The item contains a black and white group photo from Dr. A. L. Narayana's retirement as the Director of Kodaikanal Observatory in 1946. Dr. Anil Kumar Das and other employees can be seen in the photograph.
Indian Institute of AstrophysicsThe item contains a photograph of Dr. Normad (DGO) and Dr. A. L. Mudaliar's visit to the Kodaikanal Observatory. The Director, Dr.A. L. Narayan, Dr. Normad (DGO), Dr.A. L. Mudaliar, and staff are in the photograph.
Indian Institute of AstrophysicsThe item consists of one black and white photograph of past employees of the Kodaikanal Observatory with Thomas Royds and his wife and Dr. A. L. Narayana in 1913. Thomas Royds was the third director of the Kodaikanal solar observatory, followed by Narayana.
The item contains a black and white group photo during the transfer function of Mr. Anjaneyalu of Kodaikanal Observatory in 1946. Dr. A. L. Narayan, The director of Kodaikanal Observatory, Dr. Anil Kumar Das, Mr. Anjaneyalu, and other employees can be seen in the photograph.
Indian Institute of AstrophysicsThe item is a black and white photograph taken at the retirement party of Mr. Paul Chinnappan, an employee of the Kodaikanal Observatory. The past director, Dr. A. L. Narayan, Paul Chinnappan, and other employees of Kodaikanal Observatory in 1945 can be seen in the photograph.
Indian Institute of AstrophysicsThe item is a black and white photograph of Prof. Meghnad Saha's visit to the Kodaikanal Observatory in 1945. He was a member of the planning commission set up in 1937, and he is an Indian astrophysicist who is remembered for his theory of thermal ionization.
Indian Institute of AstrophysicsThe item consists of two black and white photographs of past employees of the Kodaikanal Observatory. Dr. A. L. Narayana and Dr. Anil Kumar Das were the fourth and fifth directors of Kodaikanal Solar Observatory, one of the oldest observatories in India. The time period of the photograph needs to be found.
The album contains photos related to the Solar Physics Observatory at Kodaikanal during Dr Anil Kumar Das's directorship. It was established in 1899 as a Solar Physics Observatory, and all the activities of the Madras Observatory were shifted to Kodaikanal. The photographs in this album illuminate the critical events in the history of the Kodaikanal Observatory from 1946 to 1955. The visit of eminent scientists and astronomers, official meetings and conferences, celebrations, and farewells and staff of the observatory during the period can be seen in the album.
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