Krishnaja A P and P K Sukumaran Papers

Content Description

This accession consists of papers belonging to Krishnaja A P and P K Sukumaran. Pathiyan Kavungal Sukumaran, known to his peers as “Suku”, was a leading scientist and reference point to many in the field of haematology. He was also the uncle of Krishnaja A P. A P Krishnaja worked at the Genetic Clinic and Pediatric Research Laboratory at KEM Hospital before joining the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre’s biomedical group, where she worked from 1982 to 2008. She was part of several landmark research projects at BARC such as a cytogenetic monitoring programme on human newborns carried out from 1983-1987 to find out the incidence of constitutional chromosome anomalies, as well as the international collaboration HUman MicroNucleus Project.

Condition Description

Material from Krishnaja A P's research has chromosome images which were pasted on papers that would need to be handled with care. Material belonging to P K Sukumaran is in a fairly good condition. It consists of a considerable number of letters which are fragile. Some photo slides require conservation.

Accession Date

2023-09-12

Dispostion

Material belonging to Krishnaja A P will be catalogued under the 'MS-028 - Krishnaja A P Papers' and material belonging to P K Sukumaran will be catalogued under the 'MS-029 - P K Sukumaran Papers'.

Acquisition Type

Gift

Provenance

The collections were packed and sent from AP Krishnaja’s apartment in Mumbai by Anjali JR on the 4th of September, 2023. It was received by Anjali JR at the Archives at NCBS on the 12th of September, 2023.

Retention Rule

Krishnaja A P's collection will be helpful to individuals interested in research in BARC and cytogenetics during the early 1980s. P K Sukumaran's collection will be of interest to those studying the history of blood disorder research in the country.

Language of Description

English

Script of Description

Latin

Restrictions Apply

No

Access Restrictions

Collection is open for access unless mentioned in specific folders of the finding aid.

Use Restrictions

Copyright may not have been assigned to Archives at NCBS. Permission for reproduction or distribution must be obtained in writing from the Archives at NCBS (archives@ncbs.res.in). See access guidelines for more information (https://archives.ncbs.res.in/access). The Archives at NCBS makes no representation that it is the copyright owner in all of its collections. The user must obtain all necessary rights and clearances before use of material and material may only be reproduced for academic and non-commercial use.