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
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]
Sep
2025
Archives Public Lecture Series
"Voices From the Lab and the Field"
...How do we represent those who peopled Indian agrarian history?....[Read More]
Oct
2025
Archives Public Lecture Series
"Independent India's Promise of 'People's Health"
...The talk traces how public health policies and programs evolved over time in response to national and international priority setting....[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
