<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><OAI-PMH xmlns="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/OAI-PMH.xsd"><responseDate>2026-04-06T01:48:21Z</responseDate><request identifier="oai:archives.ncbs.res.in:/repositories/2/archival_objects/20749" metadataPrefix="oai_dc" verb="GetRecord">https://oai.catalogue.archives.ncbs.res.in/</request><GetRecord><record><header><identifier>oai:archives.ncbs.res.in:/repositories/2/archival_objects/20749</identifier><datestamp>2025-05-30T09:21:55Z</datestamp></header><metadata><oai_dc:dc xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"><dc:publisher xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Archives at NCBS</dc:publisher><dc:publisher xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Tata Institute of Fundamental Research</dc:publisher><dc:identifier xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">MS-042-2.MS-042-2-0-8-12</dc:identifier><dc:identifier xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">https://catalogue.archives.ncbs.res.in/repositories/2/archival_objects/20749</dc:identifier><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Choudhury, B.C. (Binod Chandra)</dc:creator><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Aradhya, Dhatri S</dc:creator><dc:title xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Pranesh, 2 December 1980</dc:title><dc:date xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">2 December 1980</dc:date><dc:format xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">7.5 Linear Feet; 15 Hollinger Boxes</dc:format><dc:language xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">eng</dc:language><dc:language xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Latn</dc:language><dc:description xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">The archival collection is divided into 3 series. 

The first series is Wildlife research and conservation projects. It consists of sub-series: 

1) Field research and data collection which contains letters, notes, maps, articles, media clippings and more material collected and/or created by BC Choudhary while working on the Andhra Pradesh Crocodile Conservation Project (APCC) - an initiative by Andhra Pradesh Forest Department and FAO/UNDP to survey states across India to tackle the issue of all three species of Indian crocodiles (Mugger, Estuarine, and Gharial) becoming rare. 

2) Research writings and publications, which consist of research notes, drafts, and publications. 
study tours, meetings, and symposiums, which consists of notes taken, schedules of meetings and correspondence regarding the meetings and symposia.


The second series, Correspondence, which is arranged chronologically. 


The final and third series are Research references and personal collections. 
The sub-series in this are:  
i) Books and booklets,
ii) project documents and reports, 
iii) Souvenirs, 
iv) Periodicals, 
v) Articles, excerpts, and other references, and 
vi) Media Clippings.

</dc:description><dc:rights xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Access Level: Onsite. Restricted researcher access, view on-site. See https://archives.ncbs.res.in/access</dc:rights><dc:rights xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">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.</dc:rights><dc:relation xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">B C Choudhury Papers, MS-042</dc:relation></oai_dc:dc></metadata></record></GetRecord></OAI-PMH>