
- Open Access Facilities for Textual Documents
- Online public access catalogue
- Scanning & Photocopying facility in the library is available subject to copyright restrictions.
- Audio-Visual with Air Conditioning
- Lending or Circulation Service
- Reservation of Documents
- Inter Library Loan
- Assistance in the Use of Library and Library Tools
- Reference Service
- Referral Service
- Reader Advisory Service
- User Orientation service
- Current Awareness Services
- Literature Search and Compiling a Subject Bibliography
- Reprographic Service
- Document Delivery Service
- User Training
- Audio-Visual viewing facility
- Book Bank
- Information display & notification
- Journal Club
- CD/ROM and DVD’s
- Membership
- Previous year Question Papers
- Plagiarism Check Software
- Library alerts
- Book Exhibition
- Property Counter
- Suggestion Box
- Department Library Services.
- Email Alert Service
- CD-Writers
- Access to E-Books
- RMC library WhatsApp group
- Indexing Services
- Web OPAC
To know the resources available in our Library like Books, Journals, Thesis / Dissertation, CD Text books etc. – Click here – (http://49.207.57.234:8085/msrmc/ ) to access the OPAC module of Easy lib software
Click on the Link Given Below to know More:
Over 23,054 books and 12,245 Bound volumes of journals from across 235 countries.
- Personal belongings including bag, laptop bag, briefcase, umbrella, files, folders, etc. should be deposited at the lockers provided at the library.
- Users are required to leave apron, jacket, etc. at the locker.
- Cash and other valuables should not be left in the lockers. The library accepts no responsibility for any loss.
- Users must switch-off their mobile phone or turn it into silent mode.
- Users must sign the entry register maintained at the Security check Point and enter ‘in’ and ‘out’ time.
- Strict silence, discipline and decorum should be maintained in the library premises.
- Dress code of the Institute must be maintained during Library visit.
- Users should behave in a reasonable and seemly fashion in the library and should not cause disturbance to others.
- Personal books are permitted in the reading area except in the Journal section and Stack. Books including diaries and note books are not permitted inside the Stack.
- Reading halls are meant for individual study only. Engaging in discussion, conversation and group study is discouraged.
- Users should not waste time in searching books and other materials the location of which they are not sure about. OPAC should be used to search bibliographic and location details of the materials. Library staff help also can be taken to trace the books and other materials which are not found easily.
- Personal belongings should not be left on the reading tables unattended.
- Reservation of seats by users either for themselves or for others by placing books or other articles on the reading tables and chairs are not encouraged.
- Membership and borrower’s card are not transferable.
- Loss of Library card should be reported immediately in writing to the Circulation Desk. In case of loss of a Library card, the member may request the Head of the Institution or Librarian in writing for the issue of a duplicate. A fine of Rs.100/- will be levied for the loss of a card. payments must be made at the Circulation Desk.
- Users should check carefully the books for missing pages and other damages before checking out.
- Books borrowed for reading in the library premises must be returned to the Circulation Desk after use.
- Books must be handled with great care and protected from dust and rains. Damage to the books through mishandling, mutilating, underlining, scribbling and disfiguring must be avoided.
- Care must be taken not to damage and disfigure furniture, equipment and the building.
- Tables and chairs should not be disturbed from their position.
- Users should not rest their feet on the chairs, tables and bookshelves.
- Standing at the Library entrance, chatting and discussing disturbs readers, Carrying and consumption of eatables and beverages in the library premises is not allowed.
- Playing music and sleeping in the library is prohibited.
- Lights and fans should be switched-off when not needed.
- Library cards must be returned to obtain ‘No dues’ from the library.
The Staff & Students Are Informed To Strictly Obey The Rules And Regulations To Run The Library Smoothly.
Library Advisory Committee (LAC)
Members
| Sl.No | Name | Designation | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Shalini C Nooyi. | Principal & Dean, RMC& RMCH | Chairperson |
| 2 | Dr. Harish K. | Professor & HOD, Director, Centre of Excellence of Oncology RMCH | Member |
| 3 | Dr. Prathab A. G. | Registrar-I & Joint Controller of Examinations-RUAS. | Member |
| 4 | Dr. Hemanth T | Registrar-II, Joint Registrar & Director- Admissions-RUAS. | Member |
| 5 | Dr. Naik Shalini Ashok. | Associate, Professor, Dept. of Microbiology & Faculty In-charge of library | Member |
| 6 | Dr. Madan K. | Associate, Professor. Dept. of General Surgery. | Member |
| 7 | Dr. Divya Prabhu. | Associate, Professor. Dept. of General Medicine | Member |
| 8 | Dr. Manjunath P. R. | Assistant Professor. Dept. of Endocrinology | Member |
| 9 | Dr. Veena Kiran Nambiar. | Professor, Ramaiah College of Physiotherapy | Member |
| 10 | Mr. Yethiraju B. N. | Librarian, Dept. of Library | Member Secretary |
| 11 | Mr. Pramod, B. | Assistant Librarian, Dept. of Library | Member |
| 12 | Dr. Gowrie Maiya. | PG Student, Dept. of General Medicine. | Student Member |
| 13 | Dr. Sanjani Niranjan., | PG Student, Dept. of Microbiology. | Student Member |
| 14 | Miss. Erica Ana D Costa. | PG Student, Dept. of Physiotherapy | Student Member |
| 15 | Mr. Mohammed Faizan Nadeem. | Phase III- Part-I, RMC | Student Member |
List of E - Resources & Login Credentials
| Sl.No | E -Databases | Website Address | Subscribed /Open Access | Mode of Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UpToDate | https://www.uptodate.com/contents/search | SUBSCRIBED By RMC | IP authenticated Accessible at RMC COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL And Mobile App |
| 2 | SCOPUS | www.scopus.com | SUBSCRIBED UNDER GEF | IP authenticated Accessible at RMC COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL |
| 3 | E-PG PATASALA | https://epgp.inflibnet.ac.in/ | OPEN ACCESS | OPEN ACCESS |
| 4 | SWAYAM | www.swayam.com | OPEN ACCESS | OPEN ACCESS |
| 5 | MOOCS | https://www.mooconmooc.org/ | OPEN ACCESS | OPEN ACCESS |
| 6 | E-SOUDHASINDHU | https://ess.inflibnet.ac.in/ | Institute Profile Created | Accessible at Library |
| 7 | SHODHGANGA | https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/ | OPEN ACCESS | Open access (Only for Thesis) |
| 8 | NPTEL | https://nptel.ac.in/ | OPEN ACCESS | Open access For Technology |
Contact Information
Librarian
Department of Library & Information Centre Ramaiah Medical College
MSR Nagar, MSRIT Post, Bangalore – 560 054
ADDRESS