Sharad Karkhanis

Background

Karkhanis, Sharad was born on March 8, 1935 in Khopoli, India. Son of Dwarkanath D. and Indira (D.) Karkhanis. came to the United States, 1959.

Education

Bachelor in Economics, U. Bombay, 1958; Master of Library Science, Rutgers University, 1962; Master of Arts in Political Science, CUNY, 1967; Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science, New York University, 1978.

Career

Library., United States Information Svc., Bombay, 1955-1958; library trainee, Leyton Public Library., Layton, England, 1958-1959; library trainee, Montclair (New Jersey) Public Library., 1959-1960; library, East Orange (New Jersey) Public Library., 1960-1963; library, CUNY, Brooklyn, 1963-1964; professor library and political science departments, Kingsborough Community College, Brooklyn, since 1964.

Achievements

• Sharad Karkhanis has been listed as a noteworthy Librarian, political science educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Jewish heritage in America; an annotated bibliography. Foreword by Henry L. Feingold. Preface by Leon M. Goldstein.

Membership

Member Ethnic Task Force borough president, Brooklyn, since 1987. Member American Library Association, Asian/Pacific American Libraries Association (president 1980-1982), Library. Assn.CUNY Ipres. 1967-1969).

Interests

• Avocations: political biographies, movies.

Connections

Father:

Dwarkanath D. Karkhanis

Mother:

Indira (D.) Karkhanis