V Subrahmanyan Papers

His papers have been arranged as follows:

Series 1: Research and Administration Sub-Series 1: Correspondance Sub-Series 2: Files related to royalty settlement for baby food formula Sub-Series 3: Notes, publications, and drafts Sub-Series 4: Photographs Sub-Series 5: Awards and recognitions Sub-Series 0:

Series 2: Material belonging to V Subrahmanyan’s family Sub-Series 0

This arrangement strives to maintain the original order in which the material was received at the archives.

Series 1 covers Subrahmanyan’s research work in biochemistry between 1924 to 1975 and administrative papers related to work, retirement, and projects at Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI). It also includes photographs of Subrahmanyan with family and associates.

Sub-Series 1, correspondence, contains letters regarding (i) Subrahmanyan’s retirement from CFTRI in 1963 and involvement in the NIH project and, (ii) the exchange of letters relating to research and administration at CFTRI.

Sub-Series 2, includes statements and letters related to litigation arising out of royalty settlement issues between associates who worked on the processing of a baby food formula using buffalo milk at CFTRI in the early 1950s.

Sub-Series 3, covers his notes, publications, and drafts spanning his research career - starting as a student of biochemistry at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), to his interest in soil science while studying in London under Sir John Russell, and later on heading the chair of Biochemistry at IISc and shifting focus to nutritional evaluation and conservation of food grains in India.

Sub-Series 4, contains photographs of Subrahmanyan during work visits for meetings and conferences, group photos with associates, and photos with family.

Sub-Series 5, contains awards and certificates received by Subrahmanyan during his career.

Series 2 includes materials belonging to V Subrahmanyan’s family, including his notes related to his personal finances, material related to his demise in 1979, and copies of records related to his projects taken from Vidhana Soudha in Karnataka.