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.

The archivist has put together this file. This file mostly contains minutes and agendas of meetings pertaining to the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB). There are two minutes of meetings titled 'Minutes of the meeting held on December 31, 1982 regarding common facilities between the NGRI and CCMB' and 'Record note of decisions taken at the meeting between Dr Vinod Gaur and Dr PM Bhargava on 15th May, 1983'. This file also has an agenda document titled '101st Meeting of the Governing Body to be held on Wednesday, the 2nd May, 1984 - Supplementary Agenda.'

The file contains administrative and budgetary records pertaining to the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) from 12-19 September 1983. Most of the documents in this file consist of correspondence and budget estimates. This file contains letters either addressed to or written by SMA Razvi, Finance and Accounts Officer, GS Sidhu, Director-General of CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research), and many more. This also has a draft of 'The report of the Committee appointed by the Governing Body under the Chairmanship of Dr. Paintal to consider the expansion programme of the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad' in the form of an enclosure. Enclosures are retained as found.

This file contains details of correspondence held between CCMB and M/s Vijayam Bros, Madras, regarding the supply, installation, testing, and commissioning of the gas plant at CCMB.

This file consists of a compilation of all the budget estimates for the financial years 1983–1984 and 1984–1985. This has a contents page that contains all the information that is to be found in this compiled book. This compiled book also has some annotations inside it. This file includes two loose, oversized documents titled 'Approved Services P-5 (ii)' and 'P-5 (ii) Services for which Approval is Awaited' that are stored in 'Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology Hyderabad - 500 009 : Budget Revised Estimates for 1983 - 84 and Budget Estimates for 1984 - 85 - oversized records'. This has a small handwritten note too. File titled 'Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology Hyderabad - 500 009 : Budget Revised Estimates for 1983 - 84 and Budget Estimates for 1984 - 85 - file 2' is a copy of this file. However, it is retained since it has additional annotations on it.

This file is the first part of a bound book. This bound book consists of all annual plans, revised estimates, and budget estimates of projects for the years 1983–84 and 1984–85, respectively. This bound book also has administrative documents that mention the projects or achievements of the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB). Though this is in bound book form, it is divided into eight parts for better preservation of the documents. Hence, files from 'Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology Hyderabad - 500 009 : Annual Plan 1984 - 85, Project Budget RE 1983 - 84 and BE 1984-85 - file 1' to 'Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology Hyderabad - 500 009 : Annual Plan 1984 - 85, Project Budget RE 1983 - 84 and BE 1984-85 - file 8' along with the 'Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology Hyderabad - 500 009 : Annual Plan 1984 - 85, Project Budget RE 1983 - 84 and BE 1984-85 - oversized records' should be treated as originally part of a single-bound book. This file also contains the cover that covered the book; this is retained since it contains some annotations.

This file is the second part of a bound book. This bound book consists of all annual plans, revised estimates, and budget estimates of projects for the years 1983–84 and 1984–85, respectively. This bound book also has administrative documents that mention the projects or achievements of the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB). Though this is in bound book form, it is divided into parts for better preservation of the documents. Hence, files from 'Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology Hyderabad - 500 009 : Annual Plan 1984 - 85, Project Budget RE 1983 - 84 and BE 1984-85 - file 1' to 'Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology Hyderabad - 500 009 : Annual Plan 1984 - 85, Project Budget RE 1983 - 84 and BE 1984-85 - file 8' along with the 'Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology Hyderabad - 500 009 : Annual Plan 1984 - 85, Project Budget RE 1983 - 84 and BE 1984-85 - oversized records' should be treated as originally part of a single-bound book.

This file is the seventh part of a bound book. This bound book consists of all annual plans, revised estimates, and budget estimates of projects for the years 1983–84 and 1984–85, respectively. This bound book also has administrative documents that mention the projects or achievements of the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB). Though this is in bound book form, it is divided into parts for better preservation of the documents. Hence, files from 'Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology Hyderabad - 500 009 : Annual Plan 1984 - 85, Project Budget RE 1983 - 84 and BE 1984-85 - file 1' to 'Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology Hyderabad - 500 009 : Annual Plan 1984 - 85, Project Budget RE 1983 - 84 and BE 1984-85 - file 8' along with the 'Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology Hyderabad - 500 009 : Annual Plan 1984 - 85, Project Budget RE 1983 - 84 and BE 1984-85 - oversized records' should be treated as originally part of a single-bound book.

This file is the eighth part of a bound book. This bound book consists of all annual plans, revised estimates, and budget estimates of projects for the years 1983–84 and 1984–85, respectively. This bound book also has administrative documents that mention the projects or achievements of the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB). Though this is in bound book form, it is divided into parts for better preservation of the documents. Hence, files from 'Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology Hyderabad - 500 009 : Annual Plan 1984 - 85, Project Budget RE 1983 - 84 and BE 1984-85 - file 1' to 'Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology Hyderabad - 500 009 : Annual Plan 1984 - 85, Project Budget RE 1983 - 84 and BE 1984-85 - file 8' along with the 'Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology Hyderabad - 500 009 : Annual Plan 1984 - 85, Project Budget RE 1983 - 84 and BE 1984-85 - oversized records' should be treated as originally part of a single-bound book.

The file contains administrative and budgetary records pertaining to the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB). The majority of the records consist of budgetary or accounts-related documents. This file contains appendices that are continuations of 'CCMB's administrative and budgetary documents from March - file -1' and hence is considered a part of it. Even though these appendices lack exact dates, they were affixed to the main appendix, which is dated 1984; hence, they are retained with documents from 1984. This file also contains a telegram which was part of the appendices.

The file contains administrative and budgetary records pertaining to the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) from January to March 1985. Most of the documents in this file are correspondence and budget estimates. This file contains letters either addressed to or written by RN Bhargava, Joint Adviser (Planning and Coordination) 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.

The file contains administrative and budgetary records pertaining to the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) from March to May 1985. Most of the documents are administrative letters. This file contains letters either addressed to or written by MV Ramakrishnan, Internal Financial Adviser of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), BK Bachhawat, Director of the Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, and many more. This also has a bibliography in telex form which is to be handled with care, a copy of the same in a different colour, and a plane ticket as enclosures. Enclosures are retained as found.

This file consists of a compilation of all the budget estimates for the financial years 1985–1986 and 1986–1987. This also has a small handwritten note that says, 'Budget copy of Director'. Along with it, there is also a loose printed paper titled 'Sanctioned Estimates for the year 1984–85' and both are placed inside this book. This also has a contents page that contains all the information that is to be found in this compiled book.

This architectural drawing is part of the file 'Committee to study the plans and proposals of CCMB' and is placed in a new file for better preservation. This contains the master plan of the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB). Both copies of the architectural drawings are retained.

This file contains a terrace plan as part of the standard design for the one-room and two-room 'Scientist's Apartments'. It is marked as DRG NO. 7 and dated 30 June 1983.

This file contains a drawing for the construction of the canteen. The details of its cost are in 'CCMB's administrative and budgetary documents from 1984 - file 2'. This has the floor plan for the canteen, ground as well as the first floor of the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB). Even though these floor plans lack a date, they were affixed to the 1984-dated budget estimates, hence retained with documents from 1984.

This file contains an architectural drawing of the ground floor of the 'Scientist's Hostel', dated 11 May 1984. It is marked as DRG NO. 11.

This file contains an architectural drawing of the ground floor of the canteen, dated 9 May 1984. It is marked as DRG NO. 03.

This file contains an architectural drawing of the floor plan of all buildings, dated 12 April 1984 which was enclosed with a letter. It is marked as DRG NO. 70. The letter can be found in the file 'Correspondence with associated architectural drawings'.

This file contains an architectural drawing of the elevation of the proposed canteen block at CCMB, Hyderabad which was enclosed with a letter. It was signed on 6 February 1984. It is marked as DRG NO. 3. The letter can be found in the file 'Correspondence with associated architectural drawings'.

This file contains an architectural drawing of the ground floor of the 'Scientist's Hostel' at CCMB, Hyderabad. It has a detailed plan for a double-room unit.

This file contains an architectural drawing of the master plan of CCMB. It is marked as DRG NO. 02.

This file contains an architectural drawing of the contour map of the Regional Research Laboratory (RRL), Hyderabad, campus at CCMB. It is marked as DRG NO. B 220.

This file contains an architectural drawing of the administrative block first-floor plan and elevation section at CCMB, Hyderabad. It is marked as DRG NO. 2.

This file contains an architectural drawing of the ground floor and first floor of the proposed canteen block at CCMB, Hyderabad.

This file is the thirteenth part of a compilation. This compilation is divided into a total of 21 parts for preservation purposes. It consists of materials submitted to the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research's (CSIR) governing body by the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB). This compilation contains project-related information, write-ups, administrative and budgetary records, and staff-related reports. This compilation also has many annexures. The entire file is preserved in the same order in which it was discovered; however, the pages are numbered for user convenience.

This file is the fourteenth part of a compilation. This compilation is divided into a total of 21 parts for preservation purposes. It consists of materials submitted to the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research's (CSIR) governing body by the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB). This compilation contains project-related information, write-ups, administrative and budgetary records, and staff-related reports. This compilation also has many annexures. The entire file is preserved in the same order in which it was discovered; however, the pages are numbered for user convenience.

This file is the sixteenth part of a compilation. This compilation is divided into a total of 21 parts for preservation purposes. It consists of materials submitted to the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research's (CSIR) governing body by the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB). This compilation contains project-related information, write-ups, administrative and budgetary records, and staff-related reports. This compilation also has many annexures. The entire file is preserved in the same order in which it was discovered; however, the pages are numbered for user convenience.

This file contains a booklet with all the information about the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology at the Regional Research Laboratory, Hyderabad, till March 1987. This includes information covering ongoing projects, staff members, et cetera.

Letters received before and after dedication ceremony from November 1987 to January 1988 - files 1 to 9' have been kept in their original order as they were received. The arrangement of documents in 'Letters received before and after dedication ceremony from November 1987 to January 1988 - files 1 to 9' matches the arrangement of documents in the file titled 'Letters/telegrams received from November 1987 onwards in connection with or following the dedication of the new CCMB complex to the nation and to the cause of science by the Prime Minister [till 12th January 1988]', except file 9, which is different. All the letters and telegrams in this file are originals.

Letters received before and after dedication ceremony from November 1987 to January 1988 - files 1 to 9' have been kept in their original order as they were received. The arrangement of documents in 'Letters received before and after dedication ceremony from November 1987 to January 1988 - files 1 to 9' matches the arrangement of documents in the file titled 'Letters/telegrams received from November 1987 onwards in connection with or following the dedication of the new CCMB complex to the nation and to the cause of science by the Prime Minister [till 12th January 1988]', except file 9, which is different. All the letters and telegrams in this file are originals.

This file contains letters pertaining to 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 the year 1986. The letters in this file are arranged from A to C. This file contains letters either addressed to or written by Lajos Alföldi of the Biological Research Center of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Edwin D Becker, Associate Director for Research Services of the Department of Health and Human Services, and many more. All the letters in these files are photocopies.

This file contains letters pertaining to 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 the year 1987. The letters in this file are arranged from SN Bhargava to RG Church. This file contains letters either addressed to or written by SN Bhargava, Director (Admin) of the Department of Science and Technology, Baruch S Blumberg, Vice President for Population Oncology of the Fox Chase Cancer Center, and many more. This has two handwritten letters.

This file contains letters pertaining to 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 the year 1987. The letters in this file are arranged from Gopalakrishnan to Gurdon. This file contains letters either addressed to or written by Annamaria Torriani-Gorini, Department of Biology of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Tu Guowei, Ambassador, Embassy of the People's Republic of China, and many more. A letter addressed to Guowei has a detailed draft of the programme to be held that is retained along with the letter. All the other enclosures are also retained as found.

This file contains letters pertaining to 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 the year 1987. The letters in this file are arranged from Rich to Salk. This file contains letters either addressed to or written by Peter WJ Rigby, Head of the Genes and Cellular Controls Group at the National Institute for Medical Research, Vassily N Rykov, Ambassador of the USSR in India, and many more. Both copies of the same letter are retained since they had annotations on them. This file also has a letter addressed to Rykov that has enclosures attached to it. Enclosures are retained as found.

This file contains letters pertaining to 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 the year 1987. The letters in this file are arranged from Srinivasan to Tandon. This file contains letters either addressed to or written by LM Srivastava, Associate Professor in the Department of Biochemistry at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, GP Talwar, Director of the National Institute of Immunology, and many more. This file also has a letter addressed to MR Srinivasan that has enclosures attached to it. This also has a handwritten letter.

This file contains letters pertaining to 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 the year 1987. The letters in this file are arranged from A to V. All these letters are arranged alphabetically. This file contains letters either addressed to or written by Vinod Gaur, Director, National Geophysical Research Institute, V Ramalingaswami of the School of Public Health at Harvard University, and many more. This file includes many photocopies of handwritten documents that are not letters and also a short handwritten note.

This file consists of correspondence with American scientists who accepted the invitation for both the inauguration of Jonaki and Frontiers of Tomorrow in Biology and would need financial assistance from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) from 1986 and 1987. These letters have been retained as they are found in the file. This file also contains a small handwritten note. Some of these letters may also be found in the previous files.

This file consists of correspondence with American scientists who accepted the invitation for both the inauguration of Jonaki and Frontiers of Tomorrow in Biology and would need financial assistance from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) from 1986 and 1987. These letters have been retained as they are found in the file. Some of these letters 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). 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 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). 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 includes documents containing the programme details for former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's inauguration of Jonaki. This was a new complex at the CCMB dedicated to Rajiv Gandhi in 1987 at the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB). Documents such as 'Prime Minister's Visit to Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad November 26, 1987' along with a few handwritten notes are included in this file. Multiple duplicates of the identical document are preserved due to their different annotations.

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 mostly correspondence about the collaboration between the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad, India, and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland. All the letters in this file are from April 1984. All the letters in this file are addressed to S Varadarajan, Secretary of the Department of Science and Technology. Two copies of the same letter are preserved since they have annotations on them. This letter also has an enclosure. This enclosure consists of a letter and a 'Plan of Action for Mutual Cooperation Between the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad 500009 (India) and the Intramural Research Program of the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA', which is at the end of the file. Though this plan is attached to more than one letter, only one copy is preserved.

This file contains mostly correspondence about the collaboration between the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad, India, and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland. The letters in this file are from May to September of 1985. This file includes letters either addressed to or written by Philip E Schambra, Science Attache of the Embassy of the United States of America, New Delhi, KN Johry, Director of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), and many more. Two copies of a few letters are retained since they have different annotations on them. A letter from 16 August 1985, sent to KN Johry, has another letter as an enclosure from 1984, which is retained as found. This also has another document attached titled 'Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (ISC) : Proforma to Accompany Proposals for Holding International Symposia/Seminar/Exhibition/Workshop/Training Course etc. at the National Labs./INSTTS'.

This file contains mostly correspondence about the collaboration between the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi, India, and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland. The letters in this file are from November to December of 1985. This is the file that notes the change in collaborative parties. Here, one of the collaborators, the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad, India, is replaced with the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi, India. This contains one letter addressed to Edwin D Becker, Associate Director for Research Services of the Department of Health and Human Services, USA, which has two enclosures of the same memorandum. One of the enclosures is a photocopy of the draft 'Memorandum of Understanding for Cooperation Between the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad, India, and the Intramural Research Program of the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA' and two appendices. This also includes another corrected photocopy of the same, where the collaborative party's name is corrected from the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) to the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). This also has another letter from Edwin D Becker along with which he encloses the revised 'Memorandum of Understanding for Cooperation Between the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, India, and National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA' and two annexures.

This file contains letters exchanged between PM Bhargava and various scientists from March to July 1959 regarding organizing a meeting for experts in biochemistry in India. The scientists addressed in these letters include V Jagannathan and Pran. Bhargava planned for the meeting to be held before the Indian Science Congress session in Bombay. The letters exchanged from July 1958 can be found in 'Correspondence on beginnings of Guha Research Conference 1958 - July'.

This file contains letters and a circular exchanged between PM Bhargava and various scientists from October to December 1959 regarding organizing a meeting for experts in biochemistry in India. The scientists addressed in these letters include Pushpa, P S Sarma and G P Talwar, among others. The venue was decided as Mulk Raj Anand's estate at Khandala after a quick verification. The date was fixed as 6 and 7 January 1960. The letters exchanged from August to September 1959 can be traced in 'Correspondence on beginnings of Guha Research Conference 1959 - August to September'.

This file contains letters exchanged between PM Bhargava and various scientists from December 1959 regarding organizing a meeting for experts in biochemistry in India. The date, venue and other arrangements were fixed and intimated to the invitees through a circular. The scientists addressed in these letters include V Subramanyan, I Ramakrishnan and Raghavendra Rao, among others. The letters exchanged from October to December 1959 can be found in 'Correspondence on beginnings of Guha Research Conference 1959 - October to December'.