This file contains information about the Committee established to review the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology's plans and proposals at the Centre’s Research Advisory Council's recommendation. This committee was set up by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). The committee included AS Paintal, Director of the VP Chest Institute in Delhi, VK Iya, Group Director of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), DP Burma, Head of Benares Hindu University's Department of Biochemistry in Varanasi, and PM Bhargava, Director of CCMB. This has many annexures that are retained as found. For better preservation, two architectural drawings were removed from this file and placed in the architectural drawing subseries of this series. These files are 'Master plan of CCMB - file 1' and 'Master plan of CCMB - file 2'. This also has a few handwritten notes placed at the end of the file.

The file contains administrative and budgetary records pertaining to the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) from August to November of 1982. Every letter in this file is either written by or addressed to GS Sidhu, Director-General of the CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research). This also includes a document titled 'Proceedings of the third meeting of the executive committee of the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology held on Saturday, the 31st July, 1982, at Regional Research Laboratory, Hyderabad'. Enclosures are retained as found.

The file contains administrative and budgetary records pertaining to the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) from July to August of 1982. This file contains letters either addressed to or written by CL, Malhotra of CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research), GS Sidhu, Director-General of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and many more. This contains a document titled 'Some comments on the Interim Feasibility Report for setting up of the new Institute for Microbial Technology forwarded to the Director-General, CSIR, vide his note dated 19-1-1982'. Enclosures are retained as found.

The file contains administrative and budgetary records pertaining to the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) from January to July of 1982. The majority of these documents are correspondence; however, this also includes documents such as a biodata of Surya Prakash and 'Minutes of the first meeting of the Finance Committee of the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology held on Friday, the 16th July, 1982 at 3.00 P.M. in the Conference Room of the Regional Research Laboratory, Hyderabad'. This file consists of letters written by or addressed to GS Sidhu, Director-General of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), N Sen, Scientist, Planning Division of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), and many more. Enclosures are retained as found.

This file contains correspondence that had architectural drawings enclosed with them. It contains correspondence about the architectural drawings of the 'Layout plan of the campus,' 'floor plan of all the buildings,' 'Canteen first floor at CCMB,' 'proposed canteen block elevation' and 'Master plan of CCMB colony'. Two letters dated 4 February 1985 and 21 February 1984 respectively are enclosed.

Though these loose documents are part of 'Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology Hyderabad - 500 009 : Annual Plan 1982 - 83, Project Budget RE 1981 - 82 and BE 1982 - 83 - file 1' they belong to the year 1981. These are mostly administrative and budgetary records pertaining to the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB). All the enclosures are retained as found. This file also includes a handwritten note.

Though these loose documents are part of 'Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology Hyderabad - 500 009 : Annual Plan 1982 - 83, Project Budget RE 1981 - 82 and BE 1982 - 83 - file 1' they belong to year 1980. These are mostly administrative and budgetary records pertaining to the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB). Both copies of 'Statement 1 : Sub-headwise break-up of SE 1980 - 91 RE  1980 - 81 and BE 1981 -82' are retained since one is original and the other has annotations on it. Enclosures are retained as found.

This file is a compilation of all annual plans, revised estimates, and budget estimates of projects for the years 1982–83, 1981–82, and 1982–84, respectively. These administrative documents also include projects or achievements of the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB). This has a contents page that contains all the information that is to be found in this compiled book. Along with this file were a few loose pages containing budget estimates and correspondence, which were placed in files 'Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology Hyderabad - 500 009 : Annual Plan 1982 - 83, Project Budget RE 1981 - 82 and BE 1982 - 83 - file 2' and 'Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology Hyderabad - 500 009 : Annual Plan 1982 - 83, Project Budget RE 1981 - 82 and BE 1982 - 83 - file 3' due to their fragile condition.

This file contains a compilation of all the revised estimates and budget estimates for the financial years 1981–1982 and 1982–1983. This also has a contents page that contains all the information that is to be found in this compiled book.

The file contains administrative and budgetary records pertaining to the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) from September to December 1981. This file contains budget estimates, lists, and correspondence. This contains records such as 'Details of sanctioned posts', 'Chemicals position of purchase (December 1981)', and 'Foreign Chemicals (Old Files)'. This file contains letters to or from KN Johry, Head of International Scientific Collaboration at CSIR. This also has a small handwritten note. Enclosures are retained as found.

The file contains administrative and budgetary records pertaining to the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) from February to August 1981. The majority of the records consist of budgetary or accounts-related documents. This file contains the 'List of some visitors to CCMB during September 1980 - February 1981'. This file contains letters written by or addressed to Radhey Shiam, Senior Finance and Accounts Officer, SS Viswanathan, Chief (Finance) of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), and others. This also has a few handwritten notes. Enclosures are retained as found.

The predominant portion of this file has reports and minutes of meetings pertaining to the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) from August to November of 1980. However, this file contains letters written by or addressed to R Vaidyeswaran, and MGK Menon, Director-General of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). This file includes documents such as  'Report on the visit of Dr PM Bhargava to West Germany and United Kingdom during July 1980', ‘Report of the visit of Dr PM Bhargava to Varna, Bulgaria during September 1980’, and ‘Minutes of meeting held on 5.11.1980 at 2.30 p.m. in the Committee Room of RRL(H) to consider Purchase matters pertaining to CCMB’.

This file has a report titled 'Report on the visit of PM Bhargava to France vide CSIR O M No. 18(236)/21-80-ISC-II dated 13th May 1980'. This report is from July 1980 and has multiple appendices that give in-depth details of PM Bhargava's visit to France. All these appendices are retained as found. This file also includes a 'List of persons in Paris and suburbs whom Dr. Bhargava will like to meet'.

The file encompasses a collection of administrative and budgetary records pertaining to the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) from April to May of 1980. There are budget estimates, lists, and letters in this file. This includes a letter from PM Bhargava to Nityanand, Director of the Central Drug Research Institute, as well as all project-specific budget estimates. This letter also has many annexures, which are retained as found. This file also includes letters either addressed to or written by GS Sidhu, Director-General of CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research), Raghavendra Rao, Librarian, and many more.

This file contains both administrative and budgetary documents for the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB). This file contains documents from March and April of 1980. The majority of the documents are administrative letters; however, this also contains a detailed schedule for 'Visit of Prof. S. Narul Hasan, Vice President, CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research), Saturday, March 29, 1980' and an 'Appendix 5 Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology, Regional Research Laboratory, Hyderabad First Research Advisory Council Meeting April 19, 1980'. This file contains letters either addressed to or written by JS Bhatnagar, Administrative Officer of RRL (Regional Research Laboratory), VK Bhatnagar, Senior Finance and Accounts Officer, and many more. This file includes an illegible page that is retained next to the letter with which it was found.

The file encompasses a collection of administrative and budgetary records pertaining to the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) from 20–27 March 1980. The majority of the documents are administrative letters and memoranda; however, there are also a few invoices and a small handwritten note. This file contains letters either addressed to or written by JS Bhatnagar, Administrative Officer of RRL (Regional Research Laboratory), GS Sidhu, Director of CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research), and many more. Most of the documents in this file are originals. Enclosures are retained as found.

The file encompasses a collection of administrative and budgetary records pertaining to the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) from January to March of 1980. The majority of the documents are administrative letters and memoranda; however, there are also a few invoices and a small handwritten note. This file contains letters either addressed to or written by JS Bhatnagar, Administrative Officer of RRL (Regional Research Laboratory), GS Sidhu, Director of CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research), and many more. Most of the documents in this file are originals. Enclosures are retained as found.

This file contains correspondence regarding staff recruitment for CCMB and TA/DA for the staff selection committee meeting of the Banaras Hindu University, discussions at CSIR, a lecture at the University of Calcutta, and a meeting by the advisory committee for the UGC Advanced Centre for Biochemistry.

This file contains administrative records related to the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB). The contents of this file pertain to the year 1979. The majority of the documents in this file consist of administrative correspondence, one document being a carbon copy of a handwritten letter addressed to the Director of the Regional Research Laboratory (RRL) by J Sasidharan Pillai of the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB). This file contains letters either addressed to or written by JS Bhatnagar, Administrative Officer of the Regional Research Laboratory (RRL), VS Hegde, Civil Engineer, and many more. Additionally, it includes a 'List of scientists from whom some may be invited to visit CCMB, Hyderabad, during the next three years (1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81), the number depending each year on the availability of funds'.

This file contains records pertaining to PM Bhargava's 'permanent contact address', schedule of lectures in the USA, and his other commitments. It contains a few enclosures.

This file contains administration and accounts-related correspondence about infrastructure, the purchase of chemicals, travel, the deputation of staff, and a symposium. It includes correspondence regarding PM Bhargava's visit to the USA for lectures and some correspondence with Bharat Bhushan. It also contains handwritten notes. Enclosures are retained as found.

This file contains administration and accounts-related correspondence about infrastructure, a meeting of a committee of the Indian Space Research Organisation, research on seminal plasma, and a meeting about the setting up of an Institute of Molecular Biology at Madras University. It also has correspondence regarding the delivery of tumour-bearing rats, travel, and the deputation of staff for the annual meeting of the Society of Biological Chemists India. Enclosures are retained as found.

This file contains administration and accounts-related correspondence pertaining to infrastructure, visits of scientists, the NSF-CSIR exchange of scientists scheme between the National Science Foundation and the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, travel, a symposium and a weekly meeting for CCMB. It also contains handwritten notes. Enclosures are retained as found.

This file contains administration and accounts-related correspondence pertaining to infrastructure, visits of scientists, travel, and a selection committee meeting. It also has documents pertaining to health and chemical hazard data, an international symposium in Madras, a symposium by the Indian Institute of Experimental Medicine and a seminar. This file contains few handwritten notes. Enclosures are retained as found.

This file contains administration and accounts-related correspondence pertaining to infrastructure, visits of scientists, travel, and the Guha Research Conference. It also contains documents pertaining to the meeting on chemical evolution, evolution of life and origin of life process.

This is a photocopy of the agenda for the 'IST scientific advisory meeting'. These are mostly administrative documents that contain all the information regarding the meeting.

This contains letters pertaining to Helen Haldane's estate. All these letters are either addressed to or written by Naomi Mitchison. This also contains a handwritten letter.

This contains letters pertaining to Helen Haldane's estate. All these letters are either addressed to or written by Naomi Mitchison. This also contains a few handwritten notes.

This contains letters pertaining to Helen Haldane's estate. All these letters are either addressed to or written by Naomi Mitchison. This also contains a few handwritten notes.

This contains letters pertaining to Helen Haldane's estate. All these letters are either addressed to or written by Naomi Mitchison. This also has a handwritten note.

This contains letters pertaining to Helen Haldane's estate. All these letters are either addressed to or written by Naomi Mitchison. This also contains a few handwritten notes.

This contains letters pertaining to Helen Haldane's estate. All these letters are either addressed to or sent by Graham J. Mitchison. This also contains a telegram and a few handwritten notes.

This contains letters pertaining to Helen Haldane's estate. All these letters are from people with last names arranged alphabetically from D to M.

This contains letters pertaining to Helen Haldane's estate. All these letters are either addressed to or sent from Chenoy.

This series contains all papers related to conferences, seminars, symposiums, and workshop that PM Bhargava attended or was in some way involved in. Two important conferences that saw multiple iterations were the Guha Research Conference and the Indian Social Science Conference. Papers for both conferences can be found in this series. The series has been further divided chronologically, with each subseries spanning a period of ten years.

This file contains a report of the visit of PM Bhargava to Japan, Hong Kong, and Bangkok. It also contains administration and accounts-related correspondence regarding the Guha Research Conference, a symposium, and other conferences.

This file contains administration and accounts-related correspondence pertaining to meetings, workshops, accommodation and travel.

This file contains correspondence related to administration and accounts from 5 January to 5 August, 1977.

This file contains revised estimates for 1976-77and budget estimates for 1977-78, a note on the foreign exchange allotment, significant research work done at CCMB (1982-1983), and a report of the committee constituted by the Director-General, CSIR, to make recommendations on the proposal for the setting up of CCMB. Enclosures are retained as found. The first half of the file can be found in 'Setting up - file 1'.

This file contains a list of contents, documents on the justification for the location of the proposed centre for research and development at RRLH, and a provisional recommendation of the Director-General, CSIR. It also contains a draft charter for scientists and for CCMB along with a note on the method of selection of research fellows and a suggested budget for CCMB. Enclosures are retained as found. The remaining pages for this file can be found in 'Setting up - file 2'.

This file contains a letter from CL Malhotra of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) to PM Bhargava as well as a bound book containing all the important information pertaining to the establishment of the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB).

This file contains documents pertaining to the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB). This file has an 'Extract from the Proceedings of the 71st Meeting of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research's Governing Body, held on 29th June, 1976.' This extract contains a few annexures. This file includes a report on the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology's operation as a semi-autonomous body for more than two years so that its future could be determined. This file has a letter from the Administrative Officer, SP Kaushik, addressed to OP Khanna, the Chief (Administration) of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), about the administration of the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB). This file includes an 'Office Memorandum' detailing all the administrative adjustments that will occur after CCMB is established. This file also contains another letter addressed to the Administrative Officer in which infrastructure-related issues are raised, and it also contains an enclosure with all the construction-related specifications. The floor plan in this file is a photocopy; hence, it is retained along with the other records. Most of the documents in this file are photocopies.

This file contains correspondence pertaining to the setting up of CCMB and the deliberations of two committees. It includes a report with recommendations and minutes of a meeting. This file also includes correspondence regarding revised estimates for 1976-77 and budget estimates for 1977-78.

This file contains an Indian Express newspaper from 1984. This has an article pertaining to the Method of Science Exhibition which is a part of 'Miscellaneous newspaper articles pertaining to the Method of Science Exhibition - file 2'. However, this newspaper is retained because it contains numerous other significant articles.

This file contains newspaper articles from 1980 to 1985 regarding the Method of Science Exhibition. These are newspaper clippings. This file includes articles from The Hindu, The Indian Express, and many more. This file has a letter sent to PM Bhargava by SD Thirumala Rao, which had a newspaper clipping titled 'Good deal of ballhoo' enclosed with it. This also has a few handwritten notes.

This file comprises newspaper and magazine articles sent to Devendra Lal by PM Bhargava regarding the Method of Science Exhibition. These are arranged as per the list found in 'Newspaper and magazine articles on Method of Science Exhibition sent to Devendra Lal - file 1'. However, not every item mentioned in the letter was discovered. There are two magazines as well as a photocopy of another magazine article.