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1990 Nov TMS To Vijay Raghavan - Telecom strike.tif
Even though TIFR had in principle got confirmation that they could get land in the University of Agricultural Sciences and they were very close to a memorandum of understanding, much depended on the vagaries of the people in power. TM Sahadevan, one…
1990 Sep DBT Ramachandran to DAE PK Iyengar - NCBS DAE ok - 1.tif
One of the questions raised at the time the Centre ideas were being formulated was that it should be under the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and not the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE). After another round of conversations, the DBT sent a…
1990 Sep DBT Ramachandran to DAE PK Iyengar - NCBS DAE ok - 2.tif
One of the questions raised at the time the Centre ideas were being formulated was that it should be under the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and not the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE). After another round of conversations, the DBT sent a…
1990-07-11 Fr. Dr.Jayant Udgaonkar To Prof. V.Singh.tif
The seemingly indefinite wait for an NCBS approval started to wear on the younger faculty hires. Obaid Siddiqi's approach to obstacles was to wait them out and ensure he gets what he needed. The younger faculty at the time were inclined to be a…
1990-07-14 Fr. VijayRaghavan To O.Siddiqi.tif
The seemingly indefinite wait for an NCBS approval started to wear on the younger faculty hires. Obaid Siddiqi's approach to obstacles was to wait them out and ensure he gets what he needed. The younger faculty at the time were inclined to be a…
1990-09-04 TIFR Vijay to DAE - No Pune Justification - 1.tif
Following the Atomic Energy Commission's July 1990 letter to the Maharashtra Chief Minister requesting for land for NCBS, the government got very interested and offered various options, including plots as large as 100 acres. The search committee at…
1990-09-04 TIFR Vijay to DAE - No Pune Justification - 2.tif
Following the Atomic Energy Commission's July 1990 letter to the Maharashtra Chief Minister requesting for land for NCBS, the government got very interested and offered various options, including plots as large as 100 acres. The search committee at…
1990-09-04 TIFR Vijay to DAE - No Pune Justification - 3.tif
Following the Atomic Energy Commission's July 1990 letter to the Maharashtra Chief Minister requesting for land for NCBS, the government got very interested and offered various options, including plots as large as 100 acres. The search committee at…
1990-09-04 TIFR Vijay to DAE - No Pune Justification - 4.tif
Following the Atomic Energy Commission's July 1990 letter to the Maharashtra Chief Minister requesting for land for NCBS, the government got very interested and offered various options, including plots as large as 100 acres. The search committee at…
1990-09-04 TIFR Vijay to DAE - No Pune Justification - 5.tif
Following the Atomic Energy Commission's July 1990 letter to the Maharashtra Chief Minister requesting for land for NCBS, the government got very interested and offered various options, including plots as large as 100 acres. The search committee at…
1990-09-04 TIFR Vijay to DAE - No Pune Justification - 6.tif
Following the Atomic Energy Commission's July 1990 letter to the Maharashtra Chief Minister requesting for land for NCBS, the government got very interested and offered various options, including plots as large as 100 acres. The search committee at…
1990-92 Bangalore Land File - Log Book 1.tif
File 181 in TIFR is synonymous with all things related to the TIFR Centre. People would check the logbook in and out, and it got especially busy in the years between 1990 and 1992.
1991 Apr - TMS to UAS - stop work on GKVK land.tif
After the memorandum of understanding was signed between the University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) and TIFR, there was the additional problem of ensuring that it didn’t get used for other purposes.
1991 Apr 8 UAS to TIFR - Hand over letter.tif
University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) hands over the 20 acres of land to TIFR in April 1991.
1991 Feb Lease Deed Bw TIFR and UAS (1).tif
The first page of the lease deed signed by the University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) and TIFR for 20 acres and 10 guntas of land at the rate of one rupee for 50 years, and extendable by another 50 years. February 8, 1991.
1991 Feb Lease Deed Bw TIFR and UAS (3).tif
The first page of the lease deed signed by the University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) and TIFR for 20 acres and 10 guntas of land at the rate of one rupee for 50 years, and extendable by another 50 years. February 8, 1991.
1991 Feb Lease Deed Bw TIFR and UAS (5).tif
The first page of the lease deed signed by the University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) and TIFR for 20 acres and 10 guntas of land at the rate of one rupee for 50 years, and extendable by another 50 years. February 8, 1991.
1991 Feb Lease Deed Bw TIFR and UAS (7).tif
The first page of the lease deed signed by the University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) and TIFR for 20 acres and 10 guntas of land at the rate of one rupee for 50 years, and extendable by another 50 years. February 8, 1991.
1991 Feb Lease Deed Bw TIFR and UAS (8).tif
The first page of the lease deed signed by the University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) and TIFR for 20 acres and 10 guntas of land at the rate of one rupee for 50 years, and extendable by another 50 years. February 8, 1991.
1991 Feb Lease Deed Bw TIFR and UAS (9).tif
The first page of the lease deed signed by the University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) and TIFR for 20 acres and 10 guntas of land at the rate of one rupee for 50 years, and extendable by another 50 years. February 8, 1991.
1991 Feb Satish Chandran To Blr District - UAS legal land.tif
Another hurdle came up even after the memorandum of understanding was signed between the University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) and TIFR. Given the strict guidelines for use of agricultural land at the time, the Bangalore authorities had to be…
1991 Jan DAE to CNR Planning urge - 1.tif
In January 1991, PK Iyenger at the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) reached out to CNR Rao who was in the Planning Commission briefly at the time. The approval for the new centre kept getting delayed and Iyengar urged Rao to expedite the proposal.
1991 Jan DAE to CNR Planning urge - 2.tif
In January 1991, PK Iyenger at the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) reached out to CNR Rao who was in the Planning Commission briefly at the time. The approval for the new centre kept getting delayed and Iyengar urged Rao to expedite the proposal.
1991 Jul NCBS compound wall - Siddiqi reply 2.tif
Obaid Siddiqi's reply to an office memo at TIFR about the building of a compound wall in July 1991 to define the boundaries for the new NCBS.
1991 Mar Blr District Approval - UAS legal land.tif
Following the letter by TR Satish Chandran, the Bangalore authorities cleared the lease deed between UAS and TIFR. In a sense, this was the last hurdle for setting up the centre. All that remained at the time was a token official order from the DAE.
1991 NIAS Lecture - Science Trends - OS Hand Written - 2.tif
Discussion on institutional autonomy are closely to its administration. In his lecture at the new National Institute for Advanced Studies in 1991, Obaid Siddiqi shared his concern for the administration of science, saying that "one of the major…
1991 NIAS Lecture - Science Trends - OS Hand Written - 3.tif
Discussion on institutional autonomy are closely to its administration. In his lecture at the new National Institute for Advanced Studies in 1991, Obaid Siddiqi shared his concern for the administration of science, saying that "one of the major…
1991 Oct - TIFR Council Meet - UAS MoU - 2.pdf
The TIFR Council met on Oct 16, 1991, to discuss the projected plans for the new biology centre campus in Bangalore on the UAS land. There is no mention of an impending sanction order from the DAE (which would come in just six days later), suggesting…
1991 Oct 22 - DAE to TIFR - NCBS sanction order - typo.tif
The DAE sanction order to TIFR to set up the Centre for Fundamental Research in Biological Sciences, which would eventually become the National Centre for Biological Sciences. The Oct 22, 1991, letter was followed up by another one on Oct 23 due to a…
1991 Oct 23 Narayanan DAE To TIFR - NCBS Sanction Order - 1.tif
The DAE sanction order to TIFR to set up the Centre for Fundamental Research in Biological Sciences, which would eventually become the National Centre for Biological Sciences. The Oct 22, 1991, letter was followed up by another one on Oct 23 due to a…
1992 Architect Subcommittee Review Report - Comparisons and selection - 1.tif
A committee report from 1992 on the selection of an external architect for the design of NCBS, with details on Raj Rewal's previous work on the National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi.
1992 Architect Subcommittee Review Report - Comparisons and selection - 2.tif
A committee report from 1992 on the selection of an external architect for the design of NCBS, with details on Raj Rewal's previous work on the National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi.
1992 Aug - RD John to Siddiqi - Borewell need at NCBS site.tif
NCBS hired RD John, a retired Department of Space engineer, as an external advisor for the NCBS construction. Here, RD John relays to Obaid Siddiqi the delay in getting water to the construction site and the need for the construction agency to have…
1992 D-2003-01237 RajRewal_NCBS_Architecture_1.pdf
The initial project design proposal for NCBS, sent in by Raj Rewal Associates.
1992 D-2003-01237 RajRewal_NCBS_Architecture_2.pdf
The initial project design proposal for NCBS, sent in by Raj Rewal Associates.
1992 D-2003-01237 RajRewal_NCBS_Architecture_3pdf
The initial project design proposal for NCBS, sent in by Raj Rewal Associates.
1992 D-2003-01237 RajRewal_NCBS_Architecture_4.pdf
The initial project design proposal for NCBS, sent in by Raj Rewal Associates.
1992 D-2003-01237 RajRewal_NCBS_Architecture_5.pdf
The initial project design proposal for NCBS, sent in by Raj Rewal Associates.
1992 D-2003-01237 RajRewal_NCBS_Architecture_6.pdf
The initial project design proposal for NCBS, sent in by Raj Rewal Associates.
1992 D-2003-01237 RajRewal_NCBS_Architecture_7.pdf
The initial project design proposal for NCBS, sent in by Raj Rewal Associates.
1992 D-2003-01237 RajRewal_NCBS_Architecture_8.pdf
The initial project design proposal for NCBS, sent in by Raj Rewal Associates.
1992 D-2003-01237 RajRewal_NCBS_Architecture_9.pdf
The initial project design proposal for NCBS, sent in by Raj Rewal Associates.
1992 early - TIFR Council Meet - Architect - 1.pdf
Although the DAE had an architect division, the initial crew for NCBS insisted that the new institute should hire an external architect who had experience with laboratory space design. TIFR Council Meeting Minutes from early 1992 where the Council…
1992 early - TIFR Council Meet - Architect - 2.pdf
Although the DAE had an architect division, the initial crew for NCBS insisted that the new institute should hire an external architect who had experience with laboratory space design. TIFR Council Meeting Minutes from early 1992 where the Council…
1992 Jan - DAE to TIFR - NCBS IISc renovation order.tif
While NCBS was being built, the early faculty continued to work at the TIFR Centre on the IISc Campus, and needed more lab space. The DAE sanctioned money for this additional construction effort in January 1992.
1992-05-14 Fr.V Singh - NCBS - Centre Director authorities - 1.tif
In May 1992, TIFR issued a set of guidelines for the extent of autonomy at NCBS and the kinds of decisions a new 'Centre Director' at NCBS could take, including some faculty appointments, purchasing freedom and "official entertainment".
1992-05-14 Fr.V Singh - NCBS - Centre Director authorities - 2.tif
In May 1992, TIFR issued a set of guidelines for the extent of autonomy at NCBS and the kinds of decisions a new 'Centre Director' at NCBS could take, including some faculty appointments, purchasing freedom and "official entertainment".
1992-05-14 Fr.V Singh - NCBS - Centre Director authorities - 3.tif
In May 1992, TIFR issued a set of guidelines for the extent of autonomy at NCBS and the kinds of decisions a new 'Centre Director' at NCBS could take, including some faculty appointments, purchasing freedom and "official entertainment".
1992-05-14 Fr.V Singh - NCBS - Centre Director authorities - 4.tif
In May 1992, TIFR issued a set of guidelines for the extent of autonomy at NCBS and the kinds of decisions a new 'Centre Director' at NCBS could take, including some faculty appointments, purchasing freedom and "official entertainment".
1992-05-14 Fr.V Singh - NCBS - Centre Director authorities - 5.tif
In May 1992, TIFR issued a set of guidelines for the extent of autonomy at NCBS and the kinds of decisions a new 'Centre Director' at NCBS could take, including some faculty appointments, purchasing freedom and "official entertainment".