The letter informs about the visit of Mr. Seshachar to the Kodaikanal Observatory during January and February of 1921. The Director General of Observatories asked Thomas Royds to make proper arrangements for the visitor. The visit of Evreshed to Lahore for the adjustment of specific astronomical instruments in the Observatory has also been mentioned.

This fonds consists of images from Sakunagiri, a conical mountain in the Malnad region of Chikmagalur. Here are images of viewpoints in Sakunagiri, a photograph of Mallik, Sanjaya Bhattachayya and Bhattachayya, a hill near Sakunagiri, and a view from Sakunagiri of a large lake.

This fond contains photographic slides of random images in New Zealand. It contains images of mulla jubilee and freesia flowers in New Zealand. The images of cattle grazing and a foliage in New Zealand

This fond contains images from Waikato in New Zealand. It mainly consists images of the University of Waikato, an image of Bottlebrush flowers in Hamilton and a bridge over Waikato River and Hamilton.

This fonds features diverse images of the Taj Mahal and the Agra Fort, including views of the Aminanet of the Taj Mahal.

This fonds contains photographs of Konark Sun Temple. a shrine on the way to Konark, a Japanese-erected Buddhist shrine near Bubaneshwar, Puri Jagannath Temple and the image of a sea near Bhubaneshwar.

This is a letter from E.J.B Greenwood Electrical inspector of Government of Madras to the Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories regarding the inspection report

This is a letter from E.J.B Greenwood Electrical inspector of Government of Madras to the Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories regarding the inspection of the electrical installations in Kodaikanal. A few points regarding various electrical installations like buckled plates, battery, instruments on the main switchboard were mentioned.

In this item, the Director of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Dr. M. K. V. Bapu, predicts the potential for Earth's spacecraft to reach the nearest stars by the late 20th or early 21st century due to advancements in the last decade. He notes radio communication as the only current means of contact with the outer worlds. Speaking at the Nehru Centre science lecture series, Dr. Bapu also discusses the eventual end of Earth as the sun transitions into a giant red ball over the next 5 billion years. The lecture series aims to become a regular cultural and educational feature in the city.

This item is a clipping from The Rotator, Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Bangalore. It was Titled Encouraging Scientists. It talks about Dr.M.K Vainu Bappu. Dr. M.K. Vainu Bappu holds a Ph.D. in Astrophysics from Harvard (1952) and is the Director of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore. Awarded the Donohoe Comet Medal in 1949 and the Bhatnagar Prize in 1970, he chairs the Indian National Committee for Astronomy. In a recent club meeting, he delivered a captivating lecture, "The Saga of Discovery," emphasizing human progress as a continual quest to unveil nature's secrets. Dr Bappu stressed that scientific endeavour symbolizes mankind's relentless struggle, culminating in triumph over nature, marking the pinnacle of human achievement since civilization's inception.