The award was an honour of electing John Evershed as a Fellow of the Royal Society.

The award letter was regarding the order of the Indian Empire Certificate by George the Fifth of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to John Evershed, Director of the Kodaikanal Observatory, Madras. Evershed was nominated and appointed to be the Ordinary Companion of the said Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire.

This item was about the Padma Bhushan Award honoured to M.K.Vainu Bappu on 28-03-1981. The Padma Bhushan is the third-highest civilian award in India. It is awarded for "distinguished service of a high order". The award was established on January 2, 1954.

This item was about the Donohoe Medal of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific presented to M.K.Vainu Bappu in commemoration of the discovery of a comet on 02-07-1949. This medal was awarded to the discoverer of a new comet. This medal was donated by Joseph A. Donohoe, a wealthy businessman from San Francisco. The medal was announced at the July 1889 meeting of the Society.

This item was about the Satyendranath Bose Medal of the Indian National Science Academy for the year 1983 awarded to M.K. Vainu Bappu. The Satyendranath Bose medal is awarded every three years to a distinguished scientist in the field of physical sciences.