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.
Vijnan Karmee is the journal of the Association of Scientific Workers of India. This magazine covers October 1968. The editor of this issue is Baldev Singh; Vol. XX No. 10, October: Contributors: NG Gupta, Alan Mackay. Bulletin of the Association of Scientific Workers of India is a periodical. This periodical covers December 1991. The editor of this issue is Ram Prasad.
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 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.
Vijnan Karmee is the journal of the Association of Scientific Workers of India. These magazines cover the period from November 1965 to February 1966. The editor of these issues is Baldev Singh; Vol. XVII No. 11, November 1965: Contributor: VB Singh; No. 1, January 1966: Contributors: SZ Ali, HJ Bhabha, BN Prasad; No. 2, February 1966: Contributors: MS Iyengar, BK Nayar and contains a leaflet 'The Finances of 51 Public Limited Giant Companies in the Private Sector: 1964-65'.
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.
Bhargava, Pushpa Mittra, 1928-2017Vijnan Karmee is the journal of the Association of Scientific Workers of India. These magazines cover the period from January 1961 to March 1962. The editors of these issues are S Ramabadran and GM Verma; No. 1 & 2, January & February 1961: Contributors: Yu Bogomolov; No. 3, March 1962: Contributors: Georgy Pokrovsky, David Frank-Kamenetsky, AK Singh, GM Verma, JS Yadav.
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.
Bhargava, Pushpa Mittra, 1928-2017This 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.
Bhargava, Pushpa Mittra, 1928-2017This sub-fonds contains documents including Pushpa Mittra Bhargava's notable writings, research papers, correspondence with eminent personalities, handwritten notes, and newspaper articles.
Bhargava, Pushpa Mittra, 1928-2017Correspondence 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 contains handwritten descriptions of the 22 paintings that were displayed during the exhibition. This also contains prints of the pictures.
This contains a detailed report on the 7th World Atheist Conference held on Jan 2009.
This contains correspondence, affidavits, newspaper articles, receipts, application forms and photocopies of photographs all related to Kalki Bhagavan.
This file contains letters exchanged between PM Bhargava and various scientists from August to September 1959 regarding organizing a meeting for experts in biochemistry in India before the Indian Science Congress held in Bombay. The scientists addressed in these letters include PS Sarma, V Jagannathan, DL Srinivasan among others. The letters discuss two venue options for the meeting - the estate of Mulk Raj Anand at Khandala or the Krishnagiri Upavan (a National Park) at Borivali. The letters exchanged from July to August can be traced in 'Correspondence on beginnings of Guha Research Conference 1959 - July to August'.
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 arrangements for supplying meals for the invitees in the informal meeting for two days was discussed. The scientists addressed in these letters include V Jagannathan, D Ghosh, Raghavendra Rao, among others. The letters exchanged from December 1959 can also be found in 'Correspondence on beginnings of Guha Research Conference 1959 - December'.
This file contains letters and a draft of the brief report of the meeting for Indian research workers in biochemistry in January 1960. The draft of the report lists the invitees who could and could not attend the meeting, as well as those who did not respond. The scientists addressed in these letters include BK Bachhawat and IA Hansen, among others. The letters exchanged from December 1959 to January 1960 can be found in 'Correspondence on beginnings of Guha Research Conference 1959 - December 1959 to January 1960 '.
This file contains the report of the Conference on Obscurantism in the form of a booklet dated 2-3 December, 1967.
This file contains letters exchanged between PM Bhargava and various scientists in October 1969 about organizing a program of studies on the role of science and technology in India's development at the Administrative Staff College of India. The scientists addressed in these letters include GS Sidhu, PM Bhargava, and Jitendra Singh. It also includes a background paper on the program.
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'.
The file contains two background papers titled 'A Proposal for Phased Transformation of The Institute Into a Multi-disciplinary Food Science and Technology Research and Development (COUNCIL) Organization' by the Central Food Technological Research Institute. And one paper titled 'Measurment of Productivity of Agricultural Research and Development (A Case Study in the Agricultural Research Institute)' by PN Chowdury.
The file contains two background papers titled 'A National Strategy for Science' by Lod Todd, FRS. And one paper titled 'Foreign Collaboration, Monopoly, and Public Policy' by KK Subrahmanian.
The file contains three background papers titled 'Measurment of Research and Allied Activities in a Research Organization (A case Study of Central Leather Research Institute)', second paper titled 'Structure and Functional System in a Research Organization' and third paper titled 'Defence Research and Development Organization'.
The file contains one background paper titled 'Resources Distribution within National Laboratories: A Case Study' by MA Qureshi and RN Bhargava.
This file contains the booklet titled 'Management of Scientific Research' by Administrative Staff College of India dated December, 1970.