<?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>2026-03-14T16:55:15Z</responseDate><request identifier="oai:archives.ncbs.res.in:/repositories/2/archival_objects/20178" 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/20178</identifier><datestamp>2025-05-26T06:28:58Z</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-044-3</dc:identifier><dc:identifier xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">https://catalogue.archives.ncbs.res.in/repositories/2/archival_objects/20178</dc:identifier><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Varma, Ram Kumar</dc:creator><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Ramachandran, Anjali</dc:creator><dc:title xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Series 3: Writings, Speeches and Notes</dc:title><dc:date xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">1968-2005</dc:date><dc:format xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">3 Linear Feet; 5 Hollinger archives boxes + 1 Oversized cabinet</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:language xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">hin</dc:language><dc:language xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Deva</dc:language><dc:description xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Series one contains correspondence which has been arranged chronologically. Mostly contains letters from colleagues, peers and collaborators as well as letters from administrators at TIFR, ISRO and PRL.
Series two is related to Varma's research and scientific career. Sub-series one includes notebooks, PhD thesis and a few research books. Sub-series two contains administrative documents related to Varma's collaboration with other institutions while at PRL for exchange programmes, events etc. Sub-series three contains 35mm slides related to space sciences, plasma physics or observatories, mostly used as research reference or perhaps for lectures.
Series three includes Varma's writings and speeches in the form of notes and drafts. It also includes drafts of poems in Hindi and English.
Series four contains biographical material in the form of certificates and tributes. It also includes a few collectables and ephemeral objects.
Series five contains photographs related to Varma's scientific career, this includes images from conferences and symposium in India and abroad.</dc:description><dc:rights xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Collection is open for access unless mentioned in specific folders of the finding aid.</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/">Ram Kumar Varma Papers, MS-044</dc:relation></oai_dc:dc></metadata></record></GetRecord></OAI-PMH>