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virendra-singh_tifr-ncbs-duality_INSTTN-AUTONOMY
Virendra Singh, former director of TIFR: On the need for NCBS autonomy and yet defining the link to TIFR.
vijay_OS-JU-KV-NCBS-bureaucracy-88-91_INSTTN-PAPER
K VijayRaghavan, faculty member at NCBS: Recounting the wading through bureaucracy in the late 1980s, and the different attitudes of the early NCBS faculty.
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Vidita Vaidya, faculty member at TIFR: Weighing in on the perception of NCBS as a rule breaker -- looking at the broader good rather than being bogged down by details
swarup_JRD-natl-centre_INSTTN-AUTONOMY
Govind Swarup, former faculty member at TIFR: Recounting a story of a TIFR Council Meeting where JRD Tata advocated the setting up of many national centres under TIFR.
sreekantan_1987-ramanna-bvk-gkvk_INSTTN-PAPER
BV Sreekantan, former director of TIFR: Reflecting on the search for land in Bangalore for NCBS, c 1987.
sreekantan_1985-chandran-natl-centre_INSTTN-PAPER
BV Sreekantan, former director of TIFR: The 1985 negotiations with the Planning Commission to set up national centres under TIFR to justify the scope of proposed programmes, including NCBS and GMRT.
Site for NCBS campus at GKVK ( without levelling ).jpg
The shrubland on the campus of the University of Agricultural Sciences where NCBS stands today, c 1991
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Shobhona Sharma, former student and current faculty member, TIFR: Memories of working with Obaid Siddiqi on building new lab spaces at TIFR.
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Shobhona Sharma, former student and current faculty member, TIFR: The story behind TIFR's Department of Biological Sciences seeking more space with a new building at TIFR (c 1998-2014), and the roadblocks along the way.
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TM Sahadevan, long-time administrative architect at NCBS: Memories of the late 1980s period when NCBS was being offered land in Maharashtra while struggling to find land in Karnataka.
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TM Sahadevan, long-time administrative architect at NCBS: First meeting with Obaid Siddiqi at the TIFR Centre, IISc, in the mid 1980s.
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Raj Rewal, architect of the first phase of NCBS: Perspective on 'rasa' in architecture and his view of designing buildings for science.
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PP Ranjith, early hire as lab manager at NCBS: On building an efficient administrative process in the lab and working within the rules.
poornima_library-wall_INSTTN-ARCH
UB Poornima, chief architect at NCBS: Memories of the design changes on the library wall (now Simons Centre at NCBS), conversations between Raj Rewal and Obaid Siddiqi, and follow-up effects.
poornima_dabba-aesthetic_INSTTN-ARCH
UB Poornima, chief architect at NCBS: On the philosophy guiding architectural design.
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Obaid Siddiqi, founding member of NCBS & TIFR's molecular biology unit: The early ideology behind setting up NCBS in Bangalore
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Obaid Siddiqi, founding member of NCBS & TIFR's molecular biology unit: Reflections on the role and limitations of a director of an institute
Original Greenery where the Southern Laboratory now stands.jpg
A view of the green space overlooking the NCBS old campus, c 2005. By 2012, this space was filled by the Southern Lab Complex.
Original Greenery where the Southern Laboratory now stands.jpg
A view of the green space overlooking the NCBS old campus, c 2005. By 2012, this space was filled by the Southern Lab Complex.
NCBS campus 1998 elevation.tif
An elevation view of the NCBS campus, soon after completion of construction. Also visible is the animal hut, which was the temporary shelter for the lab animals till a new building was built.
nanjundiah_sharat-chandra-gkvk-airport-land-1987-89_INSTTN-PAPER
Vidyanand Nanjundiah, faculty member at TIFR in 1980s: Reflecting on the role of H Sharat Chandra in early negotiations for NCBS to get space in Bangalore
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Man Mohan Johri, retired faculty member from TIFR: Reflections on the start of NCBS, the conversations at the molecular biology unit and figuring out whether one makes the move to Bangalore.
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Krishanu Ray, faculty member and former PhD student at TIFR: On the idea of autonomy for research, with a comparison of TIFR's Department of Biological Sciences and NCBS.
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Sudhanshu Jha, ex director of TIFR: On Homi Bhabha's administrative skills and the need to follow rules and process as an institution scales.
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Jayant Udgaonkar, faculty member at NCBS: On writing an angry letter to the then director of TIFR, after facing many delays in the setup of NCBS
IMG_7376 - TIFR - Lab space - 1.JPG
A current view of one of the fly labs at the Department of Biological Sciences at TIFR, some of the original lab spaces for the faculty that eventually moved to NCBS.
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Akila S. reflecting on Obaid Siddiqi's vision for the NCBS campus design
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UB Poornima, head architect at NCBS, reflecting on Obaid Siddiqi's vision for the NCBS campus design
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CNR Rao, National Research Professor at JNCASR and former director, IISc: On the nature of scientific collaborations in the country.
5. sketch of the courtyard ( present Hortus garden ) over looking at the sunken court.jpg
Sketch of the courtyard (present Hortus garden) in the main NCBS campus, overlooking the sunken court, c. 1995.
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Construction of housing cluster at the NCBS campus, c 1997
2010 OUP - Talking Architecture - Rewal NCBS - 3.tif
An extract focusing on the design of NCBS, from "Talking Architecture", a 2010 book looking at the designs of Raj Rewal
1998 NCBS -- Living in a bubble.JPG
Living in a bubble: the completed NCBS campus in 1998.
1997 D-2004-01241-05 - ncbs construction - digital.tif
Every month, TM Sahadevan, an administrative officer at NCBS, would send a report to TIFR with an update of the construction process. The reports would include pasted photographs of the site. By 1997, they switched to digital prints.
1997 D-2004-01241-04 - ncbs construction - digital.tif
Every month, TM Sahadevan, an administrative officer at NCBS, would send a report to TIFR with an update of the construction process. The reports would include pasted photographs of the site. By 1997, they switched to digital prints.
1997 D-2004-01241-03 - ncbs construction monthly report.tif
Every month, TM Sahadevan, an administrative officer at NCBS, would send a report to TIFR with an update of the construction process. The reports would include pasted photographs of the site. By 1997, they switched to digital prints.
1996 Mar Jayant to OS - Aesthetics Committee.tif
In early 1996, NCBS set up a committee on exterior and interior décor, loosely known as an Aesthetics Committee today. This group vets any proposals for campus changes to ensure it is harmonious with the general design.
1995-96 D-2004-01240-16 - ncbs construction monthly report.tif
Every month, TM Sahadevan, an administrative officer at NCBS, would send a report to TIFR with an update of the construction process. The reports would include pasted photographs of the site. By 1997, they switched to digital prints.
1995-96 D-2004-01240-14 - ncbs construction monthly report.tif
Every month, TM Sahadevan, an administrative officer at NCBS, would send a report to TIFR with an update of the construction process. The reports would include pasted photographs of the site. By 1997, they switched to digital prints.
1995-96 D-2004-01240-13 - ncbs construction monthly report.tif
Every month, TM Sahadevan, an administrative officer at NCBS, would send a report to TIFR with an update of the construction process. The reports would include pasted photographs of the site. By 1997, they switched to digital prints.
1995-96 D-2004-01240-10 - ncbs construction monthly report.tif
Every month, TM Sahadevan, an administrative officer at NCBS, would send a report to TIFR with an update of the construction process. The reports would include pasted photographs of the site. By 1997, they switched to digital prints.
1995-96 D-2004-01240-08 - ncbs construction monthly report.tif
Every month, TM Sahadevan, an administrative officer at NCBS, would send a report to TIFR with an update of the construction process. The reports would include pasted photographs of the site. By 1997, they switched to digital prints.
1995-96 D-2004-01240-06 - ncbs construction monthly report.tif
Every month, TM Sahadevan, an administrative officer at NCBS, would send a report to TIFR with an update of the construction process. The reports would include pasted photographs of the site. By 1997, they switched to digital prints.
1995-96 D-2004-01240-05 - ncbs construction monthly report.tif
Every month, TM Sahadevan, an administrative officer at NCBS, would send a report to TIFR with an update of the construction process. The reports would include pasted photographs of the site. By 1997, they switched to digital prints.
1995-96 D-2004-01240-04 - ncbs construction monthly report.tif
Every month, TM Sahadevan, an administrative officer at NCBS, would send a report to TIFR with an update of the construction process. The reports would include pasted photographs of the site. By 1997, they switched to digital prints.
1995-96 D-2004-01240-02 - ncbs construction monthly report.tif
Every month, TM Sahadevan, an administrative officer at NCBS, would send a report to TIFR with an update of the construction process. The reports would include pasted photographs of the site. By 1997, they switched to digital prints.
1995 NCBS construction photo - 1.jpg
NCBS construction in process. View overlooking the plantation.
1995 MKM Laboratory design at NCBS.tif
Early designs of laboratory space for the founding members of the NCBS Faculty. This image shows the design for MK Mathew's laboratory in 1995.
1995 Mar Poornima To Raj Rewal - Toilet note.tif
Early in the project, NCBS hired an external architect, Raj Rewal, to design the campus. It also hired U.B. Poornima, a local architect, to interface between Raj Rewal Associates, the DAE and the NCBS faculty. Her role would prove to be critical as…
1995 1st Floor Plan of TIFR at Bangalore.tif
First floor plan of the TIFR Centre, Bangalore, in 1995. While NCBS was being built, the early faculty continued to work at the TIFR Centre on the IISc Campus.