Overview of the Archives
The Archives at NCBS is a public collecting centre for the history of science in contemporary India.
1876
The oldest archives entry
50+
Collections
350K+
Objects
06
Genres of content
01
Volume of the Siddiqi papers, in cubic metres
Aug
Tue 2024
Archives Public Lecture Series: DCV Mallik
KS Krishnan: A Life in its Myriad Hues
...Biographical talk about KS Krishnan (4.12.1898 - 14.06.1961), the physicist....[Read More]
Sep
2024
Archives Public Lecture Series: Prachi Deshpande
Scripts and Voices in the Archive
...How do we preserve knowledge about language usage and practice?....[Read More]
Dec
2024
Archives Public Lecture Series: Anurag Gupta
Structural Design of Indian Musical Instruments: Historic and Scientific Perspectives
...on acoustical significance and historical development of musical instruments....[Read More]
Jan
2025
Archives Public Lecture Series: Sonia Ashmore
The Politics of Muslin Cloth
...The talk will consider the decline and survival of muslins and the future of this and other handcrafted textiles today.....[Read More]
Feb
2025
Archives Special Event: 100k objects /
"Untitled, Undated" exhibition
...We launch another 100,000 processed objects across 20 collections and 100+ years, all work done in 2024, as well as a new exhibition, "Untitled, Undated".....[Read More]
Apr
2025
Archives Open Day: School Edition
"Art, Origami, Quiz and more!"
...Includes History of Science Quiz, archive tours, and art and origami workshops for children[Read More]
May
2025
Archives Research Fellow Talk: Abhinav Tyagi
"Revisiting the “Green Revolution”: Statecraft of Cultivating Modernity"
...Archives research fellow talk drawing on the MS Swaminathan Papers...[Read More]
May
2025
Archives Workshop
"Archiving like a Feminist Workshop"
...Two-day workshop on intersection of feminist practices and archival practices, ending with a performance by Shruti Vishwanath, Hearing Herstories, Singing Sisterhood...[Read More]
Jun
2025
Archives Research Fellow Talk: Mansi Dhingra
"What can archiving teach you about the archive?"
...Archives research fellow talk drawing on new oral history interviews with members of the Puroik community in Arunachal Pradesh...[Read More]
Jul
2025
Oral History Workshop: Lauren Kata
"Listening toward Archiving"
...Listening toward Archiving: Talk and Workshop on Oral History Metadata Assessment and Planning Tool...[Read More]
Jul
2025
Obaid Siddiqi Lectures 2025: S Preetha Nair
"On Janaki Ammal, museum-zoo-garden complex, and taking science to women in south India"
...On Janaki Ammal, museum-zoo-garden complex, and taking science to women in south India...[Read More]
Aug
2025
Archives Public Lecture Series
"Revisiting the Narmada: Nandini Oza and Shripad Dharmadhikary"
...Their joint talk, "Revisiting the Narmada: On Memory, Accountability and Resistance”, will reflect on how archives and history are not just memories or chronicles of past events....[Read More]
Visit the Archives
The Archives at NCBS is located in the Eastern Labs Complex basement within the NCBS campus. Follow the signs from the NCBS reception. Or call us at +91-80-2366-6011.
Location
Archive at the National Centre for Biological Sciences
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
GKVK Campus, Bellary Road,
Bangalore – 560065. Karnataka. India
Visiting Hours
10:00 AM to 05:00 PM (Monday – Friday).
For questions, directions or more information, please visit https://archives.ncbs.res.in/contact
Groups and organized tours
Curious about how an archive gets built? We are happy to conduct tours for groups of up to 10-15 people. Please visit https://archives.ncbs.res.in/contact
