This item was about the coverage of the death of Chintamani Ragoonatha Chary published in Madras Mail. He was the head assistant at the Madras Observatory for many years. He served at the institute for the past 35 years; He worked under Late Major W. S. Jacob, Colonel W. K. Worster, and Colonel J. F. Tennant; he is a strict, honest person and has the skills of an observer.

This letter was related to speech delivered by Dr.M. K. Vainu Bappu, Director, IIA on the celebration of Silver Jubilee of Uttar Pradesh Observatory, Nainital, on 4th Novermber 1979

The cassette on a public lecture by Professor M.K. Chandrashekaran on Biological Clocks in Bats, Mice and Humans.

The album contains photos taken during the science EXPO event conducted by IIA in 2005. The 'satellite Man of India' - Udupi Ramachandra Rao, who was an Indian space scientist and former chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation, visited the EXPO, and those photos are included in this album.

The album contains photos taken during the 25th anniversary of the Vainu Bappu Telescope (also called VBT, 2.34m telescope, and 90-inch telescope) installed at Kavalur observatory in 1986. Photos of the jubilee ceremony meeting, presenting a miniature form of the VBT to the persons who were working for VBT by M. G. K. Menon, publishing a book titled ' Vainu Bappu Telescope- Silver Jubilee 2011' by M. G. K. Menon and S. S. Hasan, a talk on the VBT inside the telescope building, exhibition on the theme of VBT in the library of Bangalore campus are organized.

The album contains photos of the National Science Day celebration 2007, Bangalore campus. The album has pictures of students from different schools who participated in the programme, exhibition, talks, demonstrations, etc.

The album contains photos of the Independence Day celebration in IIA Bangalore campus during the directorship of R. Cowsik and Hasan Siraj. Images include flag hoisting by the directors, official meetings, and team breakfasts.

The album contains photos of Founders Day in IIA Bangalore and Kavalur Observatory for 2004. Every year, on August 10th, M. K. Vainu. Bappu's Birthday is celebrated as Founders Day of IIA. This album has photos of the meeting held in IIA Bangalore library, garlanding and honouring tea and lunch, and programs at VBO Kavalur. Some are photos of the celebrations at Kodaikanal Observatory.

The album contains photos of the meeting of FORSA (Forum for Resource Sharing in Astronomy and Astrophysics) meeting organized by the IIA library in 2003. The album includes pictures of representatives from a member institution, meetings, team lunches, and pictures of the library staff area and reading area.

The album contains photos of the finance committee meeting of IIA in 1997 and the inauguration photos of the CREST campus at Hoskote in 1996. The foundation stone of the CREST campus was laid by Prof V. S. Ramamurthy, a well-known Indian nuclear scientist and R. Cowsik, former director of IIA.