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1981 TIFR Council Meeting - Dec - NCBS idea - 2.pdf
Obaid Siddiqi wrote a proposal for a new biology centre as part of TIFR’s 1980-1985 Five Year Plan, based on S. Ramaseshan’s invitation to set it up at IISc. But even though it was approved by the government, the IISc plan lost steam. This extract…
1981 TIFR Council Meeting - Dec - NCBS idea - 3.pdf
Obaid Siddiqi wrote a proposal for a new biology centre as part of TIFR’s 1980-1985 Five Year Plan, based on S. Ramaseshan’s invitation to set it up at IISc. But even though it was approved by the government, the IISc plan lost steam. This extract…
1983 November - TIFR Council Meet - 85-90 Proposal - 2.pdf
The TIFR Council lauds the initiative to set up a new biology centre. They also express their hope that the new centre will be a national resource of sorts, and also wonder about the future of research areas at the TIFR molecular biology unit. TIFR…
1983 November - TIFR Council Meet - 85-90 Proposal - 3.pdf
The TIFR Council lauds the initiative to set up a new biology centre. They also express their hope that the new centre will be a national resource of sorts, and also wonder about the future of research areas at the TIFR molecular biology unit. TIFR…
1984 FRS Holliday To OS - 1.tif
Letter from Robin Holliday to Obaid Siddiqi congratulating him on his nomination to be a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1984. Holliday opines that the award "would do good" for Siddiqi's group.
1984 FRS Ponte To OS - 1.tif
Letter from Guido Pontecorvo to Obaid Siddiqi congratulating him on being in the short list to be a Fellow of The Royal Society in 1984. He also congratulates the Society "for their wisdom".
1985 Jul Rajgopal To Sreekantan (Planning Commission) (1).tif
The central government's letter to TIFR in July 1985, indicating the Planning Commission's approval of the biology centre and other proposal made by TIFR. The "Centre for Fundamental Research in Biological Sciences" is included as a "National Scheme"…
1985 Rationalist Society Speech - OS - 1.tif
Obaid Siddiqi's notes for a 1985 speech to the Rationalist Society in Bombay. In this extract, he focuses on "what is science and what is scientific".
1985 Rationalist Society Speech - OS - 2.tif
Obaid Siddiqi's notes for a 1985 speech to the Rationalist Society in Bombay. In this extract, he focuses on "what is science and what is scientific".
1985 Rationalist Society Speech - OS - 3.tif
Obaid Siddiqi's notes for a 1985 speech to the Rationalist Society in Bombay. In this extract, he focuses on "what is science and what is scientific".
1985 Sep - DST to Siddiqi - Approval for 1980-85 plan biology centre.tif
The National Biotechnology Board sends its approval in September 1985 to TIFR for allowing the set up of a Centre for Fundamental Research in Biological Sciences under the Department of Atomic Energy.
1985_Obaid letter to BJ.TIFF
In 1985, BJ Rao (now faculty at TIFR) asked Obaid Siddiqi about prospects of scientific work in India as he contemplated a return. In this pragmatic and measured reply, Siddiqi advises that "no matter where you go, to a great extent, you will have to…
1985-1990 TIFR_5-yr-plan_1.pdf
Excerpts from the 1985-90 Five Year Plan from TIFR. It includes the proposal for a Centre for Fundamental Research in Biological Sciences, stating that a "strong school of basic research in modern biology in India is of great and vital interest to…
1985-1990 TIFR_5-yr-plan_2.pdf
Excerpts from the 1985-90 Five Year Plan from TIFR. It includes the proposal for a Centre for Fundamental Research in Biological Sciences, stating that a "strong school of basic research in modern biology in India is of great and vital interest to…
1985-1990 TIFR_5-yr-plan_4.pdf
Excerpts from the 1985-90 Five Year Plan from TIFR. It includes the proposal for a Centre for Fundamental Research in Biological Sciences, stating that a "strong school of basic research in modern biology in India is of great and vital interest to…
1985-1990 TIFR_5-yr-plan_6.pdf
Excerpts from the 1985-90 Five Year Plan from TIFR. It includes the proposal for a Centre for Fundamental Research in Biological Sciences, stating that a "strong school of basic research in modern biology in India is of great and vital interest to…
1988 March - OS ppt to TIFR faculty - incl 1978.tif
Notes from Obaid Siddiqi's presentation to the TIFR Faculty in 1988, on his proposal to set up a new centre for biology. Siddiqi summarizes the journey from 1978, based on an invitation from S. Ramaseshan to start a joint TIFR-IISC centre for…
1988-10-27 Fr.PK Maitra To Jayant (By air Mail Letter).tif
An October 1988 letter from PK Maitra to Jayant Udgaonkar, then a post-doctoral research at Stanford University. Maitra highlights that the new Bangalore Centre is likely to a "good place in the coming years", and an option Udgaonkar should seriously…
1990 Jul 5 D-2004-01236 - 14 Gotz to Vijay OS excellent.tif
In a July 1990 letter, KG Gotz of the Max Planck Institute apologises for using "excellent" in his recommendation for an Obaid Siddiqi project, and acknowledges the international reputation of the senior Drosophila researchers of the TIFR molecular…
1990 NCBS Proposal - Cover Page.pdf
The cover page of the proposal for NCBS. The centre was named a place for fundamental research in biological sciences. Over time, it got truncated to the current form partly since the name just became too long and awkward.
1990-1991 TIFR Annual Report NCBS announcement.tif
The announcement of NCBS in the TIFR Annual Report, 1990-1991.
1990s logo NCBS.png
Various versions of the NCBS logo and letterhead in the early days. Also listen to Sumantra Chattarji's audio excerpt on logo design changes, featured above in this chapter.
1991 Jan - DAE to TIFR - Approval to sign MoU with UAS.tif
The DAE approval to sign a memorandum of understanding with the University of Agricultural Sciences in Bangalore. January 1991.
1991 Oct 22 - DAE to TIFR - NCBS sanction order - typo.tif
The DAE sanction order to TIFR to set up the Centre for Fundamental Research in Biological Sciences, which would eventually become the National Centre for Biological Sciences. The Oct 22, 1991, letter was followed up by another one on Oct 23 due to a…
1991 Oct 23 Narayanan DAE To TIFR - NCBS Sanction Order - 1.tif
The DAE sanction order to TIFR to set up the Centre for Fundamental Research in Biological Sciences, which would eventually become the National Centre for Biological Sciences. The Oct 22, 1991, letter was followed up by another one on Oct 23 due to a…
1995-96 TIFR Annual Report - Faculty List incl NCBS NCRA.tif
An extract from the 1995-96 TIFR Annual Report showing the list of faculty at NCBS and NCRA. Creating new national centres under TIFR was an important step in defining autonomy and independent recognition of the institutes.
1999 Exam Blog - NBL Palampur - 2.png
While the 1960s plan for a National Biological Laboratory in Palampur never materialized, a National Centre for Biological Sciences did eventually come up independently. But all that has not stopped it from an NBL being mentioned in competitive…
1999 Nov - STC minutes - Branding NCBS in pubs.tif
The faculty at NCBS discussing the naming of NCBS in scientific publications and the address. Steering Committee minutes, November 1999.
1999 OS Nomination of Jitu to IAS - 1.tif
Nomination letter from Obaid Siddiqi and Veronica Rodrigues for Satyajit Mayor, faculty member at NCBS, to the Indian Academy of Sciences. 1999.
1999 OS Nomination of Jitu to IAS - 2.tif
Nomination letter from Obaid Siddiqi and Veronica Rodrigues for Satyajit Mayor, faculty member at NCBS, to the Indian Academy of Sciences. 1999.
2000s logo NCBS.png
The current NCBS logo and branding used on the website and official letterheads. Compare this with the letterhead from early days, shown in the previous image.
2001 Inder Verma To OS - NAS Nomination.tif
An email in 2001 from Inder Verma at the Salk Institute requesting Obaid Siddiqi for a summary of his accomplishment, to nominate him to be a foreign member of the US National Academy of Sciences.
2009 Exam Blog - NBL Palampur - 1.png
While the 1960s plan for a National Biological Laboratory in Palampur never materialized, a National Centre for Biological Sciences did eventually come up independently. But all that has not stopped it from an NBL being mentioned in competitive…
2009_JCB_Vale_India_Biosciences_Special_report.pdf
A 2009 special report in the Journal of Cell Biology on "Biological Sciences in India". The report is written by Ronald Vale and Karen Dell, long-time collaborators with NCBS faculty.
2009_JCB_Vale_India_Biosciences_Special_report.pdf
A 2009 special report in the Journal of Cell Biology on "Biological Sciences in India". The report is written by Ronald Vale and Karen Dell, long-time collaborators with NCBS faculty.
2009_JCB_Vale_India_Biosciences_Special_report.pdf
A 2009 special report in the Journal of Cell Biology on "Biological Sciences in India". The report is written by Ronald Vale and Karen Dell, long-time collaborators with NCBS faculty.
2009_JCB_Vale_India_Biosciences_Special_report.pdf
A 2009 special report in the Journal of Cell Biology on "Biological Sciences in India". The report is written by Ronald Vale and Karen Dell, long-time collaborators with NCBS faculty.
2009_JCB_Vale_India_Biosciences_Special_report.pdf
A 2009 special report in the Journal of Cell Biology on "Biological Sciences in India". The report is written by Ronald Vale and Karen Dell, long-time collaborators with NCBS faculty.
2009_JCB_Vale_India_Biosciences_Special_report.pdf
A 2009 special report in the Journal of Cell Biology on "Biological Sciences in India". The report is written by Ronald Vale and Karen Dell, long-time collaborators with NCBS faculty.
2009_JCB_Vale_India_Biosciences_Special_report.pdf
A 2009 special report in the Journal of Cell Biology on "Biological Sciences in India". The report is written by Ronald Vale and Karen Dell, long-time collaborators with NCBS faculty.
2009_JCB_Vale_India_Biosciences_Special_report.pdf
A 2009 special report in the Journal of Cell Biology on "Biological Sciences in India". The report is written by Ronald Vale and Karen Dell, long-time collaborators with NCBS faculty.
2009_JCB_Vale_India_Biosciences_Special_report.pdf
A 2009 special report in the Journal of Cell Biology on "Biological Sciences in India". The report is written by Ronald Vale and Karen Dell, long-time collaborators with NCBS faculty.
2009_JCB_Vale_India_Biosciences_Special_report.pdf
A 2009 special report in the Journal of Cell Biology on "Biological Sciences in India". The report is written by Ronald Vale and Karen Dell, long-time collaborators with NCBS faculty.
2009_JCB_Vale_India_Biosciences_Special_report.pdf
A 2009 special report in the Journal of Cell Biology on "Biological Sciences in India". The report is written by Ronald Vale and Karen Dell, long-time collaborators with NCBS faculty.
2009_JCB_Vale_India_Biosciences_Special_report.pdf
A 2009 special report in the Journal of Cell Biology on "Biological Sciences in India". The report is written by Ronald Vale and Karen Dell, long-time collaborators with NCBS faculty.
ajith_wildlife-evidence-conservation_IDENTITY-REFLECTION
Ajith Kumar, NCBS faculty member and co-ordinator of MSc programme in Wildlife Biology: On the intent of the MSc programme in Wildlife Biology, to do evidence-based conservation research.
balaram_NBL-eukaryote_IDENTITY-SPACE
P Balaram, professor and ex-director, IISc: On the unknown links between an idea -- National Biological Laboratory -- and three institutes, NCBS, CCMB and NII.
Dissertation Filed sites all.jpg
Field sites across India for the MSc Wildlife program. The program started in 2003 with an aim of teaching and conducting "evidence-based conservation" in India. Soon after, NCBS hired faculty in the ecology and evolution areas of research.
gaiti_intuition-adventure-expt_IDENTITY-REFLECTION
Gaiti Hasan, faculty member at NCBS: On her approach to finding research questions and tackling the unknown
Heisenberg_Humans and Other Animals On the Scope of Brain Science_1.pdf
Martin Heisenberg's 2012 essay in the Journal of Neurogenetics, reflecting on biology, his Drosophila work, and the limitations of brain science.