Niranjan Vasudeo Joshi was born on 14 December 1951 in Belgaum, Karnataka. He obtained his Bachelor's degree from the University of Bombay in 1972 and went on to obtain a Master's degree in physics from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay in 1974. After completing his master's degree, N V Joshi joined the Molecular Biophysics Unit at the Indian Institute of Science as a research student and obtained his Ph.D in 1980. N V Joshi worked in the roles of a mathematical programmer and a scientific officer at the Centre for Theoretical Studies, IISc from December 1983 to July 1987. He later joined the Centre for Ecological Sciences as a Lecturer and was promoted to Assistant Professor. In 2003, he took charge as Chair of CES. N V Joshi's expertise in theoretical statistics and computer simulations enabled much interdisciplinary research in the fields of ecology, cell biology, genetics, anthropology and meteorology which were evolving knowledge fields in the scientific landscape of IISc. Apart from his affiliations with IISc, N V Joshi was also involved in Current Science, and is a member of the Indian Academy of Sciences (IAS).
N V Joshi retired as an Associate Professor from the Centre for Ecological Sciences (CES), IISc, Bangalore in 2019. N V Joshi's father was a Sanskrit teacher who later took up the post of the judge of the Bombay City Civil Court till his retirement in 1976. N V Joshi' mother taught English and Commerce at the SNDT Women's University, Bombay till her retirement in 1992. He also has two younger siblings.
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The N V Joshi papers are arranged into the following series:
Series 1: Correspondence Series 2: Research and Administration Series 3: Personal and Ephemera
Series 1 contains correspondence to and from N V Joshi that has been arranged into six sub-series, each sub-series containing correspondence from a particular decade. Inside the sub-series, all the letters have been arranged alphabetically according to the sender.
Series 2 contains all kinds of material related to research and administration. This series has been divided into 8 sub-series. Sub-series 1 contains research publications authored by N V Joshi that have been arranged according to the publication year. Sub-series 2 contains manuscript drafts of some research publications authored by N V Joshi that have been arranged alphabetically. Sub-series 3 contains manuscripts, articles, project proposals and lecture notes which have been used by N V Joshi either for furthering his understanding on particular topics or for use in his research work. Sub-series 4 contains reviews and comments given by N V Joshi on submission for journals due to being a member of Current Science and the Indian Academy of sciences. Also included are anonymous referee comments and reports on N V Joshi submissions to journals. Sub-series 5 contains pamphlets, program schedules and other materials from meetings, conferences, workshops and discussions attended by N V Joshi. Sub-series 6 contains N V Joshi's thesis drafts, handwritten notes, research notebooks, raw data used for further analysis, and digital data in the form of floppy disks. Sub-series 7 contains those reports which are either made by N V Joshi or have portions to which he has contributed. Sub-Series 8 contains project proposals involving N V Joshi as an investigator or as the drafter of these proposals. The last sub-series contains documents about internal administration related to Current Science board and the Indian Institute of Science as N V Joshi was part of both of these institutions.
Series 3 contains materials that have been classified as personal and ephemera. The series contains 2 sub-series. Sub-series 1 contains N V Joshi's biodata, performa, payslips, academic progress reports, photographs and Identity cards from various positions and events. Sub-series 2 contains greeting cards, travel related documents, certificates, receipts of philanthropic donations, media clippings, event invitations, brochures and writings that N V Joshi has collected and kept over the years.
Ramakrishnan, C
To N V Joshi expressing gratitude for his assistance related to coursework.
Before 1.01.1994
Avula, Xavier J R
i. The 1984 letter to N V Joshi is an acknowledgment of the submission of the abstract titled "Evolution of Optimal Sex Ratios in Social Insects" by N V Joshi and Raghavendra Gadagkar. ii. The 1985 letter contains details about the Berkley Mathematical Modeling Conference along with the conference registration form and guidelines. Also contains the abstract submitted for the conference by N V Joshi.
Before 1.01.1994
Axelrod, Robert
Letter to N V Joshi asking permission to cite his unpublished work in a review.
Before 1.01.1994
Bhatia, Namita
Letter to N V Joshi introducing the International Journal of Energy.
Before 1.01.1994
Boyd, Donald B.
To N V Joshi requesting a copy of his Ph.D. thesis and a computer program.
Before 1.01.1994
Bruckner, Dorothea
Letter to N V Joshi with details about an IUSSI workshop titled "Kin Recognition in Social Insects". Also invites N V Joshi to the workshop and requests for his comments and suggestion.
Before 1.01.1994
Charlesworth, Brian
An acknowledgment letter to N V Joshi for his manuscript.
Before 1.01.1994
Czoppelt, Christian
Contains two letters to N V Joshi with details about his accommodation for the IUSSI event in Munich. Also acknowledges the abstract and registration form sent by N V Joshi for the event.
Before 1.01.1994
Daniels, R J Ranjit
Letter to N V Joshi regarding his stay and work in Panama.
Before 1.01.1994
Deb, Debal
To N V Joshi expressing gratitude for assistance related to academic issues.
Before 1.01.1994
Eberhard, W. G.
i. Letter to N V Joshi regarding the study of a beetle species. Enclosed is data on it ii. Letter to N V Joshi expressing condolences for his father's death. Mentions Mary Jane, Madhav Gadgil, Sulochana Gadgil, Raghavendra Gadagkar and Geetha Gadagkar.
Before 1.01.1994
Gadgil, Madhav
i. The 1985 letter contains details of research proposals for a program at IISc. The letter is signed by Geetha R. Gadagkar on behalf of Madhav Gadgil. ii. The 1986 letters contain details related to the MAB Young Scientists program and requests to UNESCO for a visit to the conservation monitoring centers at Kew, Cambridge, and Washington. It also mentions Madhav Gadgil's interest in the Nilgiri biosphere reserve and the biological diversity information system at IISc. Mentions Jane Robertson, K B Iyer, Bernd von Droste and Guillermo W. Mann. iii. The 1987 letters contain information on an itinerary and other technical details for R. Sukumar and N V Joshi's visit to Panama, Iowa, Washington DC, Virginia, and Kew-Cambridge. Mentions K. B. Iyer and James Karr.
Before 1.01.1994
Gore, Anil P.
i. Letter to K N Ganeshaiah regarding reference for animal communication ii. Letter to N V Joshi exchanging pleasantries and providing responses to a previous letter regarding arrangements to visit the University of Poona. Mentions Usha Sharma, V Sitaramam and R J R Daniels.
Before 1.01.1994
Gouveia, Albert D.
To N V Joshi expressing gratitude for the loan of the Watfor Manual.
Before 1.01.1994
Gupte, S. C.
Contains details of a tentative academic program for a workshop arranged by the University of Poona.
Before 1.01.1994
Hamilton, W D
Letter to N V Joshi apologizing for not submitting his manuscript.
Before 1.01.1994
Hotta, Luiz Koodi
Letter to Sulochana Gadgil asking for suggestions on a paper. Also expresses gratitude for providing reprints. The letter has been forwarded to N V Joshi.
Before 1.01.1994
Indian Academy of Science (1980-1989)
i. The 1986 letter to N V Joshi contains an application form for seeking financial assistance to attend an international conference/congress/symposium. Mentions S P Chadha. ii. The 1989 Letter to N V Joshi informs about an internal meeting for decision-making related to two journals published by the Indian Academy of Science. Mentions G. Srinivasan and H. Sharat Chandra.
Before 1.01.1994
Joshi, N. V.
i. The 1984 letter to Xavier J R Avula requests him to consider an enclosed abstract for a poster presentation at the 5th International Conference for Mathematical Modelling. ii. The 1985 letters to Xavier J R Avula contain queries related to registration, different events at the conferences, and requests related to Joshi's presentation. iii. The 1985 letters to the Divisional Chairman of Physics and Mathematical Sciences at the Indian Institute of Science contain requests to sanction funds for the Berkley Mathematical Conference registration. Also contains details about leave for the conference. Attached are the application forms for the conference and the acceptance letter of the paper submitted by N V Joshi. iv. The 1986 letters to Robin F A Moritz contain details about travel grants, abstract submission, responses to comments about presentations, and collection of air travel tickets related to an IUSSI-organised symposium titled "Sociogenetics in Insects". Also contains handwritten drafts of some of the letters. v. The 1986 letters to Christian Czoppelt contain details about abstract submissions, funds for travel and accommodation, and ticket procurement from the Air India office for travel related to an IUSSI-organised symposium titled "Sociogenetics in Insects". Also contains handwritten drafts of some of the letters. vi. The 1986 letters to H Rembold contain a response to the formal invitation for the IUSSI event and details about financial support. vii. The 1986 letter to the Executive Secretary of the Indian National Science Academy, Sales Manager at Air India, Chairman of Physical and Mathematical Studies, IISc, and the German consulate contains details about logistics related to the IUSSI conference and symposium event. viii. Contains drafts telegrams by N V Joshi to Christian Czoppelt. Along with it is a receipt of an American Express Traveller's cheque. ix. The 1986 letter to Ashok Kolaskar enquires about the transfer of protein and DNA sequence data. x. The 1987 letter to S Mathavan informs him about N V Joshi's inability to attend the UGC Workshop due to his trip to Panama. xi. Contains two letters to Robert Axelrod giving him permission to cite N V Joshi's unpublished works. xii. Contains an undated handwritten draft letter to the Chairman of the Physics and Mathematical Sciences division, IISc related to the Berkley Mathematical Modelling Conference.
Before 1.01.1994
Joshi, Shrikant
i. Letter to Madhav Gadgil about republishing his article titled "Ecology is for the people" in the Maharashtra Times. ii. Letter to N V Joshi regarding his thoughts about the article titled "Ecology is for the people" in South Asian Anthropology, 1985. Also has some queries related to the translation of this article.
Before 1.01.1994
Joshi, Veena
Letter to N V Joshi exchanging pleasantries, providing professional updates, and requesting a set of papers. Mentions R C Maheshwari, Ravindranath, Kishore, and Madhav Gadgil.
Before 1.01.1994
Karr, James R.
Letter to Madhav Gadgil about financial support for R Sukumar and N V Joshi's visit to Panama. Mentions Steve Hubbell and Sue Williams.
Before 1.01.1994
Kitti
Letter to N V Joshi exchanging pleasantries and providing professional updates.
Before 1.01.1994
Kolaskar, Ashok
The 1987 letter from Ashok Kolaskar informs N V Joshi about technical problems in the transfer of the data and about other facts.
Before 1.01.1994
Kundaji, Yashodara
Letter to N V Joshi in response to a previous complaint letter about problems faced by him at Campus Bookstore.
Before 1.01.1994
Maggiori, Gloria
Authorization letter for N V Joshi to travel to Barro Colorado Island.
Before 1.01.1994
Mathavan, S.
Letter to N V Joshi inviting him to deliver a lecture at a national seminar.
Before 1.01.1994
Max Mueller Bhavan, Bombay
Contains letters to N V Joshi inviting him to present at the workshop "Chaos, Order & Catastrophe". Also contains technical details related to the workshop. Mentions Hem Mahesh, Yashoda Dharkar, and Anke Wiegand-Kanzaki.
Before 1.01.1994
Moritz, Robin F A
i. The 1985 letter to N V Joshi is an invitation for a symposium titled "Sociogenetics in Insects". The letter also contains a tentative schedule for the symposium. Mentions Raghavendra Gadagkar, R H Crozier and P Pamilo. ii. The 1986 letters to N V Joshi contain details about IUSSI event accommodation and funding, a list of presentations, and suggestions on Joshi's presentation. Mentions Alex Mintzers, Rembold and Czoppelt.
Before 1.01.1994
Nair, P. Vijayakumaran
i. The 1983 letter asks N V Joshi to enquire about any precedent for thesis funding through schemes. ii. The 1989 asks N V Joshi about some information related to some softwares.
Before 1.01.1994
Narayanan, A. K.
Letter to Madhav Gadgil about the UNESCO-MAB Young Scientists Fellowship.
Before 1.01.1994
Prasad
Two letters to N V Joshi exchange pleasantries and providing professional and personal updates. Mentions Shashidhar, Lakshminarayanan, Raghavendra Gadagkar, Geeta Gadagkar, Vijayakumar Nair, Samuel Beasom, Bhanuprakash, Madhav Gadgil, and Sulochana Gadgil.
Before 1.01.1994
Pratap, R
Letter to N V Joshi requesting him to arrange Lalaja Varghese's work at his mainframe computer.
Before 1.01.1994
Recommendation Letters (1980-1989)
Contains recommendation letters typed by N V Joshi for C R Vinayaka.
Before 1.01.1994
Rembold, H
Letter to N V Joshi inviting him to the 10th International Congress of IUSSI to be held in Martinsried, West-Germany from 18 to 22 August, 1986.
Before 1.01.1994
Research Reprint Requests (1980-1989)
Requests for reprints from Virginia Maysen, V Perrot, Wan Howard, Jerzy Banbura, Xim Cerda, Yiannis Karakousis, Nicholas G Martin, Stephen Clark, R Balasubramanian, Edward Baim, M W J Crosland, Ravi Parkash, B L Lokeshwar, Killehew, Achim Paululat, Gerald Wilkinson, Maria A Segura.
Before 1.01.1994
Robertson, Jane
Letter to Madhav Gadgil about the anticipated budget for the UNESCO-MAB Young Scientists Fellowship.
Before 1.01.1994
Sesly
Letter to N V Joshi exchanging pleasantries and providing professional updates. Mentions Vidyanand Nanjundiah, Shyamala and Sharat Chandra.
Before 1.01.1994
Sharma, R. N.
Letter to N V Joshi informing him about receiving a report about a workshop.
Before 1.01.1994
Sitaramam, V.
Letter to N V Joshi expressing gratitude for his assistance. Attached with the letter are some formulas and equations. Mentions C R Rao and N Madhusudhana Rao.
Before 1.01.1994
Sood, P. C.
Letter to N V Joshi with details about a senior staff position at the computer center, Banaras Hindu University. Mentions E S Rajagopal.
Before 1.01.1994
Station Director, All India Radio
Letter to N V Joshi asking for his confirmation to interview a Young Scientists Award recipient.
Before 1.01.1994
Tonannavar, Jagdish
Two letters to N V Joshi exchanging pleasantries and expressing gratitude for his assistance and support. Mentions Kondandapani.
Before 1.01.1994
Veerapandian, B
To N V Joshi expressing gratitude for his help and assistance. Also exchanges pleasantries.
Before 1.01.1994
Contains multiple letters to N V Joshi exchanging pleasantries. Also contains correspondence related to the analysis of data related to the Drongos. Mentions Sankaram, Geetha, K Prasad, Savitha, Madhav Gadgil, Malathy Vijayan, and V S Vijayan.
Third-Party Unpublished Data
Ali, Rauf
Letter to N V Joshi with comments about his manuscript. Mentions Santosh.
Before 1.01.1994
Contains application letters from Rajeev Sharma, K. M. Shivaraj, U. N. Nandakumar, Dasu Srinivas, Vidya S. Swamy, and Anindya Sinha for posts in the Centre for Ecological Sciences and various projects.
On or after 1.01.1994
APT Technologies
Letter to Madhav Gadgil regarding a software package MATHEMATICA. Enclosed is a pamphlet about it.
Before 1.01.1994
i. The 1993 letter to N V Joshi exchanges pleasantries and is attached with notes and an article on traditional techniques of metallurgy. ii. The 1994 letter to N V Joshi
On or after 1.01.1994
Basu, Aparna
Letter to N V Joshi expressing gratitude and new year wishes.
Before 1.01.1994
Bawa, Kamal
Email to N V Joshi about a manuscript. Mentions Chandarkanth and Ricardo Godoy.
Before 1.01.1994
Bhattacharya, R. K.
i. Contains a letter written to the Director General of the Anthropological Survey of India with a list of local names of lineage in the communities of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Goa. Also contains a letter to Madhav Gadgil with details about the long-term collaboration between the Centre of Ecological Sciences and the Anthropological Survey of India regarding the 'People of India' project. ii. Contains a letter to Madhav Gadgil regarding the use of 'People of India' data.
Before 1.01.1994
Brahmachari, S. K.
Letter to N V Joshi regarding the plan to hold an Indo-Soviet workshop on DNA-protein interaction and cross linking.
i. Letter to N V Joshi regarding the preparation of a directory of CES publications ii. Letter to N V Joshi regarding the application of a student for the Ph.D. programme iii. Letter to M Vijayan from Raghavendra Gadagkar regarding his leave application iv. Letter from Raghavendra Gadagkar regarding handing over his charges to Renee Borges during his absence v. Letter to the Chairman, CES, regarding availing vacation from 15 to 20th of July 1998 vi. Letter from Raghavendra Gadagkar regarding an application for research associateship under Madhav Gadgil. Enclosed is the application and Statement of Purpose.
Chandrashekaran, M. K.
i. Letters to N V Joshi regarding his decision to accept the position of Editor of the Proceedings of Indian Academic Science (Animal Science), ii. Two letters to N V Joshi about his manuscript 'Drongos and the mixed-species feeding flocks'.
Before 1.01.1994
Chellam, Ravi
Letter to R J Ranjit Daniels requesting him to deliver a few lectures for the M. Sc. Wildlife Science course.
Before 1.01.1994
Chellathurai, V.
Letter to N V Joshi with details about his IUCAA visit. Mentions Ajit Kembhavi and Dadhich.
Before 1.01.1994
Contains letters from the Editor of Current Science to N V Joshi
On or after 1.01.1994
i. Letter to the Editor of Current Science for reprints of his article on amphibians ii. Letter to N V Joshi requesting his help in helping two people who are visiting CES to look at Madhav's personal collection iii. Letter from Daniels to Catherine Cheung Pui Shan asking for copy of an article titled 'Assigning conservation value: A case study from India' iv. Letter to N V Joshi regarding an untitled article, v. Letter to N V Joshi about his work and pleasentries.
On or after 1.01.1994
Das, Dipak Kanti
A letter of gratitude to N V Joshi. Mentions Madhav Gadgil.
Before 1.01.1994
Letters to N V Joshi from Anthropological Survey of India regarding the 'People of India' project.
On or after 1.01.1994
ETH Zurich
Letter to N V Joshi regarding software called Oberon. Enclosed is information about it.
Before 1.01.1994
Deputy Controller of Examinations, Pondicherry University
Letter reminding N V Joshi to send his valuation of a dissertation.
Before 1.01.1994
G., Suryanarayanan
Letter to N V Joshi with an article about the application of various functions for studying for growth of a crop.
Before 1.01.1994
Gadagkar, Raghavendra
Letter to N V Joshi with details about a training program. Mentions Madhav Menon
Before 1.01.1994
Letters to N V Joshi regarding: i. internal allocation of funds in CES ii. the process of Internal negotiations regarding the utilisation and control of Genetic Resources iii. the Summer School on Biodiversity: Inventory, Monitoring and Information Systems. Enclosed are three photos from the Summer School iv. the initiative by the Indian Academy of Sciences on Science Education v. the discussion meeting on monitoring biodiversity at Pune.
On or after 1.01.1994
i.The 1995 letters to N V Joshi request him to develop a scenario report related to the state of agriculture by 2020 ii. The 1998 letter to N V Joshi had a brochure related to the Biligiriranga Tiger Reserve iii. The 1993 letter to N V Joshi informs him about him being the additional member for qualifying viva-voce for one of Ganeshaiah's students. Enclosed is a list of courses undergone by the student in PhD degree iv. The 1994 letter to Devi Prasad is a reply to an invitation for a lecture that he received v. Letter to N V Joshi regarding brochure on BRT Sanctuary.
On or after 1.01.1994
Letter to N V Joshi regarding the final publication of the 'People of India: Bio cultural dimensions-Dr K.S. Singh Felicitation Volume'.
On or after 1.01.1994
A letter from Anthropological Survey regarding sanctioning of grant amount of Rs 4,00,000 for CES in connection with the 'Long Term Collaboration with Multivariate Statistical Analysis of Data generated under the People of India project'.
On or after 1.01.1994
Giles, Brian D.
Letter to Sulochana Gadgil about the comments on her paper with Yadumani and N V Joshi titled "Coherent rainfall zones of the Indian region." Enclosed is the copy of the paper and Referee's comments.
Before 1.01.1994
i. Letter to N V Joshi regarding her visit to Bangalore to participate in the workshop at IISc. ii. Letter to N V Joshi thanking him for his help during her visit to Bangalore and about Jatropha glandulifera iii. Letter to N V Joshi informing him that she received her Ph. D. degree. iv. Letter to N Joshi regarding her Ph.D. and her wish to work on plant conservation and about Jatropha glandulifera.
On or after 1.01.1994
Letter to N V Joshi asking him for corrections to the proof of his article.
On or after 1.01.1994
Gogte, Anant
Letter to N V Joshi regarding a visit to the Centre for Ecological Sciences.
Before 1.01.1994
i. The 1991 letter to N V Joshi exchanged pleasantries and contains Anil Gore's assessment of the Konkan Railway. Mentions Raghavendra Gadagkar, Uma Shankar, and Ganeshaiah. ii. Another 1991 letter congratulates N V Joshi for his promotion to Assistant Professor. iii. The 1992 letter to N V Joshi exchanges pleasantries. Attached are two newspaper clippings. Mentions Veena and Rama. iv. The 1994 letter to N V Joshi asks for his acknowledgment for attending a workshop. v. The 1995 letters to N V Joshi exchange pleasantries. Also asks his opinion on some questions and contains Anil Gore's opinions on a paper about groundnuts.
On or after 1.01.1994
Hamilton, W. D.
Letter to H Sharat Chandra regarding comments for a manuscript by Dr Walker.
Before 1.01.1994
Letter to N V Joshi expressing gratitude for his comments on a manuscript.
On or after 1.01.1994
Contains a letter to N V Joshi with details and comments about his manuscript.
On or after 1.01.1994
Letters to N V Joshi regarding comments and suggestions made on his paper, invitations to lectures, business meetings for fellows of the Indian Academy of Sciences, information on past fellows, resignation letter from the Fellowship.
On or after 1.01.1994
i. The 1990 letter to N V Joshi is attached with a reversal film (photographic slide) taken at the Dholkand watch tower. ii. The 1999 letter requests N V Joshi to review a proposal with Ravi Chellam as Principal Investigator.
On or after 1.01.1994
i. Contains a handwritten letter to H Sharat Chandra regarding comments on a draft manuscript. The manuscript is enclosed with the letter. ii. A handwritten draft of a letter to K Vedham in response to some data sent by him. iii. Letter to Darshan Shankar accepting to be a part of the Technical Advisory Panel at the Foundation for Revitalization of Local Health Traditions. iv. Letter to John V Kingston accepting the offer to speak at the Regional Conference on Statistical Methods for Ecologists. v. Letter to R K Bhattacharya requesting making the arrangements to release the next installment of the grant for the multivariate statistical analysis with the "People of India" project data. Enclosed with it is the report of the work carried out as part of the multivariate statistical analysis. Along with this are handwritten drafts of the letter. vi. A handwritten draft of a letter to R K Bhattacharya regarding the release of the next installment of the grant for the "People of India" project vi. A letter to Matthew Witten submitting an abstract titled "Epidemiological and Evolutionary Dynamics of PPR Virus" by N V Joshi and M S Shaila vii. Response to a letter by S R Das regarding the "People of India" project. viii. A handwritten letter to the editors of Current Science related to Current Science and its availability on the World Wide Web. ix. Letter to A P Gore sending him three copies of a manuscript titled "Hierarchical Partitioning of Tree Diversity Across Spatial Scales: A Case Study from the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, Southern India" by H S Suresh, R Prabhakar and N V Joshi. x. Letter to Avinash Upadhyay related to the review of a book titled "A Diary of Sir Asutosh Mookherjee" for Current Science. xi. Letter to the editors of Current Science for relieving N V Joshi from the membership of the Editorial Board.
On or after 1.01.1994
Letter to N V Joshi regarding a Research paper that P V Joshi had sent to him in December 1993 asking him for the guidelines.
On or after 1.01.1994
Letter to N V Joshi regarding a proposal for the 'Letters Journal'.
On or after 1.01.1994
K, Chidambaran
Letter to N V Joshi regarding a novel organisation that works for nature-wildlife-preservation asking him for guidance, to send them booklets, pamphlets etc regarding this.
Before 1.01.1994
To N V Joshi suggesting that he give a lecture for an event.
On or after 1.01.1994
Kaliannan, P.
Congratulating N V Joshi for being elected as a Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences.
Before 1.01.1994
Kamenir, Yuri G.
Letter to N V Joshi asking for any information on the names and structures of models and relevant data on the modelling of Ecological Systems. Enclosed is a figure of IMES (Ideal Minimum Ecosystem).
Before 1.01.1994
Kapur, R. L. and Shah, Anisha
Two letters to N V Joshi about a study on 'Psycho-social Correlates of Creativity amongst the Indian Scientists'.
Before 1.01.1994
i. The 1994 letter to N V Joshi exchanges pleasantries and provides professional updates. ii. The 1995 letter to N V Joshi provides professional updates.
On or after 1.01.1994
Karmeshu
Letter to N V Joshi enquiring about the availability of some books in the IISc Library.
Before 1.01.1994
Kembhavi, Ajit
Letters to N V Joshi exchanging pleasantries. Contains details of Joshi's visit to IUCAA to develop image processing packages for SUN computers
Before 1.01.1994
Kharshikar, A V
Letter to N V Joshi requesting him to be a resource person for the workshop on Statistical Methodology for Ecologists. Enclosed is the brochure for the workshop.
Before 1.01.1994
Letters to N V Joshi regarding the regional workshop on Statistical Methods for ecologists at Pune., India from January 9 to January 21 1995.
On or after 1.01.1994
Kler, G. S.
Letters to N V Joshi regarding the request for suggestions on the sample size for analytical work of research project entitled-"Estimation of stature from nasal height" sponsored by Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India.
Before 1.01.1994
i. Letter to N V Joshi regarding his idea of feeding data not just in a computer-readable form but also in a proper database. ii. Letter to N V Joshi regarding the Distributed Information Centre in Bio-informatics at the University of Poona initiating an academic relationship with. iii. Letter to N V Joshi regarding the Committee on Data for Science and Technology (CODATA). Enclosed is a questionnaire.
On or after 1.01.1994
Two Letters to N V Joshi acknowledging his review of a book and inviting submissions for the Journal of the Indian Institute of Science.
On or after 1.01.1994
Mal, Bhag
A letter containing details about an All-India annual workshop.
Before 1.01.1994
Malati
An email to N V Joshi containing details of a pachydermic personnel prediction by Peter C Olsen.
Before 1.01.1994
Letters to N V Joshi regarding the refresher course for Engineering College teachers on "Engineering and Environment- A Chemical Perspective".
On or after 1.01.1994
Letter to N V Joshi asking him to review the book 'People of India: Bio-cultural Dimensions.'
On or after 1.01.1994
Letter to N V Joshi regarding the review of a book in Current Science.
On or after 1.01.1994
Nair, P. Vijayakumaran
Letter to N V Joshi exchanging pleasantries and providing professional updates.
Before 1.01.1994
Letter to N V Joshi regarding a new method for coding Nucleic acids.
On or after 1.01.1994
i. Letter to N V Joshi regarding a course on Biophysics. Enclosed is another letter by RP Bajpai and a note on the course. ii. Letter to N V Joshi regarding the manuscript 'Drongos and the mixed-species feeding flocks.'
On or after 1.01.1994
Contains emails to N V Joshi related to the submission of the abstract "Epidemiological and Evolutionary Dynamics of PPR Virus" by N V Joshi and M S Shaila.
On or after 1.01.1994
P, Shankar
Letter to N V Joshi regarding the availability of certain books.
Before 1.01.1994
Padmanaban, G.
Letter to N V Joshi regarding the visit of a team of scientists deputed by the Department of Biotechnology to evaluate the proposals submitted by the IISc to the department.
Before 1.01.1994
Contains information about 'National Workshop on Biostatistics and Biometry'.
On or after 1.01.1994
Paranjpe, S. A.
Letter to N V Joshi about some some suggestions related to the 'People of India' project data.
Before 1.01.1994
Partha
Letter to N V Joshi with details related to the analysis of 'People of India' project data.
Before 1.01.1994
Pasupathy, J.
An email to N V Joshi containing a book list. Also contains an invitation letter.
Before 1.01.1994
Pathak, K. B.
Letter to N V Joshi regarding a study tour to CES for the Diploma course students at the International Institute for Population Sciences. Enclosed is a copy of the programme and the list of students attending the tour.
Before 1.01.1994
Letters to N V Joshi regarding: i. Regarding errors and edits in the language data. ii. Asking for tables of those traits where changes have taken place. iii. Pleasantries and regarding one of his students, Uma. iv. Asking for People of India books in the library. v. Informing Joshi that he has brought two books of National series for CES. vi. Regarding the progress of his thesis work.
On or after 1.01.1994
Letter to N V Joshi exchanging pleasantries and providing professional updates. Mentions Vinod K Gaur
On or after 1.01.1994
Pirta, R. S.
Letters to N V Joshi regarding data for Principal Component and Cluster analyses on rhesus monkeys and langurs. Attached are two data sheets.
Before 1.01.1994
A fax to N V Joshi containing details of a proposed internet facility at IRMA.
On or after 1.01.1994
Prakash, Ravi
Letter to N V Joshi asking for his advice regarding certain books that he needs for his research work.
Before 1.01.1994
Contains a letter to Arun Venkataraman regarding some solution to a problem.
On or after 1.01.1994
Letter to N V Joshi with details about a seminar-cum-workshop.
On or after 1.01.1994
Letter to N V Joshi inviting him to deliver a lecture on the application of statistics in biomass studies.
On or after 1.01.1994
i. The 1997 letter to N V Joshi exchanges pleasantries and provides professional and personal updates. Mentions Kartik Shanker, Pramod, Ganeshaiah, Madhav Gadgil and R Sukumar. ii. One 1998 letter to N V Joshi exchanges pleasantries and contains attached documents related to energy generation. Another 1998 letter to Raghavendra Gadagkar mentions about R Sukumar and K Manavalan.
On or after 1.01.1994
Letter to Gadagkar asking for his help developing software to prepare models for aquatic systems for a World Bank-funded project on "Bioenergetic pathways and their optimisation in fish pond ecosystems".
On or after 1.01.1994
Letter to N V Joshi about controlling the dog population.
On or after 1.01.1994
Rathore, Chinmaya Singh
Letter to N V Joshi asking him to review the course contents of the course ' Environmental Statistics and Mathematics' .
Before 1.01.1994
Ravindranath, N. H.
Letter to N V Joshi related to a project. Mentions Dilip Ahuja, Kirk Smith, Veena Joshi.
Before 1.01.1994
Rawat, G. S.
Letter to N V Joshi asking for his suggestions to improve the syllabus for Msc Wildlife Sciences course at the Wildlife Institute of India. Enclosed is the syllabus for the course.
Before 1.01.1994
Recommendation letters for S G Hegde (Requests, Draft and Final print), Arun Parulekar, Ravi Joshi, S Hegde- request and biodata, A T Sinha, K Gunasekaran, Mallikarjun Shakarad, Arathi H S, K Gunasekaran.
On or after 1.01.1994
Letters to N V Joshi regarding proposal for the nomination of a member for conducting qualifying examination of a PhD student in the Department of i. Plant Genetics and Breeding, UAS, GKVK (Mrs. Radha, M.R.) ii. Genetics and Plant Breeding, GKVK (Ms Tejaswini)
On or after 1.01.1994
Research Reprint Requests (1990-1999)
Reprint Requests from Clifford F. Weil, Holly A. Wichman, Vacaris, V Schubert, Christiane Kraemer, Tonia Natsion, Alicja Szostakowska, Lopez-Leon, Keith Walters, RLEM, Madhav B Kulkarni, Hans Egenus
Before 1.01.1994
Letter to the Registrar at IISc related to the funds for the 'People of India' project.
On or after 1.01.1994
Letter to N V Joshi in response to his comments about Sarma's book.
On or after 1.01.1994
Sastry, S. S.
Letter to the Director General, Anthropological Survey of India regarding the study of the Ambiga and Harikantra river fishing and sea fishing communities in Karnataka.
Before 1.01.1994
Letter to N V Joshi asking him to check the final manuscript of 'Sequence determination and phylogenetic analysis of the Indian isolate P20778 of Japanese Encephalitis virus'. Enclosed is the Statement of Authorship and the final manuscript.
On or after 1.01.1994
Saxena, P. C.
Letter to the Public Relations Officer at IISc regarding arrangements for a training program.
Before 1.01.1994
i. Letter to N V Joshi regarding the paper on rinderpest epidemiology modelling. ii. Emails to N V Joshi regarding a virus infection that enters orally and gets into the respiratory tract - the name of the virus isn't mentioned. iii. Letter to N V Joshi asking him for a critical review of a volume entitled 'The invisible computer' by Donald A Norman.
On or after 1.01.1994
Letter to N V Joshi regarding the constitution of the Technical Advisory Panel for research relating to "Assessment of Impact of Wild Medicinal Plant Collection on their Regeneration and Population Status".
On or after 1.01.1994
Letter to N V Joshi expressing gratitude and providing professional updates.
On or after 1.01.1994
Contains a letter to N V Joshi with details about Uma B V's thesis.
On or after 1.01.1994
Shashi
Email to N V Joshi - pleasantries
Before 1.01.1994
Four letters to N V Joshi exchange pleasantries and contain details about developing a mathematical model for the prediction of anthracnose disease in tobacco nurseries. Attached to one of the letters is a correction sheet. Mentions S. S. Sreenivas and Ramesh.
On or after 1.01.1994
Singh, J. P.
Letter to N V Joshi regarding a visit to the USA.
Before 1.01.1994
Letters to N V Joshi regarding the People of India project: i.regarding a note on methodology and questions and answers at the workshop in Bangalore. ii. Regarding the possibility of giving the occupation-wise data in terms of traditional, current, and newly acquired occupations for 4635 communities. iii. Regarding the occupation-wise list of communities and analysis of computer data for 1026 OBC communities. iv. Regarding the need for more information like communities that follow polyandry and communities across the state for which occupation was not mentioned. Enclosed is a list of items required for merging data for maps. v. Regarding data available at CES being shown to scientists and other scholars. vi. Regarding the computer material on Delhi and Sikkim. vii. Regarding a set of publications for the Library of the Centre for Ecological Sciences as part of the collaboration agreement. viii. Regarding the progress made in the analyses of data. ix. Regarding further data analyses on the sharing of traits within a community and between communities. Enclosed is a tentative format for the analysis of data mentioned. x. A note forwarded to K S Singh on the additional programmes included in the second year of collaborative research.
On or after 1.01.1994
Letter to N V Joshi about the postponement of a symposium.
On or after 1.01.1994
Sirajuddin, S M
Letters to N V Joshi regarding dermatoglyphics data analysis that they are collaboratively working on.
Before 1.01.1994
i. Letters to N V Joshi regarding data on mutation probability for amino acids and the Dayhoff matrix. ii. Email to N V Joshi regarding role of induced fit in enzyme action.
On or after 1.01.1994
Letter to N V Joshi asking for clarification related to his article about the 'People of India' project.
On or after 1.01.1994
Srinivasan, Meena
Letter to N V Joshi asking him to return borrowed library books.
Before 1.01.1994
Stearns, Stephen C
Letter to H. Sharat Chandra regarding comments for a manuscript by Dr Walker.
Before 1.01.1994
Sukumar, R.
Letter to N V Joshi inviting him for a thesis colloquium.
Before 1.01.1994
Letter to N V Joshi regarding the booklets that Joshi had given her when she attended the interview at CES.
On or after 1.01.1994
Email to N V Joshi regarding a virus- unnamed.
On or after 1.01.1994
Letters to N V Joshi on the Comparative Dictionary of Indo-Aryan Languages.
On or after 1.01.1994
Letter to N V Joshi expressing his gratitude for the prospect of reviewing a book.
On or after 1.01.1994
Vedham, K.
Letters to and from N V Joshi regarding Vedham's project and helping him analyse the data on population dynamics of the grasshoppers. Also enclosed is 2 pages of written data on it.
Before 1.01.1994
Vengan, R.
Letter to N V Joshi asking him to fill in a questionnaire on the awareness and use of Library and Information Sciences in general and the IISc Library and its services in particular by the researchers. Enclosed is the questionnaire.
Before 1.01.1994
Venkateswaran, P S
Letter to N V Joshi congratulating him for being elected as the Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences.
Before 1.01.1994
Letter to N V Joshi asking him for comments on the manuscript 'Drongos and the MFF'.
On or after 1.01.1994
Vijayan, M.
Letter to N V Joshi reminding him to send the review of the book titled "The Age of the Intelligent Machines".
Before 1.01.1994
i. Letter to N V Joshi regarding the postponement of the Nodal Agency meeting for Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON). ii. Letter to N V Joshi requesting him to give a talk and interact with SACON members on ecosystem modelling. iii. Letter to N V Joshi inviting him for the laying of the foundation stone for building complex of SACON at Anaikatti, Coimbatore. iv. Letter to N V Joshi regarding the third Research Advisory Committee (RAC) meeting of SACON.
On or after 1.01.1994
Letter to N V Joshi requesting him to fill a questionnaire for an 'Experts Database in Life Sciences'.
On or after 1.01.1994
Yathindra, N.
Letter to N V Joshi regarding a National Symposium on Biophysics with special reference to Biomacromolecules at the Department of Crystallography and Biophysics at the University of Madras. Also attached is a post-it note that asks Joshi to send a list of students of Prof VSR Rao.
Before 1.01.1994
Email to Govindan Rangarajan regarding the collected works of Ramanujan.
On or after 1.01.1994
Applications to change the department from Ravibabu and his application form for admission.
Letter to N V Joshi asking him if he could be one of the internal experts to assess the performance of P Pramod.
Letter to the editors of Current Science regarding submitting obituary for H P Gandhi. Enclosed is a 3-page-long obituary.
A post-it note to N V Joshi enclosing the letter by Balasubramanian to Madhav Gadgil and a reprint of an article titled 'Is Indigenous Technology "Simple"?'.
Letter to N V Joshi asking him to evaluate a proposal of V Sitaramam in the area of biopolymers and give his comments on its suitability for support by the Department of Biotechnology.
Letter to N V Joshi regarding review of Asutosh Mookerjee's diary in Current Science. Enclosed is also an article on the internal chemistry of BARC.
Letter to all fellows of the Indian Academy of Sciences regarding election of new fellows.
It consists of the following: i. A letter to the Chairman, CES, regarding payment of rent for Kumta Field Station. ii. Two No Objection Certificates for N V Joshi. iii. A letter regarding the preparation of the year 2001-2002 annual report. Enclosed are Annexures 1 and 2. iv. Letter from R Sukumar cc'ed to N VJoshi regarding a meeting of the Asian Elephant Specialist Group of IUCN- World Conservation Union, v. A letter regarding allocation of space in CES, vi. Letter from Raghavendra Gadagkar cc'ed to N V Joshi regarding handing over the charges of chairman to Joshi. vii. Letter to N V Joshi regarding submission of research proposal entitled "Geospatial Modelling of Landslide Susceptible Zones" - manuscript enclosed. viii. Letter to N V Joshi regarding the preparation of the Annual Report of activities for 2007-2008.
Letter to N V Joshi congratulating him for taking up the position of Chairman at CES.
Letters to N V Joshi asking for comments on the suitability of publication in Current Science and the manuscripts to review. The manuscripts to be reviewed are: i. The Dilemma of Influenza by Fred Hoyle and Chandra Wickramasinghe. ii. Mapping agricultural research in India: A profile based on CAB Abstracts 1998 by S Arunachalam and K Umarani (copy not enclosed). iii. A scientific method for the computation of target scores in interrupted limited over cricket matches by V Jayadevan (copy not enclosed)- 2 letters. iv. Methodological considerations in measurement of dominance in primates by Mewa Singh et al (copy not enclosed). v. The false "Ortega Hypothesis": Falsification, Indexed Influence and Reception by Endre Szava-Kovats - Garfield's comment on it and a note to N V Joshi asking him to review it. vi. Higher Education in a catatonic state? by V Sitaramam. vii. Is the fertility status of agricultural soils of India going down over the years? by H. Pathak et al (copy not enclosed). It also includes communication from Gayathri and Anil on the submissions to Current Science.
Letter to N V Joshi regarding a brainstorming session on developing a National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP). Enclosed is a brief note on NBSAP.
Letter N V Joshi asking him if he would go through an initial draft of his article on 'fuelwood, land and conservation'. Enclosed is the draft.
Letter to N V Joshi regarding his contribution to activities of the Legal Services Clinic, NLSIU.
A note to N V Joshi asking him to take a look at the enclosed communications and article on the Prediction of seasonal rainfall during 2000. The enclosed communications are i. From Sulochana Gadgil to P Goswami, ii. From Sulochana Gadgil regarding the same which has an enclosed Times of India article titled 'Is our luck with monsoon over?', iii. Two Letters from farmers- One from a group of 14 marginal farmers and another from a farmer with large landholding
Letter to N V Joshi and R Sukumar confirming his contribution to the publication commemorating the retirement of Madhav Gadgil.
Letter from N V Joshi regarding an article titled "A new method for the computation of target scores in interrupted limited over cricket matches" by V.Jayadevan
Letter to N V Joshi asking him to evaluate a book on cricket evaluation.
Pleasantries
Letter to N V Joshi asking to review a manuscript for suitability for publication in the Journal of Biosciences. Enclosed is the article titled- 'Species-area relation for plants of Western Ghats: Lessons learnt' by N Krishnan Kutty et al.
i. Letter to N V Joshi regarding submission of his thesis to University of Mysore on 'Typology of Endogamous Groups in South India and their Cultural Correlates.' ii. Email to N V Joshi regarding a seminar on 'Caste in Southern India: Contemporary Debates'. A brief not on the seminar title is attached. iii. Email reminder about the seminar.
Letters to N V Joshi regarding the Doctoral Committee for a student. (Sharmishta Sarkar)
Letter to Sitaramam asking him if he could visit his lab for a period of 6-8 weeks for a project on bipolymers. Enclosed is the plan for the visit of DR Rajagopal in 2000 and an action plan.
Letter to N V Joshi regarding his guest editorial on Internet Publishing.
Letter to N V Joshi regarding a simulation model to speculate why the genetic code universal to all organisms is as it is, without any variations except in eukaryotic organellar genomes, which contains their own DNA with slightly altered codes.
Letter to N V Joshi i. regarding the submission of revised progress report for the project titled 'Mathematical and Statistical Modeling for the epidemiological and virological data for HIV/AIDS. The progress report is also attached. ii. regarding sending the copy of a book, iii. regarding some of his recent papers.
Recommendation letters by N V Joshi for H S Arathi, T V Ramachandra, Vijayageetha Gadagkar, T R Shankar Raman, Varanasi Ramabrahmam, K A Subramanian, P Pramod.
Letter to N V Joshi regarding the MSc Ecology and Environmental Sciences syllabus that was given to him for review.
Research Reprint Requests (2000-2009)
Asking for the reprint of "Conditions for the Trivers- Willard hypothesis to be valid: a minimal population genetic model.
Letter to N Mukunda inviting him to participate in e-journal portal J-Gate as Information Provider. Enclosed is a draft agreement for content licensing.
Letter to P Balaram, Director of IISc Bangalore regarding a multi-disciplinary research programme on forest canopies involving organizations which have expertise in the area- forwarded to N V Joshi for comments.
Letter to Goverdhan Mehta regarding a workshop on e-journals management during 16-18 August 2005 at the Centre for Continuing Education IIT Roorkee.
Letter to Manju Sarma regarding the proposal for K Rajagopal to visit India under the sponsorship of the Department of Biotechnology for a project on polymer physics.
Letter to P Balaram, Director of IISc Bangalore, inviting him to the College day as Chief Guest.
Letter to N V Joshi regarding the germination of the fractions of seed of Garcinia gummi-gatta.
i. Letter to N V Joshi regarding a thesis submitted by Maithili Mahesh Jog for the Ph. D. degree in Environmental Sciences titled "Study of Quantitative Ecological Patterns in Abundance and Distribution of Parasites Wild Mammals of India, the report of N V Joshi for the thesis is also attached. ii. Two letters to the Deputy Registrar of the University of Pune regarding the same thesis, iii. Letters to N V Joshi regarding his nomination as the Subject Expert for the selection of professors, readers and lecturers in Center for Modelling and Simulation.
Letters to N V Joshi i. asking him to evaluate the publications of Dr SN Prasad, ii. asking him to display the enclosed advertisement on Notice board (advertisement not in the folder), iii. asking him for views on the enclosed three papers on vulture decline in India (papers not in folder).
Letter to N V Joshi inviting him for a high-level scientists workshop at Bangalore on Western Ghats. Enclosed is a note on the workshop.
Letters to N V Joshi regarding the Annual Research Seminar (ARS) of Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON). Enclosed is the itinerary for the seminar.
i. Email from N V Joshi to Chairman, CES, regarding the details of the space allotted to him in the New Biology Building. ii. Email from N V Joshi to CES office regarding the allotment of Room in the New Biology Building. iii. Letter to N V Joshi from R Sukumar regarding the work report of Dr D M Bhat. iv. Letter to N V Joshi regarding C. O. P. meeting.
Letter to P Balaram regarding his manuscript on 'Seismic strength of Pokharan II nuclear blasts does not support any claim of a successful underground H- bomb detonation'.
Letter to the Chairman, Centre for Ecological Sciences, IISc, Bangalore regarding the inclusion of N V Joshi as a member of the Advisory Committee of Mr Y B Srinivasa, a student at the Department of Agricultural Entomology, UAS Bangalore.
Letter to N V Joshi regarding the combined meeting of the Board of Studies in Marine Biotechnology and Faculty of Environmental Studies.
Letter to N V Joshi inviting him to the International Conference on the 'Adaptive Management of Ecosystems: The Knowledge Systems of Societies for Adoption and Mitigation of Climate Change'
Email to Madhavan regarding comments on the working committee meeting for Current Science.
Letter to N V Joshi regarding the Nongovernmental International Panel on Climate Change(NIPCC) titled 'Climate Change Reconsidered'.
Letter to Naseem Ahmad regarding submission of research proposal 'Assessment of ecosystem services of sacred groves of Central Western Ghats in Karnataka' for financial assistance from the Ministry of Environment and Forests.
Recommendation letters by N V Joshi for Shilpi Samantray, Jayshree Vencatesan, Alok Bang, Yuval Sapir, Aditya Balaram, Mahua Ghara, Aditya Balaram, Mahua Ghara, Gururaja K V, Neha Kalmankar, Bharath H. Aithal, Rajasri Ray,
Letter to N VJoshi regarding preparation of panel of experts in the Union Public Service Commission. Enclosed is a biodata form.
Letter inviting research papers for publication in the Adhyayan International Research Organisation journal publication.
Letter to all the fellows of Indian Academy of Sciences about electing the new fellows. Enclosed is ballot paper for electing them.
Letter to N V Joshi regarding meeting of the selection committee in the Centre for Modelling and Simulation, under Section 76 of M. U. Act, 1994.
Letter to the co-investigators from ISRO regarding 27th Annual Inhouse Symposium on Space Science and Technology.
i. Letter to N V Joshi regarding a new publication from Centre for Indian Knowledge Systems (CIKS) - Tradition Knowledge Systems of India and Sri Lanka. ii. Letter to N V Joshi asking him to enroll himself as a Life Subscriber for the Patriotic and People-Oriented Science and Technology (PPST) Bulletin.
A note asking N V Joshi to write an item on the enclosed article titled - ' The Health of Indian Science' by B K Bachhawat and U N Singh.
Email to Raghavendra Gadagkar regarding four proposals for the tenth plan of Ministry of Environment and Forests.
Letter to N V Joshi about their meeting.
A note to N V Joshi regarding the availability of certain books
i. Letter to N V Joshi regarding his interest in the 'Evolution of Social Behaviour' seminar in Mahabaleshwar. ii. Letter to the Chairman of Computer Centre of IISc on the issue of Store Demand Note for procuring CES quota of IBM full faced computer cards.
i. Letter to N V Joshi regarding an announcement for the DST (Department of Science and Technology)-sponsored interaction meeting on pollination and dispersal ecology. ii. Fax to Natalie Waran regarding compiling a few articles on Animal Welfare in a broader perspective in Current Science.
Letter to the Chairman of the Division of Biological Sciences, IISc related to the evaluation of Janardhanan Pillai.
Letter to N V Joshi regarding review of the book 'A Mathematical treatment of dynamical models in Biological Sciences'.
i. Letter to Gadgil which was forwarded to N V Joshi asking if he wanted to take a look at the journal enclosed titled- 'On Tests and Measures of Group Divergence' from the Journal and Proceedings, Asiatic Society of Bengal. ii. A note asking N V Joshi if he could contribute an article for the Haldane Centenary Celebration along with a brief note on it.
Letter to N V Joshi thanking him for speaking to her.
Letter to N V Joshi regarding the reference work services in IISc.
Letter to N V Joshi regarding the problem of digitizer.
Letter to N V Joshi regarding giving a seminar the next time he is in Delhi.
Recommendation Letters from N V Joshi to H S Arathi and R Sukumar.
Research Reprint Requests (Undated)
Request for reprints from T M Van Der Haue, Daniel Cherix, Warwick Estevam Kerr, Margit Enders, Laurence Morel, Keller Laurent, Eckat Scholz, David Quelter, Crozier, Leticia Aviles, K Bhatia.
Letter to N V Joshi regarding the People of India project data and its analysis.
Letter to N V Joshi regarding an ENVIS centre in biogeochemistry.
Letter to Joshi requesting for a recommendation letter for the University of Georgia.
A Note enclosed along with two reviews of 'Ramachandran- A Biography of Gopalsamudram Narayana Ramachandran, the famous Indian Biophysicist' and 'Ecostructuring: Implications for Sustainable Development' sent for proofreading.
Research Publications -- 1978
Contains reprint of an article titled "Theoretical Studies on Beta-Lactam Antibiotics" by N V Joshi, R Virudachalam, and V S R Rao in Current Science, Volume 47, Issue 24.
Research Publications -- 1979
Contains reprint of an article titled "Flexibility of the Pyranose Ring in Alpha- and Beta-D-Glucoses" by N V Joshi and V S R Rao in Biopolymers, Volume 18.
Research Publications -- 1981
Contains reprint of an article titled "Measurement of the Ratio of the Number of X Chromosomes to Sets of Autosomes in Drosophila melanogaster" by Raghavendra Gadagkar, V Nanjundiah, N V Joshi, and H Sharat Chandra in Current Science, Volume 50, Issue 18.
Research Publications -- 1982
Contains reprints of the following: i. An article titled "Theoretical Studies on Beta-Lactam Antibiotics VI: Conformational Analysis and Structure-Activity Relationships of Penicillin Sulfoxides and Cephalosporins" by N V Joshi and V S R Rao in Journal of Biosciences, Volume 4, Issue 2. ii. A book chapter titled "A Comparative Study of Social Structure in Colonies of Ropalidia" by Raghavendra Gadagkar and N V Joshi from the book "The Biology of Social Insects" edited by Michael D Breed, Charles D Michener, and Howard E Evans. iii. An article titled "Behaviour of the Indian Social Wasp Ropalidia cyathiformis on a Nest of Separate Combs (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)" by Raghavendra Gadagkar and N V Joshi in Journal of Zoology, Volume 198. iv. An article titled "Dosage Compensation and Sex Determination in Drosophila: Mechanism of Measurement of the X/A Ratio" by Raghavendra Gadagkar, Vidyanand Nanjundiah, N V Joshi, and H Sharat Chandra in Journal of Biosciences, Volume 4, Issue 3. v. An article titled "Observations on the Natural History and Population Ecology of the Social Wasp Ropalidia marginata (Lep.) from Peninsular India (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)" by Raghavendra Gadagkar, Madhav Gadgil, N V Joshi, and A S Mahabal in Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences - Animal Sciences, Volume 91, Issue 6.
Research Publications -- 1983
Contains reprints of the following articles: i. "Climatic Clusters of the Indian Region" by Sulochana Gadgil and N V Joshi in Journal of Climatology, Volume 3. ii. "Quantitative Ethology of Social Wasps: Time-Activity Budgets and Caste Differentiation in Ropalidia marginata (Lep.) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)" by Raghavendra Gadagkar and N V Joshi in Animal Behaviour, Volume 31, Issue 1. iii. "On the Moulding of Population Viscosity by Natural Selection" by Madhav Gadgil, N V Joshi, and Sulochana Gadgil in Journal of Theoretical Biology, Volume 104. iv. "Workshop on Frontiers of Evolutionary Biology" by N V Joshi in Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, Volume 42.
Research Publications -- 1984
Contains reprints of the following articles: i. "Social Organisation in the Indian Wasp Ropalidia cyathiformis (Fab.) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)" by Raghavendra Gadagkar and N V Joshi in Zeitschrift fur Tierpsychologie Volume 64, Issue 1. ii. "A Four-Variable Model for the Pattern-Forming Mechanism in Hydra" by Somdatta Sinha, N V Joshi, J Subba Rao, and Sivatosh Mookerjee in Biosystems, Volume 17.
Research Publications -- 1985
Contains reprints of the following articles: i. "Evolution of Sex Ratios in Social Hymenoptera: Kin Selection, Local Mate Competition, Polyandry and Kin Recognition" by N V Joshi and Raghavendra Gadagkar in Journal of Genetics, Volume 64, Issue 1. ii. "On the Communication of Well-Being" by Madhav Gadgil, Malati Hegde, N V Joshi, and Sulochana Gadgil in Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences - Animal Sciences, Volume 94, Issue 6.
Research Publications -- 1986
Contains reprint of an article titled "Evolution of Sex Ratios in Social Hymenoptera: Consequences of Finite Brood Size" by N V Joshi in Journal of Genetics, Volume 65, Issue 1 & 2. Also contains reprint of a book review by N V Joshi in Journal of the Indian Institute of Science, Volume 66.
Research Publications -- 1987
Contains reprint of the following: i. An article titled "Evolution of Cooperation by Reciprocation within Structured Demes" by N V Joshi in Journal of Genetics, Volume 66, Issue 1. ii. A book review by N V Joshi in Journal of the Indian Institute of Science, Volume 67 iii. A book chapter titled "Testing Sex Ratio Theory within Social Insects" by N V Joshi in the book "Chemistry and Biology of Social Insects" edited by Jorg Eder and H Rembold.
Research Publications -- 1988
Contains reprints of the following articles: i. "Growth in the Asian Elephant" by R Sukumar, N V Joshi, and V Krishnamurthy in Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences - Animal Sciences, Volume 97, Issue 6. ii. "Evolution of Polyandry by Reduction in Progeny Number Variance in Structured Populations" by N V Joshi in Journal of Genetics, Volume 67, Issue 3.
Research Publications -- 1990
Contains reprints of the following articles: i. "Changes in the Bird Fauna of Uttara Kannada, India in Relation to Changes in Land Use over the Past Century" by R J Ranjit Daniels, N V Joshi, and Madhav Gadgil in Biological Conservation, Volume 52 ii. "Transposable Element-Mediated Evolution of Sex: A Population Genetic Model" by N V Joshi in Journal of Genetics, Volume 69, Issue 3.
Research Publications -- 1991
Contains reprints of the following articles: i. "Evolution of Polyembryony: Consequences to the Fitness of Mother and Offspring" by K N Ganeshaiah, R Uma Shankar, and N V Joshi in Journal of Genetics, Volume 70, Issue 2. ii. "Assigning Conservation Value: A Case Study from India" by R J Ranjit Daniels, Malati Hegde, N V Joshi, and Madhav Gadgil in Conservation Biology, Volume 5, Issue 4.
Research Publications -- 1992
Contains reprints of the following articles: i. "Long-Term Monitoring of Vegetation in a Tropical Deciduous Forest in Mudumalai, Southern India" by R Sukumar, H S Dattaraja, H S Suresh, J Radhakrishnan, R Vasudeva, S Nirmala and N V Joshi in Current Science, Volume 62, Issue 9. ii. "On the Relationship between Bird and Woody Plant Species Diversity in the Uttara Kannada District of South India" by R J Ranjit Daniels, N V Joshi and Madhav Gadgil in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 89, Issue 12. iii. "Sibling Rivalry between Seeds within a Fruit: Some Population Genetic Models" by N V Joshi in Journal of Genetics, Volume 71, Issue 3.
Research Publications -- 1993
Contains reprints of the following: i. An article titled "Exploring Cultural Diversity of the People of India" by N V Joshi, Madhav Gadgil, and Suresh Patil in Current Science, Volume 64, Issue 1. ii. An article titled "Tiger Census: Role of Quantification" by A P Gore, S A Paranjpe, Geeta Rajgopalan, A V Kharshikar; N V Joshi; M G Watve, and M G Gogate in Current Science, Volume 64, Issue 10. iii. Two book reviews by N V Joshi in Journal of the Indian Institute of Science, Volume 73 iv. An article titled "Logic of the Genetic Code: Conservation of Long-Range Interactions among Amino Acids as a Prime Factor" by N V Joshi, Vivek V Korde, and V Sitaramam in Journal of Genetics, Volume 72, Issue 2 & 3.
Research Publications -- 1995
Contains reprints of the following articles: i. "Forecasting Rain for Groundnut Farmers-How Good is Good Enough?" by Sulochana Gadgil, P R Sheshagiri Rao, N V Joshi, and S Sridhar in Current Science, Volume 68, Issue 3. ii. A book review by N V Joshi in Journal of Genetics, Volume 74, Issue 1 & 2. iii. "Impact of Human Extraction on Tropical Humid Forests in the Western Ghats in Uttara Kannada, South India" by R J R Daniels, Madhav Gadgil, and N V Joshi in Journal of Applied Ecology, Volume 32.
Research Publications -- 1996
Contains reprint of an article titled "Correlated of the Desired Family Size among Indian Communities" by N V Joshi, Madhav Gadgil, and Suresh Patil in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 93.
Research Publications -- 1997
Contains reprints of the following articles: i. "On the Hospitality of Western Ghats Habitats for Bird Communities" by P Pramod, N V Joshi, Utkarsh Ghate, and Madhav Gadgil in Current Science, Volume 73, Issue 2. ii. "Evaluating Bird Communities of Western Ghats to Plan for a Biodiversity Friendly Development" by P Pramod, R J Ranjit Daniels, N V Joshi, and Madhav Gadgil in Volume 73, Issue 2. iii. "Hierarchical Partitioning of Tree Diversity across Spatial Scales: A Case Study from the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, Southern India" by N V Joshi, H S Suresh, and R Prabhakar in International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Volume 23.
Research Publications -- 1998
Contains reprints of the following: i. A software review titled "Of Fine Pedigree" by N V Joshi in Journal of Genetics, Volume 77, Issue 2 & 3. ii. A book chapter titled "Peopling of India" by Madhav Gadgil, N V Joshi, S Manoharan, Suresh Patil, and U V Shambu Prasad in the book "The Indian Human Heritage" edited by D Balasubramanian and N Appaji Rao.
Research Publications -- 2000
Contains reprint of an article titled "Conditions for the Trivers-Willard Hypothesis to be Valid: A Minimal Population-Genetic Model" by N V Joshi in Journal of Genetics, Volume 79, Issue 1.
Research Publication -- 2002
Contains a book review by N V Joshi in Journal of Genetics, Volume 81, Issue 2.
Research Publications -- 2005
Contains reprints of the following: i. An article titled "Impact of Climate Change on Forests in India" by N H Ravindranath, N V Joshi, R Sukumar, and A Saxena in Current Science, Volume 90, Issue 3. ii. An editorial by N V Joshi in Current Science titled "Open Source Software: The Silent Revolution" in Current Science, Volume 89, Issue 10.
Research Publications -- 2006
Contains reprints of the following: i. An editorial by N V Joshi in Current Science titled "Invisible Excellence: Scientists who Save Lives" in Current Science, Volume 90, Issue 5. ii. An article titled "Patterns of Tree Growth in Relation to Environmental Variability in the Tropical Dry Deciduous Forests at Mudumalai, Southern India" by Cheryl D Naath, H S Dattaraja, H S Suresh, N V Joshi, and R Sukumar in Journal of Biosciences, Volume 31, Issue 5.
Acid Showers: Disturbing Present and Alarming Future
Contains a draft manuscript titled "Acid Showers: Disturbing Present and Alarming Future".
Artificial Life: An Overview
Contains a draft manuscript of a book review by N V Joshi.
Colony Fission in a Social Wasp
Contains a draft manuscript titled "Colony Fission in a Social Wasp" by Raghavendra Gadagkar and N V Joshi.
Cyrillic - Software for Pedigree Drawing
Contains a draft manuscript of a software review by N V Joshi titled "Cyrillic - Software for Pedigree Drawing".
Drongos and the Mixed-Species Feeding Flocks
Contains a draft manuscript titled "Drongos and the Mixed-Species Feeding Flocks" by Lalitha Vijayan, N V Joshi and Madhav Gadgil.
Dynamics of a Tropical Deciduous Forest: Population Changes during 1988-93 in a 50 Ha Plot at Mudumalai, Southern India
Contains a draft manuscript titled "Dynamics of a Tropical Deciduous Forest: Population Changed during 1988-93 in a 50 Ha Plot at Mudumalai, Southern India" by R Sukumar, H S Suresh, H S Dattaraj, and N V Joshi.
Engineered Dimer Interface Mutants of Triosephosphate Isomerase: The Role of Intern Subunit Interactions in Enzyme Function and Stability
Contains a letter and a draft manuscript titled "Engineered Dimer Interface Mutants of Triosephosphate Isomerase: The Role of Intern Subunit Interactions in Enzyme Function and Stability" by Mousumi Banerjee, Hemalatha Balaram, N V Joshi ad P Balaram".
Forecasting Spatially Structured Populations: Implications for Resource Exploitation
Contains a draft manuscript titled "Forecasting Spatially Structured Populations: Implications for Resource Exploitation" by Mark S Boyce, Madhav Gadgil, N V Joshi, and V Nanjundiah.
Ocean-Atmosphere Coupling over Monsoonal Regions
Contains a draft manuscript titled "Ocean-Atmosphere Coupling over Monsoonal Regions" by Sulochana Gadgil, P V Joseph, and N V Joshi.
On Assessing the Tree Diversity of Western Ghats
Contains a draft manuscript titled "On Assessing the Tree Diversity of Western Ghats" by Utkarsh Ghate, N V Joshi, and Madhav Gadgil.
On the Role of Refugia in Promoting Prudent Use of Biological Resources
Contains a draft manuscript titled "On the Role of Refugia in Promoting Prudent Use of Biological Resources" by N V Joshi and Madhav Gadgil.
The Cyclic AMP Stimulus Sensed by Dictyostelium Cells During Aggregation: A Theoretical Estimate
Contains a draft manuscript titled "The Cyclic AMP Stimulus Sensed by Dictyostelium Cells During Aggregation: A Theoretical Estimate" by Vidyanand Nanjundiah, N V Joshi, and Gunther Gerisch.
The Spatial Organisation of Plant Communities in a Deciduous Forest: A Computational Geometry Based Analysis
Contains a draft manuscript titled "The Spatial Organisation of Plant Communities in a Deciduous Forest: A Computational Geometry Based Analysis" by N V Joshi, H S Suresh, H S Dattaraja, and R Sukumar.
Transmembrane Domains
Contains two draft manuscripts and an author stylesheet of an entry by T Ramasarma and N V Joshi titled "Transmembrane Domains" in "Encyclopedia of the Human Genome".
Contains the following: i. An article titled "Ocean-Atmosphere Coupling Over Monsoon Regions" by Sulochana Gadgil, P V Joseph & N V Joshi in Nature, Volume 312. i. Contains a comment article titled "Drosophila in Crete: A Flying Visit by Dave Hartley and Rob White in Trends in Genetics, Volume 6, Issue 7. Along with it is a note by H Sharat Chandra. ii. A chapter by S M Sirajuddin titled "Population Structure of Chenchus" in the book "Population Structures Among Tribes" edited by K N Reddy and D V Raghav Rao. iii. A chapter by S M Sirajuddin and V Balakrishnan titled "Multivariate Analysis of Dermatoglyphic Data and Their Correspondence with Anthropometric and Serogenetic Data: The Chenchus" in the book Dermatoglyphics Today edited by B M Reddy, S B Roy and B N Sarkar. iii. An article titled "Preliminary Crystallographic Analysis of Coxsackievirus A9" by Glyn Stanway and Timo Hyypia in Journal of Molecular Biology, Volume 230. iv. A chapter by O V Davydov titled "Problems of the Genetic Code Structure: New Data and Perspectives" in the book "Evolutionary Biochemistry and Related Areas of Physicochemical Biology" edited by B F Poglazov, B I Kurganov, M S Kritsky, and K L Gladilin. v. An article titled "Amino Acid Contributions to the Genetic Code Structure: End-Atom Chemical Rules of Doublet Composition" by Oleg V Davydov in Journal of Theoretical Biology, Volume 193. vi. An Article titled "Cross-Taxon Surrogacy of Biodiversity in the Indian Garhwal Himalaya" by Hans Raj Negi and Madhav Gadgil in Biological Conservation, Volume 105. vii. 2 Magazine articles by Varanasi Ramabrahmam titled "Being and Becoming: A Physics and Upanishadic Awareness of Time and Thought Process", and "The Science of Human Consciousness" in Ludus Vitalis, Volume 13, Issue 24 and Volume 15, Issue 27. viii. Contains photocopy of a page from the journal "Biometrics" along with a handwritten note on the other side of the copy. ix. Contains a booklet titled "Prediction of Drought Resistance in Cultivars: Recent Developments" by V Sitaramam along with a handwritten note.
Contains Volume 23, Issue 2 of the International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences titled "Special Issue on Statistical Ecology".
Contains a lecture note by Anil Gore on "Environment and Development".
Contains the following: i. Notes of lectures to be delivered in the "National Seminar on Statistics for Biologists" by Raghavendra Gadagkar titled "Methods in Quantitative Ethology" and "A Case Study in Quantitative Ethodology". Please see MS-017-2-1-4-39 for the attached article. ii. An outline of a lecture given at the "First National Workshop on Conservation Biology" by Raghavendra Gadagkar titled "Patterns of Biological Species Diversity".
Contains the following: i. A draft of a paper titled "Comparing Men and Women: A Proposal Concerning the Genes Vs Gender Issue in Studies of Cognitive Abilities" by H Sharat Chandra. ii. A draft of a paper titled "Documenting Diversity: An Experiment" by Madhav Gadgil. iii. A draft of a paper titled "Global Search for Optimal Biomolecular Structures Using Mutually Orthogonal Latin Squares - A Novel Algorithm" by N Gautham and Z A Rafi. Attached is a note by N Gautham. iv. A draft of a paper titled "Human Genomic Imprinting, X Inactivation and the Female Phenotype" by H Sharat Chandra. v. A draft of a commentary titled "Molecular Biology of Behaviour: Bridging Molecules and Mind". vi. A draft of a paper titled "Order in Disorder: A Simple Law Buried in Protein Sequences" by G Madhavi Sastry.
Contains the following: i. A draft of a paper titled "Rainfall in Northeast of Para State, Brazil: An Description Through Multivariate Analysis" by S A Zullo, L K Hotta, T D A Sa, and H S Pinto. ii. A draft of a paper titled "Sexual Selection and Reproductive Success in Collasobruchus maculatus (Bruchididae, Coleoptera)" by K S Murali and C Vinutha. iii. A draft of a paper titled "Species-area relation for plants of Western Ghats: Lessons Learnt" by N Krishnankutty, S Chandrasekaran, J Kokila Jeyanthi and G Jeyakumar. iv. A draft of a paper titled "Theoretical Ecology: A Methodological Review" by Madhav Gadgil. v. An untitled handwritten draft of a paper about Acoustic communication in Amphibians.
Contains the following: i. Copy of a draft proposal titled "Design Principles of Biopolymers: A Computational Approach to the Elucidation of the Incredibly Low Transverse Diffusion Through Biomembranes as Ordered Polymers" submitted by A D Gangal. ii. Copy of a proposal for "Global Environmental Facility through United Nations Development Program" submitted by the Centre for the Application of Science and Technology for the Rural Areas, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. iii. Copy of a proposal titled "Science and Technology for Sustainable and Participatory Rural Development" submitted by the Centre for the Application of Science and Technology for the Rural Areas, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. iv. Copy of a draft proposal titled "Topological Features and Algorithmic Basis of the Search Paths of Ants" submitted by K N Ganeshaiah. v. Draft of a proposal titled " Proposed Study on the Community Ecology and Conservation of Large Herbivorous Mammals in Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary, Southern India" by Surendra Varma.
Contains the following: i. Two progress reports related to agroclimatology by the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Hyderabad. ii. A project report on the "Census of Nilgiri Tahr" conducted by the Department of Mathematics, Union Christian College, Alwaye. iii. Draft of a contribution to the Karnataka State of the Environment Report by Sulochana Gadgil and Yadumani titled "Rainfall in Karnataka: Variability and Prediction". iv. A technical report titled "On Assigning Conservation Values to Bird Species of Western Ghats" by Ranjit Daniels, Malati Hegde, and Madhav Gadgil. v. Copy of a chapter by R J Ranjit Daniels from the Karnataka State of Environment Report VI titled "Status of the Avifauna of Karnataka".
Contains drafts related to the "People of India" project which are titled as follows: i. "Conceptual Framework and Methodology of the Project" ii. "Identity Perception Communities Distribution Segments"
Contains drafts related to the "People of India" project which are titled as follows: i. "Biological Structure of the Indian Population" ii. "Family and Kinship in India" iii. "Languages of the People of India" iv. "Physical Structure of Indian Population"
Contains the following: i. Copy of the "Classified List of Indian Languages as Shown in the Linguistic Survey of India and the Census of 1921". ii. A part of the "People of India: A Quantitative Profile (Volume 1)" by K S Singh. ii. A part of the "People of India: A Quantitative Profile (Volume 2)" by K S Singh.
Contains handwritten comments by N V Joshi on a manuscript titled "Can DDT enhance incidences of Malaria?" by A P Gore et al .
Contains the following: i. Handwritten comments by N V Joshi on a manuscript titled "Comparative ecobiology of Xystrocera globosa in the Indian subcontinent" by T N Khan. ii. Handwritten and typed comments by N V Joshi on a manuscript titled "Plant phenology and differential occurrence of Holotrichia serrata on Neem" by A R V Kumar et al. iii. Handwritten comments by N V Joshi on a manuscript titled " Interspecific genetic divergence in four sciaenid species from the Arabian sea" by Maria R Menezes et al.
Contains typed comments by N V Joshi on a manuscript titled "Mutational Effects of Constraints........Arabidopsis thaliana" by Massimo Pigliucci et al.
Contains annotations by N V Joshi on the following manuscripts: i. "A Distributed, Interoperable, Open Access Publishing Model for Improving the Visibility of Indian Science Research" by T B Rajashekar. ii. "How do Heterogametic Females Survive without Gene Dosage Compensation?" by H Sharat Chandra.
Contains annotations by N V Joshi on a draft form titled "Rural Energy, Resource Availability and Use Patterns" from U Shrinivasa.
Contains comments by N V Joshi on T V Ramachandra's thesis titled "Ecologically Sound Integrated Regional Energy Planning"
Contains general comments on a Ph.D thesis submitted by T V Ramachandra given to N V Joshi in his capacity as a co-guide.
Contains comments given by anonymous referees for the manuscript titled "Drongos and the Mixed Species Feeding Flocks" by Lalitha Vijayan et al.
Contains responses to the referee's comments on the manuscript titled "Evolution of Polyembryony: Consequences to the Fitness of Mother and Offspring" by K N Ganeshaiah, Uma Shankar, and N V Joshi.
Contains comments by reviewers, a report about the manuscript, and responses to reviewers' comments on the manuscript titled "On the Role of Refugia in Promoting Prudent Use of Biological Resources" by N V Joshi and Madhav Gadgil.
Meetings and Conferences -- 1974
Contains a book of abstracts from the "National Conference on Crystallography and Symposium on the Structure and Conformation of Biological Molecules" held at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
Meetings and Conferences -- 1976
Contains a schedule of a seminar titled "View-Points on Evolution" held at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
Meetings and Conferences -- 1982
Contains a program for the preplanning meeting, an information booklet, a booklet of abstracts of papers for the poster session, a book of abstracts of papers, and a preliminary report from the "ICRISAT - WMO Symposium/Planning Meeting on the Agrometeorology of Sorghum and Millet in the Semi-Arid Tropics" held at ICRISAT, Hyderabad.
Meetings and Conferences -- 1985 (Part 1/2)
Contains a program information booklet and a book of abstracts from the "Fifth International Conference on Mathematical Modelling" held at the University of California, Berkeley.
Meetings and Conferences -- 1985 (Part 2/2)
Contains abstracts of papers from the "Seminar/Workshop on Statistical Ecology" held at the University of Poona, Pune. The titles of the papers are as follows: i. "Modelling Diffusion of Cross-Bred: Goats in a Rural Community" by A P Gore and U A Lavaraj. ii. "Marine Environmental Stresses and Impact Assessment" by Arun Parulekar. iii. "Marine Ecosystems" by Arun Parulekar. iv. "Quantitative Analysis in Marine Ecology" by Arun Parulekar. v. "The Transmission and Sensing of Chemical Signals" by Vidyanand Nanjundiah. vi. "Some Models in Microbiology" by M G Watve. vii. "Cluster Analysis" by P V Nair. viii. "Regression Analysis" by Anand Karandikar.
Meetings and Conferences -- 1987
Contains a program information pamphlet and a discussion article from the symposium titled "Chaos.Order.Catastrophe" held at the National Centre for the Performing Arts, Bombay.
Meetings and Conferences -- 1991
Contains a program schedule and abstract of papers from an "In-House Seminar" organized by the Centre for the Application of Science and Technology to Rural Areas at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
Meetings and Conferences -- 1992
Contains the following: i. A notice for a seminar titled "Mudumalai: Saving a Tropical Ecosystem" by G Balachander held at the Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. ii. A notice for a seminar titled "The Theory of Signal Selection "Specific Signas" and Signals within the Multi-Cellular Organism" by Amotz Zahavi held at the Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. iii. A presentation schedule for a divisional meeting held at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. iv. An information pamphlet, a program information booklet, and a program schedule from the "58th Annual Meeting" of the Indian Academy of Science held at the Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad. v. An information booklet from the "International Symposium on Human Genetics and Variation & XVIII Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Human Genetics" held at the Institute of Genetics and Hospitality For Genetic Diseases, Osmania University, Hyderabad.
Meetings and Conferences -- 1993
Contains the following: i. A program schedule for the "Mid-Year Meeting" organized by the Indian Academy of Sciences at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. ii. An information booklet from the "International Symposium on Pollination in Tropics" held at Hotel Ashok, Bangalore.
Meetings and Conferences -- 1994
Contains an information booklet, a "change in program" schedule, and an abstract of a paper by K S Singh from the "XVIII Indian Social Science Congress" held at the M S University, Baroda.
Meetings and Conferences -- 1996
Contains a tentative program of a workshop on "Climate Component of Rice Productivity" held at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Meetings and Conferences -- 1997
Contains the following: i. A report on the discussion meeting titled "On Application of Statistics and Probability in Science and Engineering" held at the National Chemical Laboratory, Pune. ii. A schedule of a discussion meeting on "Monitoring Biodiversity of Eastern and Western Ghats" held at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. iii. A schedule for a brainstorming session on "Sampling Methodology for Monitoring the Biodiversity of Eastern and Western Ghats" held at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Meetings and Conferences -- 2009
Contains a program schedule for a Silver Jubilee Symposium titled "Ecology and the Environment in India: Past, Present, and Future" organized by the Centre for Ecological Sciences at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
Contains handwritten data related to the optimal foraging strategies of ants. The data was given to N V Joshi either by K N Ganeshaiah or by T Veena.
Contains printout of driver program data related to the "Biome UK" project.
Contains 5 computer format booklets with data about the following communities: i. Bhopas of Rajasthan ii. Naik-Gonds of Maharashtra iii. Oochers of Garo Hills iv. Reddi Christians of Andhra Pradesh v. Veppur Paraiyans of Tamil Nadu
Contains 5 computer format booklets with data about the following communities: i. Malerus of Karnataka ii. Malai Paliyars of Tamil Nadu iii. Kumbhars of Pernem (Goa) iv. Gosains of Haryana v. Sens of Jammu
Contains 5 computer format booklets with data about the following communities: i. Gujarati Brahmins of Gujarat ii. Mewada Brahmins of Gujarat iii. Modh Brahmins of Gujarat iv. Chut Bhaiya Rajputs of Udaipur v. Natrayat Brahmins of Rajasthan
Contains 3 computer format booklets with data about the following communities: i. Christians of Madhya Pradesh ii. Halams of Assam iii. Kumhar Muslims of Chandigarh. Also contains an empty booklet with annotations on the back cover.
Data -- People of India (Part 5/6)
Contains printed computerized data related to various communities in India. Also contains printed diagrams and other demographic data.
Data -- People of India (Part 6/6)
Contains district wise population figures for Madras Presidency
Contains formats, instructions and data related to rainfall analysis.
Contains data regarding a simulation model used to determine the number of species in a locality. The document contains annotations by N V Joshi
Contains handwritten drafts of letters and telegrams by N V Joshi related to attendance of events, list of articles and books, and reprints. Mentions Ganeshaiah, Monica, Meera, Madhav, P Narain, M W Pandit, and A M Kharshikar.
Contains 5 floppy disks
Handwritten Notes by N V Joshi -- 1970 to 1979 (Part 1/7)
3 pages of handwritten notes by N V Joshi mentioning Madhav Gadgil and Vijayakumar Nair. Also contains pointers related to statistical analysis and the "Population Ecology of Bamboos".
Handwritten Notes by N V Joshi -- 1980 to 1989 (Part 2/7)
Contains the following handwritten notes by N V Joshi: i. A 2-page note about computer program commands for wasp data analysis. ii. A 1-page note with the details of a round table conference at IUSSI on one side and a draft of a telegram on the other side.
Handwritten Notes by N V Joshi -- 1990 to 1999 (Part 3/7)
Contains the following handwritten notes by N V Joshi: i. A 6-page note on Peste des petites ruminant virus (PPR). ii. A 1-page note on Rhesus and Hanuman Langur data. iii. A 2-page note on statistical functions for traits of communities. iv. A 1-page note related to some readings. v. A 3-page note on Rinderpest epidemic modelling. vi. A 1-page note related to the analysis of rainfall data. vii. A 1-page note related to the C N R Rao Colloquium viii. A 2-page note with details related to the "First World Congress on Computational Medicine, Public Health and Biotechnology". ix. A 1-page note related to computer programs. x. A 3-page note with questions about PPR and Rinderpest. xi. A 6-page note with pointers from articles related to Rinderpest and PPR. xii. A 10-page note with figures, points, and data for a modeling of Rinderpest and PPR virus. xiii. A 3-page note for the CES annual report on the PPR virus. xiv. A 2-page note related to a possible publication on PPR virus and mathematical modeling. xv. 2 handwritten notices related to CES servers. xvi. A 2-page note related to the modeling of a disease. xvii. A 3-page note related to the ANOVA test xviii. A 2-page note about quantitative techniques for ecological studies. xix. A 1-page note related to "Tree mortality in a 50 Ha plot". xx. A 1-page note about statistics. xxi. A 2-page list of people for a study at the Kalakad-Mundanthurai tiger reserve. xxii. A 2-page note related to birds and fishes xxiii. A 1-page note about questions related to botany, zoology, and ecology.
Handwritten Notes by N V Joshi -- 2000 to 2009 (Part 4/7)
Contains the following handwritten notes by N V Joshi: i. A 3-page note on inferential and descriptive statistical analysis. ii. A 1-page note related to disk space. iii. A 1-page note on hydrogen bonds.
Handwritten Notes by N V Joshi -- Undated (Part 5/7)
Contains the following handwritten notes by N V Joshi: i. A 2-page note on statistical analysis for various research. ii. A 1-page note with comments on a model related to a disease. iii. A 3-page note on PPR virus and Rinderpest outbreaks.
Handwritten Notes given by others to N V Joshi (Part 6/7)
Contains the following handwritten notes given by other people to N V Joshi: i. A 20-page note explaining the basics of genetic code and reverse translation. ii. A 1-page note by M S Shaila on the Rinderpest outbreak in Tamil Nadu. iii. A 3-page note on the evolution of the genetic code. iv. A 5-page note explaining the optimal sex ratios in social insects. v. A 7-day note with figures about the nucleocapsid of the Rinderpest virus. vi. A 3-page note with statistical information for the analysis of rainfall. vii. A 3-page note about the determination of coherent meteorological zones for rainfall through simulation.
Handwritten Notes for presentations (Part 7/7)
Contains the following: i. Transparencies made by N V Joshi for a presentation at Munich on "Determining Optimal Sex Ratios in Social Insects". ii. Notes and figures related to "Optimum Sex Ratios in Social Insects" in the form display material for some presentation.
Mathematical Physics [Home Assignments]
Loose pages of a notebook containing assignments written by N V Joshi as a Master's student in physics.
Untitled -- Research Notebook
A "Lekhak" notebook containing data on the following: i. Indo-US Workshop on Biological Diversity ii. Routine Computer program checks iii. Status of research articles in terms of acceptance or rejection iv. Data from the Panama trip
Untitled -- Research Notebook
Loose pages of a notebook containing notes about computer programs and commands. Mentions C R Rao
Untitled -- Research Notebook
A notebook with a black cover given to N V Joshi by V S Ananthanarayanan containing data related to biochemistry.
I. B. M. - P. C.
A "Lekhak" notebook containing notes on computer programs and program code instructions. Also contains an inventory of floppy disks kept by N V Joshi.
Untitled -- Research Notebook
Loose pages of a notebook containing mathematical equations and computer program codes. Also contains a note by Sulochana Gadgil related to cluster analysis of rainfall.
Untitled -- Notepads
Folder containing 2 bound notepads containing points, questions, computer program codes, and mathematical equations. Also contains loose pages of a notepad with commands for computer programs and lists of various tasks and events.
Untitled -- Research Diary
Loose pages of a diary containing HTML script commands and other related information.
Untitled -- Research Notebook
Loose pages of a notebook containing computer program commands.
Untitled -- Research Notebook
A "Kejriwal Stationery" notebook containing details of research articles and their status in terms of acceptance or rejection.
Thesis - Draft (Part1/4)
Contains handwritten and typed drafts of N V Joshi's Ph.D. thesis titled "Conformational Studies on Some Six-Membered and Bicyclic Ring Systems"
Thesis - Printed Figures (Part 2/4)
Contains printed figures related to N V Joshi's Ph.D. thesis on paper and tracing sheets.
Thesis - Printed Figures (Part 3/4)
Contains printed figures related to N V Joshi's Ph.D. thesis on paper.
Thesis - Hand drawn figures (Part 4/4)
Contains figures and graphs hand drawn by N V Joshi for his Ph.D. thesis.
Progress Reports (Part 1/2)
Contains a progress report along with a plan of proposed projects and training programs about the "Thrust Area Program in Animal Behaviour, Ecology, and Evolution". Within the report is a chapter authored by N V Joshi and Madhav Gadgil.
Progress Reports (Part 2/2)
Contains an Interim progress report about the "Multivariate Statistical Analysis of the Data Generated under the People of India Project". The sections in the report are jointly authored by N V Joshi, Madhav Gadgil and Suresh Patil. Also contains a draft of the report.
Technical Reports
Contains the following: i. A technical report on "Computer Simulations for the Workshop on Conservation Biology" by N V Joshi. ii. A technical report on "A Simulation Model of Human Resource Use" by Yadumani, Madhav Gadgil, Sulochana Gadgil, and N V Joshi.
Project Proposal -- C E S Block Grants
Contains 2 proposals related to statistical ecology drafted by N V Joshi for the Centre for Ecological Sciences block grants.
Project Proposal -- Joint Forest Management and Community Forestry
Contains a draft of a project proposal titled "Assessment of Spread, Performance, Impacts and Economic Analysis of Joint Forest Management and Community Forestry in India." with N H Ravindranath and N V Joshi as investigators.
Project Proposal -- Monitoring Biodiversity
Contains two drafts of a project proposal titled "Monitoring Biodiversity of Eastern and Western Ghats: Formulating an Action Plan" authored by Madhav Gadgil.
Project Proposal -- Origin of Life
Contains a project proposal and other details about the "Origin of Life: Investigations into Rules Governing the Transition from the Pre-Biotic to the Biotic and its Possible Reflection in the Genetic Code" with V Sitaramam, A D Gangal, N V Joshi and K Rajagopal as investigators.
Project Proposal -- People of India
Contains a brief outline and a proposal authored by N V Joshi related to the analysis of the data obtained from the "People of India" project.
Project Proposal -- PPRV and Rinderpest Outbreaks
Contains multiple draft proposal authored by N V Joshi and M S Shaila of a project titled "Epidemiological Modelling of PPRV and Rinderpest Outbreaks".
Contains the following: i. An agenda document for an editorial board meeting of Current Science. ii. A brief minutes of the meeting held at Supercomputer Education and Research Centre, Indian Institute of Science about the webpage of Current Science. iii. Minutes of a meeting of the Editorial Board of Current Science. iv. An agenda document for a general body meeting.
Contains two letters and a memorandum from the registrar related to the offer of the position of Mathematical Programmer in the Centre for Theoretical Studies given to N V Joshi.
Contains letters, office memos, and notices to and from N V Joshi related to aspects of administration within the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
Contains letters, notices, minutes of meetings, newsletters, and office memos to and from N V Joshi related to aspects of administration within the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
Contains letters, notices, minutes of meetings, and office memos to and from N V Joshi related to aspects of administration within the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
Contains letters and notices to and from N V Joshi related to aspects of administration within the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
Identity Cards
Contains the following identity cards of N V Joshi: i. Postgraduate Student card from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. ii. Mathematic Programmer card at the Centre for Theoretical Studies, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. iii. IUSSI - 10th International Congress card. iv. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Centenary Seminar and Exhibition on "Atoms for Peace, Power and Prosperity" card. v. 58th Annual Meetings of Indian Academy of Sciences card. vi. International Symposium on Pollination in Tropics card. vii. Interaction Meeting on Pollination & Dispersal Ecology card. viii. Workshop on Electronic Publishing and Open Access: Developing Country Perspectives card. ix. Two borrowers' tickets for the library at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. x. Assistant Professorship at the Centre for Ecological Sciences card.
Contains the following: i. A payslip with details of N V Joshi's salary when he was a Programmer at the Centre for Theoretical Studies, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. ii. A payslip with details of N V Joshi's salary when he was an Assistant Professor at the Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
Photographs
Contains 1 photograph of 12.7cm by 8.9cm, 1 portrait photograph of 6.5cm by 5.1cm and a negative related to N V Joshi.
Profile on N V Joshi's Scientific Work
Contains a write up about N V Joshi's scientific contributions.
Proforma and Biodata
Contains drafts and final copies of N V Joshi's proforma and biodata.
Reports -- Professional Review
Contains the following: i. A report of academic activities made by N V Joshi. ii. A compilation made by N V Joshi of reprints of papers published during the period under review for promotion.
Brochures -- IISc
Contains the following: i. A brochure for research students. ii. A general brochure. iii. A faculty information brochure. iv. A "Courses of Instruction" brochure for August to December 1991. v. The IISc Centenary conference brochure.
Brochures -- Others
Contains brochures from the following: i. An exhibition titled "Cultures of Creativity: The Centennial Exhibition of the Nobel Prize" organized by the Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum, Bangalore. ii. A program titled "Navachetana" from the BAIF Institute for Rural Development, Tiptur. iii. The Patriotic and People-Oriented Science and Technology Foundation, Madras iv. The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.
Bulletins and Newsletters -- IISc
Contains the following: i. Volume 2 (Issue 2) of the "Science Circle Bulletin" titled "Ideology and Science". ii. 2 issues of the "Yellow Magazine" iii. An issue of "DRAG". iv. A "Algorithm Seminar" note and the first issue of "Creative Computing Chronicle" by the School of Automation, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (Now called the Department of Computer Science and Automation) v. "de QUORUM", an annual issue of "DRAG". vi. 3 Issues of the "Bulletin of Sciences" titled "Appropriate Technology", "Water" and, "Drought" vii. An issue of the newsletter of the Alumni Association, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. viii. 4 issues of "Voices", the student's magazine of IISc.
Bulletins and Newsletters -- Others
Contains the following: i. Issues 34, 35, and 39 of "Botanical Trends", an official newsletter of the Department of Botany and Research Centre, Scott Christian College, Nagercoil. ii. Volume 2 (Issue 1) and Volume 7 (Issue 10) of SACON News. iii. Volume 12 (Issue 2) and Volume 13 (Issue 2) of CIKS News iv. A paper by the International Committee Against Racism titled "The Bakke Case: The Myth of Reverse Racism Revisited".
Contains 3 certificates of voluntary blood donations by N V Joshi to Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology and Sushruta Voluntary Blood Bank.
Certificates -- IISc
Contains the following: i. A certificate to N V Joshi for becoming a life member of the faculty association, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. ii. A certificate to N V Joshi for participating in the "IISc Centenary Conference" at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
Event Invitations
Contains invitation cards and letters sent to N V Joshi for the following events: i. ICRISAT Preplanning and Sorghum Modeling meetings. ii. Indo-Soviet Workshop on "DNA-Protein Interaction and Crosslinking". iii. Public lecture on "Earthquake Hazards to Sensitive Structures in the Himalaya and Peninsular India". iv. Refresher Course in Chemistry for Engineering College Teachers v. Eight Kumari L A Meera Memorial Lecture vi. One-day seminar on "Castes in Southern India: Contemporary Debates" vii. XVII International Symposium on Glycoconjugates. viii. Discussion meeting on "Expanding/Broadening the scope of ASTRA and a possible new banner'. ix. International Conference for Nonlinear Phenomena x. Seminar on "Science, Technology and Development" xi. 19th J N Tata Lecture xii. IISc Centenary Conference xiii. Photography Exhibition on Wildlife xiv. Sixth New India Lecture xv. National Conference on Conservation of Biology
Greeting Cards and Letters -- Dated (Part 1/2)
Contains greeting cards and letters to N V Joshi. Mentions ISFA (BARC), P Kaliannan, R M Godbole, Anjali Gadgil, Ashok Gadgil, Meghana Gadgil, Madhurima Gadgil and Ankur Patwardhan
Greeting Cards and Letters -- Undated (Part 2/2)
Contains greeting cards and letters to N V Joshi. Mentions P C Mehta, P K Shetty, M L Khan, V Nagulu, M S Venugopal, Nagaraja M S, Rajiv Kumar Chaturvedi, Raamesh Gowri Raghavan, and S Mohan.
Contains the following newspaper clippings given to N V Joshi: i. A review article of two books written by K S Singh. ii. An edition of Business Times dated 9 September, 1995. iii. An article in The Hindu about the "People of India" project. iv. An article about the passing away of Anne Roe Simpson. v. An article about "Bio-Piracy". vi. An article about Ramesh Narayan. vii. A tribute article for J B S Haldane.
Contains the following magazine clippings given to N V Joshi: i. An article about stars by Ajit Kembhavi. ii. Articles about computer programs and software from the magazine "PC Quest". iii. An article about information technology by David Sless. iv. Obituary of Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar.
More of Seymour
Contains a handwritten poem titled "More of Seymour"
Contains notices, letters, receipts, and emails related to N V Joshi's monetary donations to the following institutions: i. Abilities, Bangalore ii. Maharashtra Mandal, Bangalore iii. Marathi Vigyan Parishad, Mumbai iv. Care Earth Trust, Chennai v. Indian Students Educational Aid Foundation, Goa vi. Salim Ali Foundation, Thrissur vii. Sri Rakum School for the Blind, Bangalore viii. Sree Anand Sai Charitable Trust, Bangalore
Postcards
Contains a postcard from Sheila Mackay to N V Joshi exchanging pleasantries and thanking him for sending K S Singh articles. Mentions Sanjay Biswas
Travels -- Munich
Contains an airplane ticket, a Munich Traffic and Rate Combine ticket information pamphlet, an Opening ceremony schedule pamphlet for the 10th International Congress of IUSSI, a certificate of purchase of a postal stamp, two information cards about lunch, a card and paper with a message, 2 issues of the daily IUSSI newspaper, a bus schedule and a workshop schedule related to N V Joshi's trip to Munich.
Travels -- Panama
Contains airplane tickets, a postcard, a Pan Am schedule book, a Pan Am advertisement pamphlet, a cargo bill, and a hotel bill related to N V Joshi's trip to Panama.
Writings
Contains a translation of an article by N V Joshi that appeared in a Marathi newspaper in Goa. Mentions Gerald Delaney, Narendra Jadhav, and Sudha Chandran.