Box MS-024 Box 14
Contains 36 Results:
Sub-Series 3: Biographical Materials and Tributes
This collection contains material related to the life and work of K S Krishnan, a physicist and scientific administrator. The papers have been arranged into nine series - notes and notebooks, scientific research, administration and teaching, talks and writings, photographs, personal and ephemera, correspondence, material related to Krishnan collected by Krishnan family, material about Krishnan collected by D C V Mallik, and Tamil documents - spirituality and literature.
Medical Report, bulk: 1958-1960
Medical reports, including blood test reports and doctors' observations from 1958 to 1960. Dr Paul Dudley White and Dr M S Rao.
Awards, bulk: 1 June 1960, 27 March 1961
i) American Association for the Advancement of Science- elected as a Fellow, ii) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Memorial Award for Scientific Research- First Award- Citation, iii) Media clipping- "Bhatnagar Memorial Award presented to Dr Krishnan".
Pencil Sketch - K S Krishnan's portrait, bulk: 15 April 1961
A pencil sketch of K S Krishnan by Pramita Banerjee along with a letter congratulating him for the S S Bhatnagar Award.
Death condolences -- NPL Director's office, bulk: 1961
Letters and telegrams offering condolences addressed to Krishnan family.
Who's Who, bulk: 1945-1955
Who's who publications about K S Krishnan detailing his achievements.
Bio-data of K S Krishnan, bulk: Undated
i) Biodata obtained from Watrap, ii) A three-page document with all of Krishnan's achievements and qualifications, iii) CV, iv)History of Service, v)List of Papers published, vi)A document mentioning the positions held by K S Krishnan.
Sub-Series 4: Media Clippings collected by K S Krishnan
This collection contains material related to the life and work of K S Krishnan, a physicist and scientific administrator. The papers have been arranged into nine series - notes and notebooks, scientific research, administration and teaching, talks and writings, photographs, personal and ephemera, correspondence, material related to Krishnan collected by Krishnan family, material about Krishnan collected by D C V Mallik, and Tamil documents - spirituality and literature.
Clippings on Science, bulk: 24 September 1926 - 1 October 1944, Undated
i) Electrical Polarity of Molecules, ii) Double Refraction in Flowing Liquids, iii) Gallery of India's Scientists, iv) What is a Metal?, v) Fundamental Research- Its importance for the industry, vi) Prof. Raman's magnificent Research- Explanation of double refraction in liquids, vii) Galaxy of South Indian Scientists, viii) Atom Bomb- A waste of human effort, ix) Thoughts round soap bubbles- Mr Krishnan's lecture, x) Indian Institute of Science in The Hitavada.
Clippings on K S Krishnan, bulk: June 1941 - December 1958, Undated
Press Cuttings Bureau, bulk: 3 January 1949
Copies of a small section of media clippings on Krishnan that were curated by the Press Cuttings Bureau along with a letter from the Director of the Press Cuttings Bureau.
Urdu Material, bulk: 21 August 1958, Undated
i) Media cutting from Daur-i-Jadid weekly- A sketch of Dr K S Krishnan by Zulshi Gulzar, ii) A poem congratulating K S Krishnan by Gulzar.
Nehru on K S Krishnan, bulk: 10 December 1958 - 17 December 1958, Undated
Radio Broadcast Talks, bulk: Circa 1958
List of radio broadcast talks given from 28 August 1947 to 15 April 1957.
Media clipping -- Swedish, Undated
Indisk fysiker proevade sin fysik pae Liseberg- Indian physicist tested his physics at Liseberg.
Series 7: Material related to Krishnan collected by the Krishnan Family
This collection contains material related to the life and work of K S Krishnan, a physicist and scientific administrator. The papers have been arranged into nine series - notes and notebooks, scientific research, administration and teaching, talks and writings, photographs, personal and ephemera, correspondence, material related to Krishnan collected by Krishnan family, material about Krishnan collected by D C V Mallik, and Tamil documents - spirituality and literature.
Sub-Series 1: Correspondence - Krishnan Family
This collection contains material related to the life and work of K S Krishnan, a physicist and scientific administrator. The papers have been arranged into nine series - notes and notebooks, scientific research, administration and teaching, talks and writings, photographs, personal and ephemera, correspondence, material related to Krishnan collected by Krishnan family, material about Krishnan collected by D C V Mallik, and Tamil documents - spirituality and literature.
Letters to Chellamma Thiruvady, bulk: 1 September 1947 - 1961, Undated
i) From Radha Pant - Pleasantries, ii)K Srinivasan- Regarding delay in K S Krishnan's proposed visit , iii)From Leila Iyengar- Plesantaries, includes note Leila's daughter for Chellamma, iv) From Kathleen Lonsdale- Travel plans and pleasantries, v) Sarada-Pleasantries, vi) Maharani of Gwalior- Letters expressing gratitude for support, vii) Sushila Nayar- Regarding an appointment, viii) Mrs V Arangaden.
Letters to Lady Krishnan, bulk: 31 December 1948, 8 December 1967, 27 December 1968.
i) Audrey Spurrier- Regarding the postponement of the meeting with Sir Harold and Lady Hartley, ii) From the Royal Society, London- Regarding approval for a notice on K S Krishnan that would appear in "Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society", iii) From A R Verma, Director, NPL- Invitation to attend the "Krishnan Memorial Lecture" by Dame Kathleen Lonsdale on "Some Current Crystallographics Research Problems" on 10 January 1969.
Letters to K Srinivasan, bulk: 4 November 1948 - 8 August 1987
i) From K S Krishnan- a) Updates on the trip to Paris, Indonesia and Singapore, ii)From T S V Thiruvady- Regarding hospitalisation, contains medical information, iii) From Mama- Pleasantries, iv) From S Venkateswaran- Regarding succession certificate, v) From K R Ramanathan- Regarding the disbursal of the amount in K S Krishnan's Provident Fund, vi) From R S Krishnan- Regarding sending a diary kept by K S Krishnan for an article on the history of Raman Effect.
Letters from David Shoenberg, bulk: 23 October 1952, 30 January 1965
i) To Vijeya Raman- Regarding stamp collection and journey back home, ii) To Krishnan's family.
Condolence letters, bulk: 1961
Letters sent to Krishnan family offering condolences after K S Krishnan's death.
Letters to T M Srinivasan, bulk: 20 May 1986, 30 July 1998
i) Krishan Lal- Regarding a volume containing selected publications of K S Krishnan, ii) Regarding newspaper clippings in Deccan Herald, Hindu and Times of India.
Letters to and from Vijay Raghavan Thiruvady, bulk: 1953, 1994 - 16 January 2000, Undated
K Raman to Lalitha Chandrashekar, Undated
Regarding S Chandrashekar's letters to K S Krishnan.
Sub-Series 2: Birth Centenary Celebrations
This collection contains material related to the life and work of K S Krishnan, a physicist and scientific administrator. The papers have been arranged into nine series - notes and notebooks, scientific research, administration and teaching, talks and writings, photographs, personal and ephemera, correspondence, material related to Krishnan collected by Krishnan family, material about Krishnan collected by D C V Mallik, and Tamil documents - spirituality and literature.
Invitations for Birth Centenary, bulk: 28 July 1998, December 1998, December 1999.
Media Clippings, bulk: 1998 - 12 February 2002, Undated
i) Remembering K S Krishnan, ii) Curated media clippings on the Birth Centenary celebrations of K S Krishnan by Mallik, i) A pioneering physicist, iii) Dr K S Krishnan Centenary celebrations, iv) A belated centenary for this son of Watrap, v) India should achieve self-reliance in more areas: Chidambaram, Krishnan symbolised India's renaissance, Our nuclear capability will help disarmament: Narayanan
Writings -- Tributes on Birth Centenary, bulk: 10 December 1998, 4 December 2001, Undated
Photographs, bulk: 1998
Thirteen photographs that were taken on the occasion of the birth centenary celebrations of K S Krishnan at the National Institute of Advanced Studies in Bangalore.
Special Issues of Journals, bulk: December 1999
i) Indian Journal of Physics and Proceedings of the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science- Special Issue published during the Birth Centenary of Prof K S Krishnan. ii) Current Science- Special Section- K S Krishnan Birth Centenary.
Sub-Series 3: Media Clippings
This collection contains material related to the life and work of K S Krishnan, a physicist and scientific administrator. The papers have been arranged into nine series - notes and notebooks, scientific research, administration and teaching, talks and writings, photographs, personal and ephemera, correspondence, material related to Krishnan collected by Krishnan family, material about Krishnan collected by D C V Mallik, and Tamil documents - spirituality and literature.
Obituary -- K S Krishnan, bulk: 15 June 1961 - 19 June 1961, Undated
Clippings --i)Untitled- Condolence Meeting for KS Krishnan, ii) Dr Krishnan Cremated, iii) Tributes to Dr Krishnan- A Great Scientist and Scholar, iv) K S Krishnan Dead, v) Dr Krishnan Cremated- Homage paid by Leaders, vi) Sir Kariamanikkam Krishnan, vii) Krishnan had a wide range of interests.
Media clippings -- Tamil, bulk: 1961, Undated
i) Obituary for K S Krishnan in Tamil, ii) Temple of Knowledge by C Subramaniam, iii) The support given by Tamil Nadu by Srinivasan, iv) An article titled "National Professor K S Krishnan" in a magazine Amuta Curam, v) Photocopies of curated media clippings (photocopied) on K S Krishnan - from different newspapers and magazines.
Media clippings -- Marathi, 7 January 1988
Vigyaan Parishad: Pragathi va Karya- A small paragraph on Krishnan in this clipping.
Series 5: Personal and Ephemera
This collection contains material related to the life and work of K S Krishnan, a physicist and scientific administrator. The papers have been arranged into nine series - notes and notebooks, scientific research, administration and teaching, talks and writings, photographs, personal and ephemera, correspondence, material related to Krishnan collected by Krishnan family, material about Krishnan collected by D C V Mallik, and Tamil documents - spirituality and literature.