Letter to N V Joshi asking him if he could be one of the internal experts to assess the performance of P Pramod.

Letters to N V Joshi regarding the Annual Research Seminar (ARS) of Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON). Enclosed is the itinerary for the seminar.

Letter to the editors of Current Science regarding submitting obituary for H P Gandhi. Enclosed is a 3-page-long obituary.

Genetic Regulation of Arylsulphatase synthesis in Aspergillus nidulans Bombay University- PhD

Letter thanking Sastry for receiving Shah's daughter and her friend at California and for making arrangements for them.

Letter from B Venkateswarlu, senior plant physiologist and head at the Directorate of Rice Research, to Swaminathan congratulating the latter on his receiving the "Prince of Asturias Award for Concord", which is the highest honour given in the presence of the Spanish monarch.

Spectrum of 32P Induces mutants of Caenorhabditis elegans

Letter from B. Babuji to M.S. Swaminathan. Includes reference to receipt of minutes of the meeting held on 09 April 1988. Letter from M.S. Swaminathan to S. Radhakrishnan. Includes enclosed note titled 'Research Priorities for the International Centre for Biological Sciences'. Correspondence between K. Srinivasa Rao and M.S. Swaminathan. Includes enclosed write up regarding the International Centre for Biological Sciences prepared by Professor S. Radhakrishna.

Bachelor of Engineering degree certificate from University of Madras

Personal Bachelor of Science Certificate of B.S. Madhava Rao from University of Mysore

Bachelor of Science degree certificate from University of Madras

Apart from letters sent and received by Krishnan, this series contains correspondence around preprints of scientific papers such as galley proofs and reviewers’ comments. Notable correspondence includes a letter from Obaid Siddiqi inviting Krishnan to join TIFR, general letters from colleague and friend, Veronica Rodrigues, and a note that Krishnan wrote to Howard Nash for his 40 years of contributions to science.

Background Notes of the Government of Rajasthan for the Regional Consultation of the National Commission on Farmers in Ahmedabad on 28-29 October 2004.

Background paper for a two-day MSSRF workshop on 'Protecting Our Protected Areas' from 18-19 December, 1993, written by the ecologist, R.J. Ranjit Daniels.

Folder contains Carl D'Silva's copy of a book on lettering designed and compiled by lettering artist Frank Steeley ca. 1902.

Requests, at length, a position at the Institute of Armament Studies, Poona.

Recommendation letter for B S Madhava Rao, post-MSc, Calcutta University.

Contains a membership form of Baguio Country Club, a car sticker and a letter from Erlinda Javier-Tanjangco regarding the approval of Swaminathan's request to be a participating member under the Diplomatic Mission Membership of Ford Foundation.

Email correspondence between Bahr and Pittie on citations of bird records from German journals later entered into Pittie's database per marginalia; and other discussion of bird specimen typing.

Olfaction in Drosophila

TIFR- MSc

Correspondence between Revathi Balakrishnan and M.S. Swaminathan. Includes request for recommending Revathi Balakrishnan for a position at the Food and Agricultural Organization at The United Nations.

Species concepts and Species Identifications

i. The 1993 letter to N V Joshi exchanges pleasantries and is attached with notes and an article on traditional techniques of metallurgy. ii. The 1994 letter to N V Joshi

A post-it note to N V Joshi enclosing the letter by Balasubramanian to Madhav Gadgil and a reprint of an article titled 'Is Indigenous Technology "Simple"?'.

i. Letter to N V Joshi regarding a new publication from Centre for Indian Knowledge Systems (CIKS) - Tradition Knowledge Systems of India and Sri Lanka. ii. Letter to N V Joshi asking him to enroll himself as a Life Subscriber for the Patriotic and People-Oriented Science and Technology (PPST) Bulletin.

Letter to N V Joshi asking him to evaluate a proposal of V Sitaramam in the area of biopolymers and give his comments on its suitability for support by the Department of Biotechnology.

Letter to Zafar and Laeeq Futehally regarding Environmental Education Centre in Vattakanal, Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, India. Attached are photos of the education centre. Also mentions environmental issues due to development in Kodai. Includes another letter from Zafar to Thiruvady mentioning the work of the education centre.

Anonymous letter addressed to the Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru from members of the staff of IARI stating that the Director disallowed admission to non-gazetted staff members of IARI to the Golden Jubilee celebration of IARI where Nehru delivered an address - a copy of this letter was sent to Pal by the Ministry of Food and Agriculture for comment on 12 April 1955. Folder also includes a draft of Pal's reply dated 27 April 1955.

Convocation Address by Swaminathan at Banaras Hindu University.

Sends thanks for opening a symposium on "Quantum Mechanics"; thanks Madhava Rao for his congratulations on the success of the Mathematics section of the last Indian Science Congress, and forwards excerpts from a letter received from E.A. Milne, Oxford, about galactic dynamics.

Recommendation letter for B S Madhava Rao, post-MSc, Calcutta University.

Letter from J.M. Banerjee copied to M.S. Swaminathan. Includes note on appointment as cytogeneticist (Class 1). Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Notification. Includes notes on earned leave of M.S.Swaminathan and resuming duty as Cytogeneticist.

A commemorative address printed on silk given to Coleman at the Bangalore District Sericulture Conference in Channapatna. Includes a song about silk and sericulture in Kannada.

Printout copy of a summary of a meeting of the Working Party with representatives from the Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East, UNESCO, and leading scientists from different countries held at Bangkok. India was represented by K S Krishnan. Mentions Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar.

Letter from Pat Banks to M.S. Swaminathan. Includes note of thanks for help during the filming of the United Nations film on Disaster Preparedness.

CV Bapat, a convenor at Cancer Research Institute, writes to Sukumaran about holding a meeting regarding space requirements in the cold room facility

i) Chuharpur Lake Pond Area- types of birds; ii) Number of Bords in Azad Kashmir Punjab; iii) Geographical location of Survey Sites in Ladakh; iv) Survey sites and number of birds; v)2 Site forms from J C Uttangi from Naregal Tank and Akkialur Irrigation Tank.

Letter from Barbara Burlingame of High Level Panel of Experts (HLPE) on Food Security and Nutrition, issued to facilitate obtaining an entry visa to Russia, inviting Swaminathan as the Chairperson to attend the fifth meeting of the Steering Committee of the panel from 2-11 June 2012.

Letter from The Rt. Hon. Lord Barber to M.S. Swaminathan. Includes note on recent visit.

Preparatory bird drawings and classification made by Carl D'Silva for most possibly a Helm publication

Contains a copy of the BARC newsletter from August 1991

Letter from M.S. Swaminathan to S.S. Barnala. Includes note of regret in inability to extend tenure at the Indian Council of Agricultural Research.

Contains 13 photographs of 15 cm by 10.1 cm, 5 photographs of 15.2 cm by 10 cm, 1 photograph of 15.2 cm by 9.6 cm, and 1 photograph of 15.2 cm by 10.1 cm. Images of landscapes, people, rock formations, volcano, and rock samples.

Contains 9 photographs of 15 cm by 10.2 cm, 8 photographs of 15.2 cm by 10.1 cm, and 3 photographs of 15.2 cm by 10 cm. Images of people, landscapes and rock formations.

Contains 10 photographs of 15.2 cm by 10.1 cm, 8 photographs of 15 cm by 10.2 cm, and 2 photographs of 15.2 cm by 10.2 cm. Images of field investigations, landscapes, equipment, forests and rock formations.

Contains 15 photographs of 15.2 cm by 10 cm, and 5 photographs of 15.3 cm by 10.1 cm. Images of people, field investigations, rock samples, rock formations, landscapes, volcano, and survey from boat.

Contains 11 photographs of 15.2 cm by 10 cm, 1 photograph of 15.3 cm by 10.2 cm, and 1 photograph of 15.3 cm by 10.3 cm. Images of people, landscapes, volcano, rock samples, and rock formations.

Krishnaja, A P & Sharma, N K, Cytologia 56: 653-658, 1991