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            The 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 item is related to the visit of Prof. Sydney Chapman to the Kodaikanal Solar Physics Observatory on 1948 December 31. Sydney Chapman was a British mathematician and geophysicist who contributed to the kinetic theory of gases, solar-terrestrial physics, and the Earth's ozone layer. The photo shows Prof. Chapman and Dr. Anil Kumar Das, the observatory's director, sitting with the other staff. The visit of Prof. Chapman was a noteworthy feature of that year.

            Indian Institute of Astrophysics

            The 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 Astrophysics

            The item is related to the first Independence Day celebrations at Kodaikanal on 1947 August 15. The first photo is a group photo of all members sitting on the front side of the observatory. The second photograph is of the flag hoisting by the Director, Dr. Anil Kumar Das. All the names of the participants are written on the back side of the photograph.

            Indian Institute of Astrophysics