Scope and Contents
Material related to the Commemorative forum of the Second 21st Century Earth Awards in Tokyo, Japan. Includes: itinerary; agenda; some handwritten notes regarding Japan's contribution to Agenda 21; correspondence regarding Swaminathan's participation with Heiter Gurgulino de Souza and Max Born of the United Nations University; a review of the event by Takashi Mukaibo; and pamphlets in Japanese and English regarding the event and the essay competition - Global Environmental Problem Proposal Competition - organised alongside it.
Dates
- Creation: April 1993
Creator
- From the Collection: Swaminathan, M. S. (Monkombu Sambasivan) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is mostly open to the public unless mentioned (for instance, restricted material like administrative and correspondence-related notes created after January 1992, aligning with the Public Records Act). People interested in accessing the collections are requested to refer to the researcher guide for requesting material: https://archives.ncbs.res.in/access
A significant portion of the published writings (books, reprint volumes) are in bound volumes kept at the MS Swaminathan Research Foundation, in the office of the chairperson or the library. These archival objects are identified with "MSSRF" in the Identifier for the file, and they will take longer to source than other archival objects that are housed at the Archives at NCBS.
Extent
From the Collection: 70 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Tamil
From the Collection: Hindi
From the Collection: Japanese
From the Collection: Urdu
Repository Details
Part of the Archives at NCBS Repository
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