2026-04-07T04:43:27Zhttps://cat-oai.milli.linkoai:archives.ncbs.res.in:/repositories/2/resources/772026-02-18T05:33:47ZArchives at NCBSTata Institute of Fundamental ResearchMS-055https://cat.milli.link/repositories/2/resources/77Mukherjee, ChanditaAradhya, Dhatri SChandita Mukherjee Papers1970 - 20232 Linear Feet; 4 Hollinger boxes and 1 over-size container.The material is in fairly good condition.engLatnThis archival collection consists of papers of Chandita Mukherjee related to history of science in India, film-making and popular science in India.
Series 1 titled Projects contains material related to the projects that Mukherjee was a part of and it has the sub-series as mentioned below:
Sub-series 1: Comet Media Foundation.
Comet Media Foundation is a non-profit organisation based at Mumbai, active since 1985. Chandita Mukherjee was the organisation's executive director. They are involved in producing educational communication materials in print, film and video media and in holding public events that bring these elements together. The subject of their work is a range of issues related to science, technology and society. They have evolved their own genre of educational development resource festivals called vividha. Hence, this sub-series contains materials published by, produced by or are related to their workings.
Sub-series 2: Bharat Ki Chaap
Bharat Ki Chhap was a 13-episode Indian TV science documentary series chronicling the history of science and technology in India from pre-historic times until the present. It was directed by filmmaker Chandita Mukherjee and funded by the Department of Science and Technology's National Council for Science and Technology Communication (NCSTC) in 1987. It was telecasted on Doordarshan every Sunday Morning. It was introduced by Professor Yash Pal.
The sub-series contains scripts for all 13 episodes, and video tapes for some episodes. Companion books and episode summaries.
Sub-series 3: Science Channel
The Science Channel was an initiative planned by DECU to broadcast a channel on science as a part of everyday life following the launch of EDUSAT - a satellite dedicated to education. This project was in partnership with Comet Media Foundation, the Centre for Environment Educational (CEE), the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and more. It was also intended as a follow-up to the Satellite Instructional Television Experiment (SITE). The planning for the channel involved several workshops across Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata, and Ahmedabad. This sub-series contains correspondence, administrative files, and publicity materials related to the initiative.
Sub-series 4: Notebooks
These are notebooks that Chandita Mukherjee maintained and has notes on different projects that she was a part of.
Sub-series 5: Documents related to science, gender, and media
This sub-series consists of other materials like booklets, correspondence, articles, brochures, etc.
Sub-series 6: Documents related to ISRO.
This sub-series consists of other materials like correspondence, minutes of meetings, project proposals, notes, booklets, programme schedules and papers presented at workshops at SAC etc.
Sub-series 7: Commissioned works
This sub-series consists of drafts of scripts and documents related to films Mukherjee was part of.
The second series is titled Personal and has material that are personal
The sub-series here are
Sub-series 1: Biographical Material, Awards and Certificates
Sub-series 2: Retrospectives
This sub-series consists of materials that she must have collected as part of her personal and professional interests.
The intellectual arrangement strives to preserve the provenance and original order of the papers. Where an original order could not be found, the Archives have applied an order, and folders within the sub-series are arranged usually in chronological or alphabetical order.Chandita Mukherjee was an Indian documentary filmmaker and executive director of Comet Media Foundation. Immediately after graduating from the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) in Pune in 1975, she began her career making educational films on science and technology in the country. She is prominent for producing films for the Satellite Instructional Television Experiment or SITE during the 1970s and directing the TV series 'Bharat Ki Chaap' on the history of science and technology in India. Her last film was Migration and Resilience which has been screened widely. She won two National Awards and was honoured by the Jules Verne Prize by the Government of France for her body of work. Copyright may not have been assigned to Archives, National Centre for Biological Sciences. Permission for reproduction or distribution must be obtained in writing from the Archives at NCBS (archives@ncbs.res.in). The Archives at NCBS makes no representation that it is the copyright owner in all of its collections. The user must obtain all necessary rights and clearances before use of material and material may only be reproduced for academic and non-commercial use.Collection is open for access unless mentioned in specific folders of the finding aid.Documentary Film-makingScience--Study and teachingScience and societyScience EducationArtificial satellites in telecommunicationArtificial satellites in educationTelevision broadcastingScience and TechnologyFeminist approaches to scienceFilm festival programsVisual Communication