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
July
2024
Obaid Siddiqi Lectures 2024
Talks about Feminist Science Studies by Gita Chadha
...What does it mean to examine science at multiple levels, using the twin conceptual tools of feminism: gender and patriarchy?....[Read More]
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]
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
