S, Deepika
Person
Occupations
Found in 25 Collections and/or Records:
G Bhamathi, 2024-12-09, 2025-01-22
File
Identifier: OH-002-39
G Bhamathi - Session 01, 2024-12-09
Item
Identifier: OH-002-39-1
Scope and Contents
In this interview, Bhamathi reflects on her early life during the 1940s, encompassing the years during World War II and the period following India’s independence. She recalls her family’s active involvement in the freedom movement and the influence it had on her upbringing, her family’s links to Mylapore and connection to T R Venkatarama Sastri. Her early education took place in Vijayawada and Hubli, where she began learning music and recalls several formative experiences from her school...
Dates:
2024-12-09
G Bhamathi - Session 02, 2024-12-09
Item
Identifier: OH-002-39-2
Scope and Contents
In this session, Bhamathi describes her experiences during her PhD years, beginning with her association with the University of Madras and her early dissonance with the Institute of Mathematical Sciences (MatScience), after falling out with her supervisor. She recalls the challenges of accessing scientific literature in the 1950s and 1960s, the process of completing and submitting her doctoral thesis, and her subsequent postdoctoral research in Colorado. Upon returning to India, she joined...
Dates:
2024-12-09
G Bhamathi - Session 03, 2025-01-22
Item
Identifier: OH-002-39-3
Scope and Contents
In this interview, G Bhamathi shares about her first meeting with her late husband, ECG Sudarshan, recalls her early professional interactions and how their relationship built over time. She speaks of more senior years of her Professorship as she recollects being the head of the Space Science Cell in collaboration with Russia, and reveals hurdles of local politics she had to face. She shares her experiences of teaching and research across several countries, and the practical limitations...
Dates:
2025-01-22
N L Char Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-015
Content Description
The NL Char Collection is a small donation consisting of a handful of letters, certificates, official documents, newspaper clippings, an essay, ephemera and artefacts that are arranged into the following series:Series 1: Personal Series 2: Administration Series 3: CorrespondenceSeries 4: WritingsSeries 5: Media coverageSeries 6: EphemeraSeries 7: ArtefactsPersonal contains records of...
Dates:
1943 - 2010
Found in:
Archives at NCBS
R J Ranjit Daniels Papers
Accession
Identifier: 2023-009
R J Ranjit Daniels Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-019
Content Description
The Collection primarily includes research material related to birds, herpetofauna, fish, insects, vertebrates and flora in India – the Western Ghats, the Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands – and Barro Colorado Island in Panama. This largely takes the form of field notes, sketchbooks, book-drafts, illustrations, photos, slides, maps, graphs, transparencies, and hundreds of index cards detailing information about birds in the Uttara Kannada region (including local...
Dates:
1977 - 2004
Found in:
Archives at NCBS
Rohini Balakrishan, bulk: 2019-02-02, 2020-09-10
File
Identifier: OH-002-1
Dates:
Majority of material found within 2019-02-02, 2020-09-10
Found in:
Archives at NCBS
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Oral History: History of Science
Rohini Balakrishan - Session 01, 2019-02-06
Item
Identifier: OH-002-1-1
Scope and Contents
(00:00:00) Early life and primary school Rohini talks about Mumbai, her birthplace, which her family would keep returning to as her grandparents lived there. Her grandfather was an electrical engineer in BEST (Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport). Her father, T S Balakrishnan, had a Master’s in Physics from Allahabad and worked at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) from 1947-50 with CV Raman in the Physics department, decided it was not his calling, and wanted to...
Dates:
2019-02-06
Rohini Balakrishan - Session 02, 2020-08-21
Item
Identifier: OH-002-1-2
Scope and Contents
(00:00:00) Visit to Madurai Kamaraj UniversityRohini says that from a very young age she wanted to study animals. After completing a bachelor’s degree, the only option that seemed available was a master’s in Zoology. Came to know of the work of MK Chandrashekaran, bat biologist at Madurai Kamaraj University, wanted to study animal behaviour under him. Says that Bangalore University released marks very late and she missed cut-off date for admissions at many universities, including...
Dates:
2020-08-21
Rohini Godbole, 2023-03-02, 2024-03-06
File
Identifier: OH-002-9
Rohini Godbole - Session 01, 2023-03-02
Item
Identifier: OH-002-9-1
Interview Summary
Rohini Godbole discusses her childhood and early life, growing up in Deolali and Pune. She talks about her family’s financial and educational background. She shares her mother’s academic aspirations and struggles to fulfil her education while managing their home. She shares memories of schooling, participation in debates, competitions, extempore and inclination to mathematics, sanskrit and science. She credits her mentors for guiding her toward a science scholarship, their...
Dates:
2023-03-02
Rohini Godbole - Session 02, 2023-03-23
Item
Identifier: OH-002-9-2
Interview Summary
Rohini Godbole reflects on her formative years and how childhood experiences influenced her career choice. She discusses her early academic achievements, her interest in mathematics and sanskrit, and the decision to pursue science over other fields.She narrates her experiences in obtaining the National Science Talent Search (NSTS) Scholarship and the impact it had on her choice to specialise in physics. She highlights her experiences at Sir Parashurambhau College, exchange...
Dates:
2023-03-23
Rohini Godbole - Session 03, 2023-03-30
Item
Identifier: OH-002-9-3
Interview Summary
Rohini Godbole talks about attending the Science Talent Summer School in Kanpur, navigating unsafe workplaces. She emphasises the need for active participation by men and women to create a safe research environment. She describes her travel and preparation for her PhD at Stony Brook University (SUNY – State University of New York), her experiences in adjusting to American culture, and being a part of the Indian student community. She talks about the November Revolution in...
Dates:
2023-03-30
Rohini Godbole - Session 04, 2023-04-10
Item
Identifier: OH-002-9-4
Interview Summary
Rohini Godbole talks about moving back to India, to TIFR for a postdoc. She discusses the lack of accommodation and infrastructure for women in the institute in the early days. She details the vibrant intellectual atmosphere at TIFR. She revisits her early postdoctoral research and contributions to theoretical physics and interactions with experimental physics. She talks about the difficulties in not being able to attend an international conference despite being invited because...
Dates:
2023-04-10
Rohini Godbole - Session 05, 2023-04-13
Item
Identifier: OH-002-9-5
Interview Summary
In this interview, Rohini Godbole discusses the importance of appreciation and encouragement from peers and mentors for professional growth. She goes into details of her work and collaborations in the University of Dortmund, involvement in collider physics. She recollects meeting her husband, the challenges of navigating marriage, personal and professional life in academia. She delves into discussing the beginnings of her interests in supersymmetry and close contact with experimental...
Dates:
2023-04-13
Rohini Godbole - Session 06, 2023-04-28
Item
Identifier: OH-002-9-6
Rohini Godbole - Session 07, 2023-07-06
Item
Identifier: OH-002-9-7
Rohini Godbole - Session 08, 2024-03-06
Item
Identifier: OH-002-9-8
Saheli Papers: Laxmi Murthy, Vani Subramanian, Vineeta Bal, 2025-07-23
File
Identifier: OH-009-2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This series contains interviews with the creators or donors of archival records deposited at the Archives at NCBS, to better understand the provenance of the material.
Dates:
2025-07-23
Found in:
Archives at NCBS
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Oral History: Provenance Interviews
Saheli Papers: Laxmi Murthy, Vani Subramanian, Vineeta Bal Session 01, 2025-07-23
File
Identifier: OH-009-2-1
Scope and Contents
This interview serves as a provenance record of the Saheli Papers deposited at the Archives at NCBS. In this interview, Laxmi Murthy, Vani Subramanian and Vineeta Bal, speak of their involvement with Saheli and the beginning of their association with the group.They speak about Saheli’s organisational structure, informal membership, and broad focus in areas of women’s rights, education and health. They describe work at Saheli and early campaigns, including the involvement of all...
Dates:
2025-07-23
Tara Gandhi - Session 02, 2025-01-15
Item
Identifier: OH-002-12-2
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