This large and significant series contains 272 files pertaining to the Method of Science Exhibition. In 1975, PM Bhargava was invited by the director of the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), Rais Ahmed, to set up an exhibition on the method of science. What followed was a decades-long endeavour to create and disseminate this exhibition and to give it a permanent home.

Although initially set up in Bal Bhavan, New Delhi, the exhibition was locked by Bhargava in 1977 following the general elections and a subsequent regime change both at the central government level and within the NCERT. In 1978, Bhargava discovered that the exhibition had been dismantled without his knowledge. After an investigation and a court dispute regarding this, the exhibition was eventually bought by the Andhra Pradesh government and installed at the Andhra Pradesh State Public Library. It was finally inaugurated on 12 November 1984, just a few days after the assassination of Indira Gandhi. In 1992 the exhibition was shifted to the Birla Science Centre, Hyderabad. In 2000, B Premanand, publisher and editor of ‘The Indian Skeptic’ wanted to bring the exhibition to Kerala but discovered that the material had been neglected and was unusable. Along the way, the exhibition had been documented by the Films Division and released in the late 1980s, and text from the exhibition serialized in the publication ‘Science Today’.

The records in this series are divided into 8 subseries based on the following record types: correspondence, accounts, official documents, exhibition materials, administration, articles writings and printed materials, compilations, and newspapers. Within each subseries, records are arranged thematically or chronologically, paying attention to the significant phases that this exhibition went through:

The initial conception and preparation period

Dismantling

Investigation and court case

Shifting of exhibition to Andhra Pradesh and subsequent inauguration

Shifting of exhibition to Birla Science Centre

Media and outreach initiatives

Involvement of B Premanand and proposed set up in Kerala

This contains documents pertaining to the setting up of the Method of Science Exhibition. This file contains mainly letters, along with other enclosures in the form of appendices. These documents are retained as found. These documents are mainly copies; hence, some letters can also be found in files from the subseries 'Correspondence' and 'Accounts' pertaining to the years 1975 to 1977.

This file contains 'NCERT Exhibition' content for 'Sections V & VI & IX : October, 1975' and 'Entire set : October, 1976' along with an annotated title page.

This file includes a brochure from the 'Evolution of Indian Polity - 1966–75' seminar, which took place on January 25, 1976, at Vithal Bhai Patel House in New Delhi, organized by 'Educators for Secularism, Socialism and Democracy'. Another seminar organized by Educators for Secularism, Socialism and Democracy was 'The Andhra Pradesh State Level Conference' held from May 7–9, 1976, in Hyderabad. The seminar was on 'Aspects of National Educational Policy with Special Reference to Primary and Secondary Education'. The letter Syamsundar Rao exchanged with PM Bhargava inviting him to the conference can be found. Additionally, brochures and papers submitted for the conference are also present.

This contains documents pertaining to the setting up of the Method of Science Exhibition. This file contains mainly letters, along with other enclosures in the form of appendices. These documents are retained as found. These documents are mainly copies; hence, some letters can also be found in files from the subseries 'Correspondence' and 'Accounts' pertaining to the years 1975 to 1977.

This contains documents pertaining to the Method of Science Exhibition, from its preparation to its dismantling. This file contains mainly letters, along with other enclosures in the form of appendices. These documents are retained as they are. Certain documents are referenced in the legal documents file 1 (see subseries 'Legal documents'). Some letters can also be found in files from the subseries 'Correspondence' pertaining to the years 1975 to 1979.

This contains correspondence between PM Bhargava and others on scientific temper. This also includes handwritten notes and letters.

Comments on Shimla Seminar Statement by Bhargava. Article by KV Subbaram. Includes printed resolution of European Parliament with handwritten note possibly indicating Bhargava's filing system.

This file contains twenty share certificates belonging to Helen Haldane.

This file contains eleven share certificates belonging to Helen Haldane and the Journal of Genetics.

This file contains eighteen share certificates belonging to Helen Haldane.

This file contains twenty share certificates belonging to Helen Haldane.

These are radio speeches to promote Scientific Temper on behalf of the Society for the Promotion of Scientific Temper. This contains handwritten notes and undated documents which are arranged alphabetically. This also has a speech by an unknown author.

This file contains estate duty, death, and share certificates and enclosing letters signed by V Rajagopala Reddy. Includes photocopies of the two share certificates mentioned in Reddy's enclosing letter. Originals are in a separate file due to being oversized.

This file contains handwritten notes on major steps in the development of biology and a write-up by NK Panikkar.

Three articles typed and one printed article by PM Bhargava. An unsigned and undated statement on technology policy and a statement on national integration by I Sequera.

This file contains correspondence between Helen Haldane and MC Bhandari regarding JBS Haldane's probate papers and last will and testament and Suresh Dinker Jayakar's will, including its handwritten draft.

This contains the statement of purpose of the Society for the Promotion of Scientific Temper. The pamphlet is the circulated version of this statement. This also includes a cheque and an account book.

The papers in this series pertain to the estate of JBS Haldane and his wife, Helen Spurway Haldane. JBS Haldane died in 1964. Following Helen Haldane’s death in 1978, PM Bhargava and his wife, Manorama Bhargava, handled her estate and corresponded extensively with JBS Haldane's sister, Naomi Mitchison, and her grandson, Graeme J Mitchison. Included here are letters, notebooks, handwritten notes, share certificates, financial documents, JBS Haldane’s Last Will and Testament, Helen Haldane’s autopsy, and articles on the Haldanes by PM Bhargava and other researchers. Certain letters also pertain to the dispatch of JBS Haldane’s personal papers to his family in the United Kingdom. These are a combination of originals and facsimiles. This series includes one photographic print and a newspaper article announcing Helen Haldane's death. Note on subseries: The files within the Correspondence subseries have been organized based on the original order of subject-wise arrangement. Letters within each broad subject have been arranged alphabetically and then chronologically, except in special cases. Certain key documents, such as official records, were removed and kept in the Official Records subseries. The share certificates under the Official Records subseries are oversized and have not yet been boxed. The third subseries contains personal papers, possibly compiled by JBS Haldane himself. It includes a notebook, handwritten drafts of his last will and testament, and notes on his surgical history, along with correspondence. These drafts were written by JBS Haldane in November 1962, when he was preparing for an operation in London.

This file contains personal papers possibly compiled by JBS Haldane. It includes a notebook, handwritten drafts of his last will and testament, and notes on his surgical history, along with correspondences. These drafts were written by JBS Haldane in November 1962, when he was preparing for an operation in London. Two letters signed by Bhargava from 2004 were found along with these records.

This file contains a report on the Guha Research Conference submitted to the University Grants Commission by IA Hansen. In 1958, PM Bhargave and other scientists initiated the Guha Research Conference by discussing an informal meeting of Indian biochemistry researchers. The suggested amendments to the rules and regulations of the Guha Research Conference are also available. The letters exchanged in January 1960 and the draft of the report can be found in 'Correspondence and brief report on Guha Research Conference 1960 January'.

This file contains a letter from Omesh Saigal of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, along with an attachment comprising all documents related to the establishment of the National Biological Laboratory.

This contains all the printed materials that promote Science and Rationality. Along with all these materials, there is also a letter from PM Bhargava addressed to TH Chowdary. This also contains a handwritten note and a small appeal note.

This series contains speeches, correspondence, administrative records, articles and writings, printed materials, newspaper articles, and handwritten notes. PM Bhargava was deeply involved in discussions on scientific temper and critical of religious practices which invoked supernatural powers. Here we find records documenting radio speeches delivered on the subject, administrative records belonging to the Society for the Promotion of Scientific Temper, papers pertaining to the Nehru Centre in Bombay, reports on the Seminar on ‘Scientific Temper and Spiritual Values’ held at the Centre in 1983, correspondence with individuals about superstition and godmen, and Bhargava's own writings. A large number of letters are exchanged between PM Bhargava and Makarand Paranjape, and another set of exchanges is with Meera Ananda. The Statements, Articles, and Writings subseries contains a 1980 signed statement on scientific temper with correspondence around the drafting of the same. It also includes a published article by PM Bhargava.

This series contains the important publications that Pushpa Mittra Bhargava kept in his collection. The first subseries contains 123 issues of Vijnan Karmee, the official publication of the Association of Scientific Workers of India (ASWI). These issues span a period from May 1949 to October 1968. The monthly magazine addresses scientific subjects and discussions in the field of science in India and includes articles and essays by contributors such as Joliot-Curie, JD Bernal, CV Raman, DD Kosambi, Niels Bohr, and many others.

The magazine also covers issues related to the Association of Scientific Workers of India and the broader scientific community in India. They have been arranged chronologically. Certain issues bear handwritten inscriptions by PM Bhargava.

The Pushpa Mittra Bhargava Fonds contains documents, paintings, postal stamps, matchboxes and objects. The documents include his notable writings, research papers, correspondence with eminent personalities, handwritten notes, and newspaper articles.

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

Correspondence commenting on Statement on Scientific Temper. It also contains commentary by Shyam Benegal.

This also contains a few letters related to the report by Vasantha Surya on the debate held during the seminar 'Scientific Temper and Spiritual Values'. This seminar was held on January 22 and 23, 1983, at the Nehru Centre in Bombay. These also contain a few handwritten notes.

This contains letters pertaining to the death and estate of Helen Spurway Haldane. All these letters are from GJ Mitchison, the great-grandson and heir of the Haldanes. This also contains a few handwritten notes and a telegram.

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 handwritten letter.

This file contains the petition filed for letters of administration for the estate of Helen Haldane, an affidavit by Manorama Bhargava, and enclosed correspondence referring to these records. Includes handwritten notes.

This file contains four copies of JBS Haldane's last will and testament.

This contains handwritten descriptions of the 22 paintings that were displayed during the exhibition. This also contains prints of the pictures.