The family tree of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, which so far includes Mumbai, Pune and Bangalore, will soon have a fourth major branch: TIFR Hyderabad. The foundation stone will be laid by PM Manmohan Singh on October 19, as reported recently in the Times of India. TIFR Director Mustansir Barma and NCBS Director Prof. K. VijayRaghavan welcome and encourage all interested parties at NCBS to join them in Hyderabad for the event. See below for more details.

For those at NCBS who cannot make it, the PM's visit will be covered in a webcast, and food and refreshments will help to mark the occasion.

 

A message from Prof. Mustansir Barma, TIFR Director

Dear NCBS Colleagues:

I am very happy to inform you that the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has consented to lay the foundation stone of the new campus of TIFR in Hyderabad at 2.30 p.m. on October 19, 2010.  This will be followed by a few scientific talks. Those of you who would like to attend the function in Hyderabad, are requested to contact your Dean or Centre Director by noon on Monday, October 11, 2010.  Further, in order to have the largest reach possible for the TIFR community, this historic event will be broadcast live to TIFR Mumbai, as well as to TIFR centres.

A message to All at NCBS from Prof. K. VijayRaghavan

Dear NCBS Friends,

A new future for the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research starts in Hyderabad a few days from now. Already underway and maturing in the next couple of years is a new centre for interdisciplinary research. On its shoulders a major new campus will develop. The PM will be there to kickoff this scientific enterprise. Do see Mustansir Barma’s message of invitation below. If you want to be there in person--and do try--please let Ashok Rao know and he will help get you there, arrange your stay and get you back in good shape. Good Firni and better science beckon. For those stuck in cloudy Bangalore, we will have a webcast followed by tea and samosas.

Lets raise a toast to this exciting new venture!