The item is related to the visit of the astronomical planning committee in April 1949 at Kodaikanal Observatory. The photo shows Dr. Anil Kumar Das, other committee members, and observatory staff.

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.