The Archives at NCBS is a public collecting centre for the history of science in contemporary India. These are in various forms: manuscript collections (with the prefix, MS), institutional collections (NS or NI), artefact collections (AT), bibliographic collections (BB), and oral history collections (OH). The holdings range from manuscripts to negatives to photographs, books, fine art, audio recordings, scientific equipment, letters, field and lab notes.

The best way to understand the full nature of material in the collections is by visiting the detailed finding aids on our ArchivesSpace digital catalogue.

The Archives at NCBS will always be a work in progress. Collections are periodically added, revised and updated. Its growth also depends on the participation of the broader community. To contribute material or share opinions and feedback about the Archives, please do write to us at

 

Sample Collections

Leslie Coleman Papers

Leslie Charles Coleman was an entomologist and plant pathologist, who was appointed as the first Director of Agriculture in Mysore State. He is renowned for setting up local agricultural and experimental unions and research institutions...[Read More]

 

Obaid Siddiqi Papers

Obaid Siddiqi (1932-2013), was the co-founder and first Centre Director of the National Center for Biological Sciences (NCBS) in Bangalore. Siddiqi worked extensively on the genetic neurobiology of the fruit fly, Drosophila...[Read More]

MS Swaminathan Papers

The MS Swaminathan Papers contain over 48000 archival objects from 80+ years, covering agricultural research through correspondence, field notes, photographs, administrative documents, media clippings and more...[Read More]

 

Featured Collections: Please visit our Featured Collections page for more context

MS013 BS Madhava Rao

MS014 Wayanad Prakrithi Samrakshana Samithi (WPSS)

MS015 NL Char

MS016 CP and Kusala Rajendran

MS017 NV Joshi

MS018 Prakash Gole

MS019 RJ Ranjit Daniels

MS020 Aasheesh Pittie

MS021 R Prabhakar

MS022 AN Yellappa Reddy

MS024 KS Krishnan (Physicist)

MS027 Shripad and Nandini’s Papers of Narmada Struggle

MS028 Krishnaja AP

MS029 PK Sukumaran

MS030 Ashish Chandola

MS031 Navnirmiti

MS033 Carl D’Silva

OH002 Oral Histories - History of Science (assorted)

OH003 Oral Histories - Ecology and Conservation

OH004 Oral Histories - The Life of Science collaboration

BB010 Vigyan O Vigyan Karmee

LB001 Science Reporter Magazine

SD002 Small Donations - Ecology

SD003 Small Donations - Agriculture

 

Other Collections 

Obaid Siddiqi Papers MS-001	T.M. Sahadevan Papers MS-002	K.S. Krishnan Papers MS-003	Ravi Sankaran Papers MS-004
Ajith Kumar Papers MS-005	NCBS - Establishment NI-001	NCBS – Dean’s office NI-002	NCBS – Academic office NI-003
NCBS – Publication NI-004	NCBS – Photographs NI-005	NCBS – TIFR material NI-006	Artefacts – Siddiqi Lab AT-001
Artefacts – KS Krishnan Office AT-002	Bibliography - Obaid Siddiqi BB-001	Bibliography - KS Krishnan BB-002	Oral History Interviews OH
Artefacts – Obaid Siddiqi Office AT-003	Obaid Siddiqi Lab Collection NS-001

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