This file contains letters that are either addressed to or written by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) or Prime Minister's Secretariat in relation to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's visit for the inauguration of Jonaki. The new CCMB complex, known as Jonaki, was dedicated to Rajiv Gandhi. The inauguration and dedication ceremony took place on 26 November 1987. The correspondence contained in this file is from 1987 and pertains to the particulars of Rajiv Gandhi's visit to CCMB for the event. Three copies of the identical letter are preserved due to the fact that they have different annotations on them. This also contains four handwritten notes, which are preserved alongside the letters with which they were discovered. This file also contains an undated document letter, which is retained at the end of the file.

This file contains correspondence between Films Division representatives and PM Bhargava concerning the CCMB film that was to be produced. The Film Division is an agency of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. This correspondence has been kept in this subseries because the film also covers the inauguration. This file contains correspondence addressed to or written by Vijay Chandra, the Chief Producer of the Films Division, Girish Vaidya, the Joint Chief Producer of the Films Division, and many more. The letter addressed to Chandra has annexures as enclosures; however, one of the annexures is missing and the other one is retained as found. Two duplicates of an identical letter are preserved due to the fact that they bear distinct dates.

This file contains a letter by NK Ganguly to the Supreme Court, dated 31 March 2005, with minutes of the first meeting enclosed with it. It also contains correspondence with DP Agarwal regarding the third meeting of the advisory committee. Also included is correspondence regarding the advisory committee's inaction by the Bhopal Gas Peedith Sangharsh Sahayog Samiti and the Bhopal Gas Peedith Mahila Udyog Sangathan and enclosures that were attached with it. It contains a few annotated pages and handwritten notes. Enclosures are retained as found.

This file contains a postcard, an undated letter to the prime minister, a few handwritten notes, and two floor plans (one for the ground floor and one for the first floor) for treatment facilities. It also contains a draft deed of declaration of trust.

A letter exchanged between PM Bhargava and Abdur Rahim inviting him for the meeting, programme schedule, the background of the topic, the invitation, a brief account of activities by the NAMEDIA Foundation from July 1983 to November 1992, and a list of participants in the conference.

This file contains correspondence regarding the invitation sent to PM Bhargava to become a member of the conference committee for conference on TRIPS - Next Agenda for Developing Countries which was held on October 11, 2022 at the Indo American Culture for International Studies, Hyderabad.

This file contains curatorial text created for the Hyderabad phase of the Method of Science Exhibition. The corresponding leaflets can be found in the file 'Leaflets from Method of Science Exhibition - Hyderabad'. All documents in this file are annotated. This also contains a notice with all the details of the timing, fees, et cetera. for the exhibition.

This file contains curatorial text for the Method of Science Exhibition sponsored and presented by the National Council of Educational Research and Training, New Delhi (NCERT). The text includes sections on 'The Need', 'The Philosophy', and acknowledgements and credits. These are annotated pages.

This file contains the curriculum vitae of members of the International Medical Commission on Bhopal. These files were enclosed with a letter by Satinath Sarangi of the National Organizing Committee for the International Medical Commission on Bhopal. For correspondence refer to 'Correspondence regarding the Bhopal gas tragedy and Curriculum Vitae' and the remaining enclosures can be found in 'Curriculum Vitae enclosed with correspondence by Satinath Sarangi - 2'.

This file contains the curriculum vitae of members of the International Medical Commission on Bhopal. These files were enclosed with a letter by Satinath Sarangi of the National Organizing Committee for the International Medical Commission on Bhopal. For correspondence refer to 'Correspondence regarding the Bhopal gas tragedy and Curriculum Vitae' and the other enclosures can be found in 'Curriculum Vitae enclosed with correspondence by Satinath Sarangi - 1'. This file also contains a letter from Satinath Sarangi to PM Bhargava.

Contains script for demonstration and annotated copies of unit wise layout of boards for the Method of Science Exhibition. Documents in this file are delicate. This file also contains one hand-painted cut-out.

This contains copies of the programme lists and proceedings of the Twelfth Indian Social Science Congress. This also contains a few handwritten notes.

Session details for the Countries of Africa and Asia for the Promotion and Utilization of Science and Technology (CAAUST) Symposium dated 25 April to 2 May 1966. Includes a list of delegates who attended the CAAUST Symposium.

This file contains the schedule of the Conference on Obscurantism (COO), the conference held from 2-4 December, 1967, in New Delhi. It includes a list of delegates who attended the Conference on Obscurantism.

This file contains the seminar schedule and participants details.

The file contains the preliminary paper on 'The Institutional System of Indian Science' at the Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad, dated 20 January, 1970. Additionally, the discussion on the same topic can also be found in 'Correspondence of the Colloquium Series and Discussion Papers on the Institutional System of Indian Science'.

This file contains a display-mode-wise allotment of items, a summary list of exhibits, details of exhibition items, and leaflets providing information on the Method of Science Exhibition. This also contains a document titled 'Methods of presentation'.

Report of the workshop and 'The Constitution Seventy-Third Amendment Act, 1992 on the Panchayat'.

This file contains documents related to the World Social Forum, which is "an open meeting place for reflective thinking, democratic debate of ideas, formulation of proposals, free exchange of experiences and inter linking for effective action by groups and movements of civil society that are opposed to neo-liberalism and to domination of the world by capital and any form of imperialism, and are committed to building a building society centered on the human person". (From the WSF Charter of Principles). The III World Social Forum was held at Porto Alegre from January 23 - 28, 2003 and was organized by WSF International Council. The Asian Social Forum was organized by WSF India, and held in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, between 2 - 7 January, 2003. Additional related documents can be found in the file titled 'Correspondence on the invitation given to PM Bhargava to participate in a conference during Asian Social Forum'

This sub-fonds contains documents including Pushpa Mittra Bhargava's notable writings, research papers, correspondence with eminent personalities, handwritten notes, and newspaper articles.

This file contains mostly documents about the collaboration between the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi, India, and the Imperial Cancer Research Fund (ICRF), London, United Kingdom. The documents in this file are from February 1987. This file has a letter addressed to MJ Crumpton, Deputy Director of Research of Imperial Cancer Research Fund Laboratories, and an enclosure titled 'Memorandum of Understanding for Cooperation Between the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research New Delhi, India and the Imperial Cancer Research Fund London, United Kingdom' along with two appendices that are retained as found. This also has a few loose documents and a short handwritten note.

This file contains mostly documents about the collaboration between the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi, India, and the Imperial Cancer Research Fund (ICRF), London, United Kingdom. The documents are from October 1987. This file has a handwritten letter from Vasanta Subramanian addressed to PM Bhargava. Along with this letter, he has attached an enclosure titled 'International Scientific Collaboration (Form to be used for visits under Project Orientated Bilateral Programmes of CSIR and for Collaborative Projects)' and two appendices that are retained as found. This form is a signed photocopy of the original. This enclosure also includes a photocopy of a letter addressed to V Subramanian from Bryan Straker of the Imperial Cancer Research Fund. Even though the letter lacks a date, the date in the form is taken into account. The date on the form is October 1987.

This file contains mostly documents about the collaboration between the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi, India, and the Imperial Cancer Research Fund (ICRF), London, United Kingdom. The documents in this file are from September 1987. This file has a letter from KN Johry of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) addressing PM Bhargava. Along with this letter, he has attached an enclosure with a 'Memorandum of Understanding for Cooperation Between the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research New Delhi, India and the Imperial Cancer Research Fund London, United Kingdom' and five appendices that are retained as found. 

This file contains documents pertaining to financial assistance from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for foreign scientists who would be attending the inauguration of Jonaki, a new complex at the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) as well as the symposium on 'Frontiers of Tomorrow in Biology'. Both of these events occurred almost concurrently in 1987. This funding is provided as part of a collaboration between the NIH and CSIR (CCMB). The letters in this file are arranged from B to E. This file contains correspondence either addressed to or written by Edwin D Becker, Associate Director of the NIH, and Robert Eliss of the Fogarty International Center at the NIH. A letter addressed to Becker includes annexures as enclosures which are retained as found. Since one copy of a telegram contains an extra paragraph at the outset, both are saved. Most of the correspondence in this file are telegrams.

This file contains documents pertaining to financial assistance from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for foreign scientists who would be attending the inauguration of Jonaki, a new complex at the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), as well as the symposium on 'Frontiers of Tomorrow in Biology'. Both of these events occurred almost concurrently in 1987. This funding is provided as part of a collaboration between the NIH and CSIR (CCMB). The letters in this file are arranged from Gray to Sarma. This file contains correspondence either addressed to or written by Paulette Gray, Special Review Committee, Grants Review, Extra Mural Activities Division of the NIH, AMA Razvi, Finance and Accounts Office of CCMB, and Padman S Sarma, Program Director of the RNA Studies at the NIH. The first letter in this file is addressed to Gray, and it contains a telegram as well as many annexures as enclosures that are retained as found. The letter from Razvi also has receipts and forms as enclosures. The original copy of the same telegram is also retained in this file.

This file contains documents pertaining to financial assistance from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for foreign scientists who would be attending the inauguration of Jonaki, a new complex at the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) as well as the symposium on 'Frontiers of Tomorrow in Biology'. Both of these events occurred almost concurrently in 1987. This funding is provided as part of a collaboration between the NIH and CSIR (CCMB). All the letters are addressed to the Officer-in-Chief of the Division of Research Grants at the NIH and discuss the logistics. There are two letters, and both letters have enclosures that are retained as found. The second letter includes numerous attachments, such as grant applications, a schedule of invited speakers, and pertinent information about the CCMB.

This file contains documents pertaining to financial assistance from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for foreign scientists who would be attending the inauguration of Jonaki, a new complex at the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), as well as the symposium on 'Frontiers of Tomorrow in Biology'. Both of these events occurred almost concurrently in 1987. This funding is provided as part of a collaboration between the NIH and CSIR (CCMB). All the letters are addressed to or written by Philip Schambra, the Science Attache to the US Embassy, and discuss logistics. This file includes correspondence dated from October to November of 1987. The majority of the correspondence in this file have enclosures, which are retained as found.

This file contains documents pertaining to financial assistance from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for foreign scientists who would be attending the inauguration of Jonaki, a new complex at the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), as well as the symposium on 'Frontiers of Tomorrow in Biology'. Both of these events occurred almost concurrently in 1987. This funding is provided as part of a collaboration between the NIH and CSIR (CCMB). All the letters are addressed to or written by Philip Schambra, the Science Attache to the US Embassy, and discuss the logistics. This file includes correspondence dated from October to November of 1987. The majority of the correspondence in this file has enclosures, which are retained as found.

This file contains documents pertaining to financial assistance from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for foreign scientists who would be attending the inauguration of Jonaki, a new complex at the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), as well as the symposium on 'Frontiers of Tomorrow in Biology'. Both of these events occurred almost concurrently in 1987. This funding is provided as part of a collaboration between the NIH and CSIR (CCMB). This file consists of a letter addressed to Philip Schambra, the Science Attache to the US Embassy. However, two copies of the same letter are retained since they have annotations on them. This letter is accompanied by numerous annexures and appendices, a few of them are retained in this file, while the others are retained in subsequent files labelled 'Documents from 1987 pertaining to financial assistance from NIH - Philip Schambra - June - file 2, file 3, file 4 and file 5'. This also has a few handwritten notes.

This file contains the annexures and appendices, which are enclosures of the letter addressed to Philip Schambra, which are preserved in the file labelled 'Documents from 1987 pertaining to financial assistance from NIH, Philip Schambra, file 1'. The majority of these documents may also be found in the previous files.

This file contains the annexures and appendices, which are enclosures of the letter addressed to Philip Schambra, which are preserved in the file labelled 'Documents from 1987 pertaining to financial assistance from NIH, Philip Schambra, file 1'. The majority of these documents may also be found in the previous files.

This file contains the annexures and appendices, which are enclosures of the letter addressed to Philip Schambra, which are preserved in the file labelled 'Documents from 1987 pertaining to financial assistance from NIH, Philip Schambra, file 1'. The majority of these documents may also be found in the previous files.

This file contains the annexures and appendices, which are enclosures of the letter addressed to Philip Schambra, which are preserved in the file labelled 'Documents from 1987 pertaining to financial assistance from NIH, Philip Schambra, file 1'. The majority of these documents may also be found in the previous files.

This file contains documents pertaining to financial assistance from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for foreign scientists who would be attending the inauguration of Jonaki, a new complex at the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), as well as the symposium on 'Frontiers of Tomorrow in Biology'. Both of these events occurred almost concurrently in 1987. This funding is provided as part of a collaboration between the NIH and CSIR (CCMB). This file includes correspondence dated from 1987 to 1988. This file contains letters either addressed to or written by Waclaw Szybalski, McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research, Department of Oncology, University of Wisconsin, Leo F Buscher, Grant Management Officer of the NIH, and many more. The majority of the correspondence in this file have enclosures, which are retained as found. This file also contains letters that contain letters from 1987 as enclosures. This file includes two handwritten notes. 

This file consists of documents pertaining to the 6th World Atheist Conference that was organized by the Atheist Centre, Vijayawada, on 5 January, 2007. This file includes documents such as a letter of invitation from the conference's convenors, Vijayaram Samaram, Maru, and Vikas Gora, a programme list, and a small invitation card.

Documents on 'International Conference on Reproductive Health with Emphasis on Strategies for Infertility, Assisted Reproduction, and Family Planning' and the 27th Meeting of the Indian Society for the Study of Reproduction and Fertility (ISSRF). The Indian Council of Medical Research organized this event in collaboration with the Department of Health Research, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the Ministry of Ayush, the Department of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Science and Technology, and numerous other organizations. This file contains a brochure for the same, with a registration and accommodation form inside the brochure. A few handwritten notes penned by PM Bhargava.

This file consists of documents pertaining to the attendance of the 'Atheist Society of India: 8th A.P. State Conference', which was held on 30 May and 31 June, 1999. The letters in this file are addressed to or written by RSV Murali of the Atheist Society of India and PM Bhargava. This file also has an invitation card, a handwritten note, and a short inauguration speech that is retained at the end of the file.

This file contains a letter addressed to V Aiyagiri Rao, Head of the Science and Engineering Research Council at the Department of Science and Technology, by PM Bhargava. This letter was written with the intention of providing details and proof documents for the expenses provided to PM Bhargava by the Department of Science and Technology, India, for attending the first conference held during the 'International Conference on Ethics, Science and Moral Philosophy of Assisted Human Reproduction' in London, UK, from 29 September - 1 October, 2004. Both duplicates and original copies of these proof documents are included in this enclosure as appendices; both copies are retained, as a few of them contain annotations. This enclosure consists of proof documents like filled-in proforma, flight tickets, certificates from Air India, and many more. This enclosure is preserved in its original state. Also, files 'Documents pertaining to attendance at International Conference on Ethics, Science and Moral Philosophy of Assisted Human Reproduction from 2004 - October - files 1 to 6' are parts of it. This file contains the first part of the enclosure.

This file contains the second part of the enclosure.

This file contains the third part of the enclosure. This also has a handwritten note.

This file contains the fourth part of the enclosure. This file mostly includes handwritten notes. One of the documents in this file, however, was deemed oversized and is therefore preserved in the next file labelled 'Documents pertaining to attendance the International Symposium on Ethics, Science, and Moral Philosophy of ART : The Future of Human Reproduction: Science, Ethics, and Public Policy from 2004 - October - file 5'. In order to maintain continuity, it is numbered as such.

This file contains the fifth part of the enclosure. Although found among the documents in file 'Documents pertaining to attendance at International Conference on Ethics, Science and Moral Philosophy of Assisted Human Reproduction from 2004 - October - file 4', it is kept separately due to its large size. It is numbered based on its sequential position in the aforementioned file.

This file contains the sixth part of the enclosure. This file contains the original as well as duplicate copies of the tickets. This file also includes a few photocopies of checks and an original copy of a small bill and a few handwritten notes. All the documents except the original tickets are numbered.

This file contains correspondence pertaining to attendance at the 'PCOS 2008 Scientific Program' held from 14 - 17 August 2008, in Goa. The letters and printouts of emails in this file are from September to November 2007. The letters or printouts of emails in this file are either addressed to or written by Gautam Allahbadia, Congress President of PCOS 2008, Sulbha Arora, Senior Clinical Associate of PCOS 2008, and many more. One of the printouts in this file has a handwritten letter on it. Two copies of the same letter are preserved since they have different annotations on them.

This file contains correspondence pertaining to attendance at the 'PCOS 2008 Scientific Program' held from 14 - 17 August, 2008, in Goa. The documents in this file are from August 2008. There are two printouts of emails in this file: one from Sulbha Arora, Joint Organizing Secretary of PCOS 2008, and another from Gautam N Allahbadia, Congress President of PCOS 2008, Goral Gandhi, Joint Organizing Secretary of PCOS 2008, and Sulbha Arora, Joint Organizing Secretary of PCOS 2008. One of the letters and printouts of the emails in this file have enclosures. This also has a document titled 'Statement of expenses incurred by Dr PM Bhargava for attending the meeting in Goa, on the 15th, 16th and 17th August 2008' which has four annexures.

This file contains correspondence pertaining to attendance at the 'PCOS 2008 Scientific Program' held from 14 - 17 August , 2008, in Goa. The letters and printouts of emails in this file are from February to March 2008. All letters or printouts of emails in this file are either addressed to or written by Sulbha Arora, Senior Clinical Associate of PCOS 2008. Most of the letters and printouts of the emails in this file have enclosures, which are retained as found. Two copies of the same letter are preserved since they have different annotations on them. This file also includes PM Bhargava's CV and an abstract of his talk, which are retained along with one of the printouts of an email; however, the photograph mentioned here is missing.

This file contains correspondence pertaining to attendance at the 'PCOS 2008 Scientific Program' held from 14 - 17 August , 2008, in Goa. The letters and printouts of emails in this file are from March to July 2008. The letters or printouts of emails in this file are either addressed to or written by Sulbha Arora, Senior Clinical Associate of PCOS 2008, Goral Gandhi, Joint Organizing Secretary of PCOS 2008, and many more. A few of the letters and printouts of the emails in this file have enclosures, which are retained as found. One of the email printouts has copies of PM Bhargava's flight tickets as attachments. Most letters or printouts of emails have annotations on them. This file also includes a few handwritten notes.

This file contains correspondence pertaining to attendance at the special symposium '"IVF Surrogacy Rent a Womb" - Medical Miracle or Commercialization' held on the occasion of the Calcutta Club Health and Beauty Festival, 29 June, 2008. There are multiple types of documents in this file, like correspondence about PM Bhargava's travel plans, resumes of the speakers, programme schedules, handwritten notes, et cetera. This file includes an introduction to the symposium by Sudarshan Ghosh Dastidar. Most of the documents in this file are undated and thus are retained as found. The folder in which these papers were found is also saved because it has some annotations on it.

This file contains documents pertaining to attendance at the half-day workshop, which was organized by the Ministry of Women and Child Development on June 25, 2008. The letters included in this file are all either written by or addressed to Loveleen Kaur, Joint Secretary at the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India.  One of the letters has an enclosure titled 'Surrogate Motherhood: A Draft Concept Note' that is dated 11 January, 2007. This file also contains photocopies of the flight tickets for reimbursement purposes. 

This file contains correspondence pertaining to attendance at the 'World Congress on Fallopian Tubes' held at Taj Bengal and The Oberoi Grand, Kolkata, on 18 - 21 October, 2007. All the documents in this file are from January to August, 2007. The letters or printouts of emails in this file are either addressed to or written by Ovrang Djahanbakhch, Congress Chair, Organizing Secretary, Gautam Allahbadia, Congress President, and many more. This file also has a letter written by Sulbha Arora, Senior Clinical Associate and Director of the Oocyte Donation Program, Joint Organizing Secretary, which has the brochure for this event attached along with me.