Ram Kumar Varma Papers

Content Description

The accession consists of papers belonging to Ram Kumar Varma. Varma was a physicist who worked on Plasma Physics & Astrophysics, Foundations of Quantum Mechanics, and Classical Quantum Relationships. He was the former director of the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad. The papers contain his correspondence, PhD thesis, notebooks, writings and speeches, certificates and biographical material, photographs and photo albums, scientific data from micro-film slides and notes, research reports, and a number and symbol steel stamps.

Condition Description

The collection is in fairly good condition.

Accession Date

2024-02-11

Dispostion

This accession will form part of the Ram Kumar Varma Papers.

Acquisition Type

Gift

Provenance

Rajat Varma, Ram Kumar Varma's son from Ahmedabad, packed and sent the collection to the Archives. It was received at the Archives by Venkat S on 11 February 2024. Another set of materials arrived on 19th February.

Retention Rule

The Ram Kumar Varma Papers are an essential resource for researchers interested in the early history of plasma physics in India and research in astrophysics and quantum-classical relationships. The Archives have offered to preserve and catalogue these materials. The donor and the archives have agreed that the archives will have full authority to handle the material in the future.

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, National Centre for Biological Sciences. Permission for reproduction or distribution must be obtained in writing from the Archives at NCBS (archives@ncbs.res.in). 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.