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This fond consist of newspaper clipping on the statement given by PM Rajiv Gandhi in the inaugural session 19th general assembly of the Indian Astronomical Unit. He focuses on the development of science and technology in the country.

This item was about the inugural speech given by PM in the 19th general meeting assembly of international Astronomical Unit. In his speech, the PM highlighted that political barriers should not hinder scientific ties. The PM also released a commemorative stamp depicting Halley's comet. The conference had participation from 1400 astronomers from all over the world, including 300 from India. The special topics of discussion were radio astronomy, cosmology, supernova, and evolution in galaxies.

This item was about the PM's Statement given in the inugural session of 19th general assembly of the International Astronomical Union. He pointed out the fact that if India is to progress, scientific temper must be built into our culture. He also mentioned that since the days of J L Nehru, India had been committed to using science and technology for the development of human beings.

The album contains photos of the presentations from Prof. D. Sugimoto of Tokyo University and other delegates and pictures of cultural programmes.

The album contains an original notice and photographs of the Indo-Chinese workshop on recent advances in solar physics on 7-11 November 2005 at IIA Bangalore campus. Photos of talks by experts from India and China, group photos of the participants, team lunch and dinner, and photos taken on the outing are preserved in this album. Some photos of the Indian Japan seminar on astrophysics and astronomy in 1995 can also be seen in the album.

The album contains photos taken during the visit of Prof. D. Sugimoto of the University of Tokyo in 1997 as a part of the India-Japan collaborative research program. It includes photographs of the presentation by Prof. D. Sugimoto and handing over the board to be installed in the GRAPE system, a parallel computing machine dedicated to galaxy simulations, to director R. Cowsik.