This item refers letter from Dr.(Mrs.) Madhuri R.Shah, Chairman, UGC regarding the Hari Om Ashram Trust Award to late Dr.M. K. Vainu Bappu, includes folder containing citation and certificate, One D.D. for Rs.10,000/- drawn on the SBI, New Delhi and receipt proforma for Rs.10,000/- to be returned to the UGC duly signed on the revenue stamp.

This letter was discussing on financial resource, disposal and acquiring equipment specifically for research on the Sun. Further he mentioned about solar telescope and high dispersion spectrograph, tower telescopes at Mt.Wilson, Potsdam Arcetri and trend of problems in solar research.

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.