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Archives at NCBSTata Institute of Fundamental ResearchAR-020https://catalogue.archives.ncbs.res.in/repositories/2/resources/112Advanced Media Production. AMPOral histories of technical personnel in Broadcast and Community VideoMarch 05 2025 to October 31 20251778 Minutesenghin24 Oral Histories have been collected as part of the Project. They are from the first generation of technical staff engaged in research and design, production and operation of the early electronic era before and during the advent of digital electronics. As Delhi was a centre for the nascent video industry, we have looked at personnel in the earliest institutions engaged in video, namely CENDIT, Doordarshan, SWRC Tiloniya. Technicians from Mass Communication Research Centre (MCRC) , the first professional video training centre in the country, have also been interviewed. Interviewees include 1. Rajive Jain 2. Ranjan De 3. Shubha Gupta 4. Nirmal Gupta 5. Kailash Khati 6. Prem Mishra 7. Sujit Chatterjee 8. Chandan Singh 9. S.S Bindra 10. Ashok Rawal 11. Vipin Bhatia 12. Ramniwas 13. Naurati Devi 14.Kailash Chand 15. Mohun 16. Angshu Das 17. Raju Sharma 18. Zafar Asim Kidwai 19. Nadeem Ahmed 20. AftabYusuf 21. Mahender Kumar Sharma 22. Rakesh Kumar 23. Balwant Singh Rawat 24. Yousuf Saeed This oral history collection focuses on audiovisual (AV) workers who contributed significantly to the emerging video industry’s institutional ecosystems. Through interviews with technicians, maintenance staff, and camera operators associated with pioneering institutions as well as early independent production units, the project recovers often-overlooked perspectives from the foundational years of India’s AV industry. The topics explored include trajectories that transformed untrained individuals into accomplished engineers, training methodologies, working conditions, research, feedback and development of equipment, and transmission of embodied knowledge across analog and digital systems. Each interview, ranging from around 30 minutes to more than 2 hours, has been transcribed into a timestamped summary to support research and accessibility. All interviewees have signed informed consent forms authorizing recording and use, in line with project protocols. Contributors of materials have also completed Deed of Gift or Loan Agreements, securing the appropriate terms for donation or temporary use. Series 1: Audio Interviews Audio Interview of Kailash Khati Audio Interview of Ranjan De Audio Interview of Chandan Singh Audio Interview of Rajive Jain Audio Interview of Prem Mishra Audio Interview of Nirmal Gupta Audio Interview of Sujit Chatterjee Audio Interview of Shubha Gupta Audio Interview of S.S Bindra Audio Interview of Ashoke Rawal Audio Interview of Vipin Bhatia Audio Interview of Ramniwas Audio InterviewNaurati Devi Audio Interview of Kailash Chand Audio Interview of Mohun Audio Interview of Angshu Das Audio Interview of Raju Sharma Audio Interview of Zafar Asim Kidwai Audio Interview of Nadeem Ahmed Audio Interview of AftabYusuf Audio Interview of Mahendra Kumar Sharma Audio Interview of Rakesh Kumar Audio Interview of Balwant Singh Rawat Audio Interview of Yousuf SaeedCollection is open for access unless mentioned in specific folders of the finding aid. Copyright is 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 user must obtain all necessary rights and clearances before use of material and material may only be reproduced for academic and non-commercial use.Oral historyDevelopment CommunicationsAudio-visual equipment industryMaintenance and repairTraining