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2012_TIFR_HB_Doc-Vidita-Undergrad_EDUCATION-KNOWLEDGE.ts
The need to connect with college-level students - Vidita Vaidya
2012-Genes-to-olfaction_KSK-OS-tribute_EDUCATION-MENTOR.mp4
Following Obaid - K S Krishnan
2012-Genes-to-olfaction_Mani_whale_story_EDUCATION-MENTOR.mp4
Where is the whale? - Mani Ramaswami
2016-OS-Discussion_Imrana-be-political-in-life_INSTTN-BUILD.mp4
Factoring politics into institutions - Imrana Qadeer
1957 IARI to OS - Reference.tif
Reference letter for Obaid Siddiqi from his supervisor at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, where Siddiqi was doing research prior to his PhD in Glasgow. 1957.
1957 Reayat Khan To OS - Reference.tif
Reference letter for Obaid Siddiqi from Riayat Khan, who was his teacher at the Aligarh Muslim University. Siddiqi would then move to IARI, and then for a PhD in Glasgow. 1957.
1963 Nov 16 D-2004-01230-29(1 of 1) TIFR to PKM offer.pdf
PK Maitra's offer letter to join TIFR as the second faculty member of the molecular biology unit after Obaid Siddiqi. 1963.
1963 PK Maitra TIFR Joining Application - Pic.jpg
The registration sheet for PK Maitra at TIFR, filled at the time he joined as a young faculty member in the molecular biology unity at TIFR. 1963.
1970s OS with Brenner - Fr Babu.tif
Obaid Siddiqi with one of his mentors, Sydney Brenner, during one of Brenner's visits to TIFR (top photo).
1975 VR to OS PhD request letter.jpg
After reading a paper by Vijay Sarathy and Obaid Siddiqi on bacterial recombination, Veronica Rodrigues, who was studying in Dublin, Ireland, sends a letter to Obaid Siddiqi expressing her interest in joining for a PhD. She would later build simple…
1976 TIFR application VR.jpg
The registration sheet for Veronica Rodrigues at TIFR, filled at the time she was a research scholar at the institute.
1978 Poster_Mahabaleshwar_Lecture.jpg
The Mahabaleshwar Seminars in Modern Biology were started after an informal discussion between Obaid Siddiqi and John Barnabas in 1974. In 1975, the first seminar titled ‘Genetics and Evolution’ was held in a chapel at the Green Hill Campus at…
1984 FRS Holliday To OS - 1.tif
Letter from Robin Holliday to Obaid Siddiqi congratulating him on his nomination to be a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1984. Holliday opines that the award "would do good" for Siddiqi's group.
1984 FRS Holliday To OS - 2.tif
Letter from Robin Holliday to Obaid Siddiqi congratulating him on his nomination to be a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1984. Holliday opines that the award "would do good" for Siddiqi's group.
1984 FRS Ponte To OS - 1.tif
Letter from Guido Pontecorvo to Obaid Siddiqi congratulating him on being in the short list to be a Fellow of The Royal Society in 1984. He also congratulates the Society "for their wisdom".
1985-05-07 VR to Champa from Goa - guruji - 1.tif
A 1985 letter from Veronica Rodrigues to Champakali Ayyub, where Rodrigues addresses Obaid Siddiqi as guruji. It was common for the students to address Siddiqi in that manner, though it changed in later years.
1988 VR to OS - citizenship appeal.jpg
Veronica Rodrigues' appeal to Obaid Siddiqi in 1988 regarding her difficulty in obtaining Indian citizenship. Rodrigues was of Indian origin, grew up in Kenya and studied in Ireland before moving to India. The process was, she said, "proving to be a…
1988-10-27 Fr.PK Maitra To Jayant (By air Mail Letter).tif
An October 1988 letter from PK Maitra to Jayant Udgaonkar, then a post-doctoral research at Stanford University. Maitra highlights that the new Bangalore Centre is likely to a "good place in the coming years", and an option Udgaonkar should seriously…
1989 OS Birla Award Speech - 1.tif
Obaid Siddiqi's speech after receiving the Birla Award in 1989. Siddiqi looks back at his career and acknowledges the variety of people who pushed him along in his career
1989 OS Birla Award Speech - 2.tif
Obaid Siddiqi's speech after receiving the Birla Award in 1989. Siddiqi looks back at his career and acknowledges the variety of people who pushed him along in his career
1989 OS Birla Award Speech - 3.tif
Obaid Siddiqi's speech after receiving the Birla Award in 1989. Siddiqi looks back at his career and acknowledges the variety of people who pushed him along in his career
1990 VR to Physics Faculty - kumari ban.jpg
Veronica Rodrigues' note in response to gender biases at TIFR, where she admonishes the Institute on their habit of addressing women by their marital status in official correspondence. Of particular interest is also the handwritten institutional…
1993-06-26 VR to Champa - discipline email.tif
Veronica Rodrigues' email to Champakali Ayyub in 1993. Rodrigues stresses the need to publish, saying that "It is good discipline to complete a job and let the world see it completed."
1995-11-03 - STC Minutes - MKM Coursework.tif
MK Mathew presented the guidelines to graduate work at NCBS, the beginning of a rigorous academic structure at the Centre, including coursework, comprehensive exams and thesis defence. November 1995.
2003 Oct MKM to Review - NCBS synopsis and outlook - 1.jpg
Report from the academic head of NCBS to an NCBS external review committee, just after its 10-year anniversary. The report deals with the quality of students, the existing structure and the path forward.
2003 Oct MKM to Review - NCBS synopsis and outlook - 2.jpg
Report from the academic head of NCBS to an NCBS external review committee, just after its 10-year anniversary. The report deals with the quality of students, the existing structure and the path forward.
2003 Oct MKM to Review - NCBS synopsis and outlook - 3.jpg
Report from the academic head of NCBS to an NCBS external review committee, just after its 10-year anniversary. The report deals with the quality of students, the existing structure and the path forward.
2009_JCB_Vale_India_Biosciences_Special_report_education.pdf
A 2009 special report in the Journal of Cell Biology on "Biological Sciences in India". The report is written by Ronald Vale and Karen Dell, long-time collaborators with NCBS faculty.
2014_J-Neurogenetics_KSK_Obit_1.pdf
In this obituary for KS Krishnan, who passed away in 2014, his former students elegantly describe his research techniques and his ability to improvise and innovate.
aditi_courses_EDUCATION-KNOWLEDGE
Aditi Bhattacharya, research scientist and former student: On her experiences with coursework as a graduate student in the early 2000s
balaram_teaching-1970s-today_EDUCATION-KNOWLEDGE
P Balaram, professor and ex-director, IISc: On joining as a teacher at IISc in the 1970s and views on the practice of teaching.
Carlson_A Welcome to Drosophila Olfaction_1.pdf
By the early 1980s, the molecular biology unit led by Obaid Siddiqi had gained worldwide reputation for their work on olfaction in Drosophila. The unit became a space for young scientists from around the world to come and learn. One of them, John…
champakali_VR-sister-1980s-publishing_EDUCATION-MENTOR
Champakali Ayyub, scientific officer at TIFR: On the role of Veronica Rodrigues in Ayyub's career.
deepti_obaid-method-publish_EDUCATION-MENTOR
Deepti Trivedi, technology scientist at NCBS: On Obaid Siddiqi's hesitation in publishing a lot of material and his focus, instead, on the quality of the research shared with the world.
deepti_school-college-ncbs_EDUCATION-KNOWLEDGE_RIPPLE-TOLL
Deepti Trivedi, technology scientist at NCBS and former student: On the move from Delhi University to NCBS for graduate work and a feeling of being overwhelmed.
gaiti_1970s-TIFR-summer_EDUCATION-KNOWLEDGE_PEOPLE-ORIGIN
Gaiti Hasan, faculty member at NCBS: On a summer spent at TIFR in the 1970s, and the process of being initiated into research.
home_Blore_2008.JPG
Obaid Siddiqi at his residence in Bangalore, 2008.
jayant_coursework-start-TIFR-NCBS_EDUCATION-KNOWLEDGE
Jayant Udgaonkar, faculty member at NCBS: On the need for coursework and his push to build an academic programme (with MK Mathew) at NCBS
kaleem_OS-maths_EDUCATION-MENTOR
Kaleem Siddiqi, computer sciences faculty member at McGill University: Reflecting on a childhood in the TIFR campus, and reaching out to his father, Obaid Siddiqi, with problems in mathematics.
krishnamurthy_staff-retrain-temp_EDUCATION-KNOWLEDGE
H Krishnamurthy, scientific officer and head of imaging/cytometry, NCBS: On pushing his technical staff to enter into degree programs while working.
KSK Cabin Equipment.JPG
KS Krishnan's office at NCBS. On the left is a modified inebriometer, which he made to study anesthetics in Drosophila.
KSK Cabin Snapshot.JPG
A portion of KS Krishnan's bookshelf in his office at NCBS, giving a sample of his diverse interests.
Madhu lab notebook.JPG
The lab notebook of KS Madhumala, a post doctoral researcher at NCBS. Madhumala was a student of Veronica Rodrigues and in her audio excerpt, she discusses how she may have been taken on as a research fellow at NCBS partly because of her lab notes.
Madhumala_VR-labnote-hire_EDUCATION-MENTOR
KS Madhumala, post doctoral researcher at NCBS: Reflections on maintaining lab notes and why she felt she got hired as a student.
maithreyi_veronica-memory_EDUCATION-MENTOR
Maithreyi Narasimha, faculty member at TIFR: On the influence of Veronica Rodrigues when she joined as a young faculty at TIFR.
mathew_expt-ephysiology-rig_EDUCATION-KNOWLEDGE
MK Mathew, faculty member at NCBS: On selection of students, and, for instance, finding people suitable for particulars of working with an electrophysiology rig.
Mathew_sinX-biochemistry_EDUCATION-KNOWLEDGE
MK Mathew, faculty member at NCBS: Thoughts on the biochemistry course that he and Jayant Udgaonkar have taught at NCBS almost since the beginning of the Centre.
Mukund_Ethics_RIPPLE-FRICTION
Mukund Thattai, a 'Young Investigator' NCBS hire and current faculty member: On teaching an ethics course at NCBS, and on one of the biggest issues facing Indian science
Mukund_Students-research_EDUCATION-KNOWLEDGE
Mukund Thattai, a 'Young Investigator' NCBS hire and current faculty member: His perspective on what could or should be the broader purpose of NCBS and its research.
Nicholls_Obaid Siddiqi_Neuroscience Courses in Countries With Little Money for Research_1.pdf
John Nicholls' 2012 article in the Journal of Neurogenetics in a special issue dedicated to Obaid Siddiqi. Nicholls's essay focuses on the aims and achievements of intensive lecture and lab courses in neurobiology in countries with little money.