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1944 D-2004-00019-1(1-6) - letter from R Choksi to HB - tips - Tata family.pdf
In the early 1940s, Homi Bhabha greatly benefited from the assistance of Professor Rustom Choksi, a member of the Tata Trust who advised Bhabha at every step. Here, in February 1944, Choksi advises that a letter to the Tata Trust for the proposal to…
1944 D-2004-00019-1(1-6) - letter from R Choksi to HB - tips - Tata family.pdf
In the early 1940s, Homi Bhabha greatly benefited from the assistance of Professor Rustom Choksi, a member of the Tata Trust who advised Bhabha at every step. Here, in February 1944, Choksi advises that a letter to the Tata Trust for the proposal to…
1944 D-2004-00019-1(1-6) - letter from R Choksi to HB - tips - Tata family.pdf
In the early 1940s, Homi Bhabha greatly benefited from the assistance of Professor Rustom Choksi, a member of the Tata Trust who advised Bhabha at every step. Here, in February 1944, Choksi advises that a letter to the Tata Trust for the proposal to…
1944 D-2004-00019-1(1-6) - letter from R Choksi to HB - tips - Tata family.pdf
In the early 1940s, Homi Bhabha greatly benefited from the assistance of Professor Rustom Choksi, a member of the Tata Trust who advised Bhabha at every step. Here, in February 1944, Choksi advises that a letter to the Tata Trust for the proposal to…
1944 D-2004-00019-1(1-6) - letter from R Choksi to HB - tips - Tata family.pdf
In the early 1940s, Homi Bhabha greatly benefited from the assistance of Professor Rustom Choksi, a member of the Tata Trust who advised Bhabha at every step. Here, in February 1944, Choksi advises that a letter to the Tata Trust for the proposal to…
1989-07-31 OS To UAS - 2.tif
In 1989, Obaid Siddiqi wrote a letter to the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Agricultural Sciences, assuring him that the new NCBS will hire locally. "We envisage that the bulk of the staff in the lower categories of employees will be from the…
1989-07-31 OS To UAS - 1.tif
In 1989, Obaid Siddiqi wrote a letter to the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Agricultural Sciences, assuring him that the new NCBS will hire locally. "We envisage that the bulk of the staff in the lower categories of employees will be from the…
TIFR Lawns - Horiticulture services.jpg
Employees of the horticultural services at TIFR at work in the lawns in front of the main building on a typical monsoon day in Mumbai.
NCBS lawn - Horticulture services.jpg
Almost every day, at a certain hour in the late morning, four employees of the horticultural services are at work, weeding in the central lawn.
TIFR - Word Learning - 2.JPG
English is the medium of instruction and communication at TIFR and NCBS. It is unlikely to see anything written in Kannada anywhere on the NCBS campus. There are efforts at both places to try and bridge the gap with regional languages, like this…
TIFR - Word Learning - 1.JPG
English is the medium of instruction and communication at TIFR and NCBS. It is unlikely to see anything written in Kannada anywhere on the NCBS campus. There are efforts at both places to try and bridge the gap with regional languages, like this…
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The Dolna creche had humble beginnings at NCBS after R. Sowdhamini joined in the late 1990s. Sowdhamini was the first female faculty hire with a young child. There were other kids of a similar age group among the children of the male faculty. But the…
Lilavati_128-131_4.pdf
"Science and the Art of Detection". An article written by Gaiti Hasan, a faculty member at NCBS, in the book, "Lilavati's Daughters: The Women Scientists of India".
Lilavati_128-131_3.pdf
"Science and the Art of Detection". An article written by Gaiti Hasan, a faculty member at NCBS, in the book, "Lilavati's Daughters: The Women Scientists of India".
Lilavati_128-131_2.pdf
"Science and the Art of Detection". An article written by Gaiti Hasan, a faculty member at NCBS, in the book, "Lilavati's Daughters: The Women Scientists of India".
Lilavati_128-131_1.pdf
"Science and the Art of Detection". An article written by Gaiti Hasan, a faculty member at NCBS, in the book, "Lilavati's Daughters: The Women Scientists of India".
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Cover of "Lilavati's Daughters: The Women Scientists of India". 2008.
2009_JCB_Vale_India_Biosciences_Special_report_gender.pdf
An extract looking at breakdown of faculty and students across major biological research institutions in India. From a 2009 special report in the Journal of Cell Biology on "Biological Sciences in India". The report is written by Ronald Vale and…
2005 Bal women scientists in India_7.pdf
Extract from Vineeta Bal's 2005 article in Current Science on women scientists in India (originally published in Economic and Political Weekly in 2004)
2005 Bal women scientists in India_6.pdf
Extract from Vineeta Bal's 2005 article in Current Science on women scientists in India (originally published in Economic and Political Weekly in 2004)
2005 Bal women scientists in India_5.pdf
Extract from Vineeta Bal's 2005 article in Current Science on women scientists in India (originally published in Economic and Political Weekly in 2004)
2005 Bal women scientists in India_4.pdf
Extract from Vineeta Bal's 2005 article in Current Science on women scientists in India (originally published in Economic and Political Weekly in 2004)
2005 Bal women scientists in India_3.pdf
Extract from Vineeta Bal's 2005 article in Current Science on women scientists in India (originally published in Economic and Political Weekly in 2004)
2005 Bal women scientists in India_2.pdf
Extract from Vineeta Bal's 2005 article in Current Science on women scientists in India (originally published in Economic and Political Weekly in 2004)
2005 Bal women scientists in India_1.pdf
Extract from Vineeta Bal's 2005 article in Current Science on women scientists in India (originally published in Economic and Political Weekly in 2004)
1991 VR to V Singh - 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. 1991.
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. Also look at the additional handwritten notes on the document…
taslim_2002-gujarat-lab-talk_INTERSECTION-SOCIETY
Taslimarif Saiyed, former NCBS student and current director, C-CAMP: On a conversation with Obaid Siddiqi after the 2002 Gujarat riots.
debakshi_pay-hike-IISc_INTERSECTION-SOCIETY
Debakshi Mullick, current PhD student at NCBS: On the conversations in 2015 around a pay hike for students and the lack of involvement of the broader NCBS community.
ajith_alumni-policy-journo_INTERSECTION-SOCIETY
Ajith Kumar, NCBS faculty member and co-ordinator of MSc programme in Wildlife Biology: On career paths for MSc Wildlife students after they graduate, and the program's focus on training students to go beyond the academic trajectory.
upi_JNU-growth_INTERSECTIONS-POLITICS
Upinder Bhalla, faculty member at NCBS: Growing up in JNU with two parents heavily involved in political action, and reflection on current campus life at NCBS.
ranjith_waste-disposal_INTERSECTIONS-SOCIETY
PP Ranjith, early hire as lab manager at NCBS: Figuring out what to do with all the waste that a laboratory generates.
krishnamurthy_student-dead-cells_INTERSECTION-SOCIETY
H Krishnamurthy, scientific officer and head of imaging/cytometry, NCBS: Narrating interactions with school students who come to NCBS and the exposure to science early in their lives.
vidita_krishna-uscope-tech_INTERSECTION-STAFF
Vidita Vaidya, faculty member at TIFR: Interactions with scientific staff at NCBS and the need to have a growth-path for technical staff.
shobha_veronica-memory_INTERSECTION-STAFF
Shobha Jagtap, administrative assistant in TIFR: Memories of working with Veronica Rodrigues
champakali_PhD-succeed-staff_INTERSECTION-STAFF
Champakali Ayyub, scientific officer at TIFR: On finishing a PhD as a staff member in TIFR
bhavsar_PhD-dreams_INTERSECTION-STAFF
PN Bhavsar, scientific officer at TIFR from the 1960s till his retirement: On his desire to keep studying while working at TIFR, and the limitations of the path of a scientific officer.
aditi_rudra_INTERSECTION-STAFF
Aditi Bhattacharya, research scientist and former student: On the student-staff interactions, especially with Rudra Naik, at the old cafeteria
shaju_mgmt-no-recognition_INTERSECTION-STAFF
Shaju Varghese, hospitality/security/canteen supervisor: His perspective on his role at NCBS and how it is perceived by others.
sanjay_kemperaju_INTERSECTION-STAFF
Sanjay Sane, faculty member and former student at NCBS: Working with a lab assistant whose knowledge is unique and irreplacable, and yet someone who is not easily employable outside the NCBS system.
bhagya_work-no-science_INTERSECTION-STAFF
H Bhagya, staff member of the cleaning services at NCBS: On her move to Bangalore after getting married, her path to NCBS, and interaction with the scientific work.
deepti_tech-staff-embryo_INTERSECTION-STAFF
Deepti Trivedi, technology scientist at NCBS: On working with the staff in the fly lab, their understanding of the science and the need for strong communication within the lab.
shaju_staff-sci-reln-audit_INTERSECTION-HIERARCHY
Shaju Varghese, hospitality/security/canteen supervisor: On relations between staff and scientists and his perspective on the hierarchy within the system
shannon_game-respect-staff_INTERSECTION-HIERARCHY
Shannon Olsson, faculty member at NCBS: On wrestling the inherent class structures in NCBS and figuring out a way to work within and outside of them.
ranjith_staff-tea-bathroom-fear_INTERSECTION-HIERARCHY
PP Ranjith, early hire as lab manager at NCBS: A story illustrating the limitations of contract staff working within a system under a little job insecurity.
sanjay_hiring-caste_INTERSECTION-CLASS_GROWTH-HIRING
Sanjay Sane, faculty member and former student at NCBS: Thoughts on the affirmative action process and a long-term need for reservation policies along economics and not caste lines for employment.
rath_english-affirmative-action_INTERSECTION-CLASS
Satyajit Rath, faculty member at NII: On the role of affirmative action in diversifying the demographic of researchers at places like NCBS, NII and beyond.
dilawar_middle-class_INTERSECTION-HIERARCHY
Dilawar Singh, current PhD student at NCBS: On sensing the class structure of the student population and faculty at NCBS as soon as he walked in for the first time.
dolna-parvathi_oldest-creche-staff_INTERSECTION-GENDER
R Parvathi, Dolna creche caretaker: Joining NCBS and the creche 15+ years ago, and her perception of the place since.
dilawar_rally-grassroots-push_INTERSECTION-GENDER
Dilawar Singh, current PhD student at NCBS: A grassroots initiative in the student community to tackle an off-campus issue of sexual harrassment.