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Soft
launch by Singapore President S. R. Nathan of the
S. Rajaratnam Permanent Exhibition on 9 April 2007
Visitors
walking through the ISEAS library main entrance will see on their left a cosy reading
corner which will be known informally as the Rajaratnam
Corner. It has a display of 1,000 out of the 4,507 books
donated to the library by the estate of the late Mr S.
Rajaratnam. The corner comes with information panels on the
life and legacy of this man, Singapore’s first Foreign
Minister and then Deputy Prime Minister before he retired from
29 years in politics to be a Senior Distinguished Fellow at
ISEAS. Mr Rajaratnam passed away on 22 February 2006.
Mr Rajaratnam was also an avid photographer. In this
reading corner is a DVD system where you can view a selection
of the beautiful photos he took on his travels. For a quick
tour of the man’s career, two filmlets are made available by
MediaCorp. These and other material make the Rajaratnam Corner
an educational experience.
On
9 April, the Rajaratnam Corner had a soft launch by Singapore President S. R. Nathan.
Individual
or group visits are welcome during office hours. For more information, please e-mail
admin@iseas.edu.sg or
call 67780955
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