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
Nov
Sun 2023
Archives Public Lecture Series: Arun K Thiruvengadam
Conflicts, Constitutions and Chance
...I seek to complicate this somewhat rosy view of constitutions, and highlight how some of the earliest constitutions were in fact inextricably interlinked with militaries and military heroes...[Read More]
Feb
Sat 2024
Archives Collections and Exhibition Launch
The Archives at NCBS turns five!
...On the occasion of turning five years old, we are delighted to launch a 100,000 new archival objects, a new exhibition, talks, walk-throughs, and more!...[Read More]
Mar
Fri 2024
Archives Public Lecture Series: Arvind Gupta
Making Things, Doing Science
...This lecture will demonstrate the possibilities of doing fun science using simple materials, and the history of activity based science....[Read More]
Apr
Fri 2024
Archives Public Lecture Series: Prajval Shastri
Growing with Black Holes and with the People’s Science Movement
...Are people’s science movements complementary to the practice of science? Does the ethos of the two align?...[Read More]
May
Fri 2024
Archives Public Lecture Series: Aasheesh Pittie and Suhel Quader
A Century of Watching Indian Birds
...What is the history of ornithology in India, and what role do birdwatchers play in it?...[Read More]
June
Thu 2024
Film Screening: Homai Vyarawalla
Documentary on India's first woman photojournalist
...In the film, Vyarawalla recollects the stories behind some of her favourite photographs and subjects....[Read More]
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]
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
