The National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) is a premier research facility dedicated to fundamental research at all levels of biology, from the study of single molecules to ecology and evolution. It is part of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, an autonomous institution under the Department of Atomic Energy (https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/tata-institute-of-fundamental-research). NCBS is located in Bangalore, India. This repository includes material from the Archives at NCBS (http://archives.ncbs.res.in/) -- a public centre for the history of contemporary biology in India, the collections of the upcoming Museum, and the work of individual historians of science and artists affiliated with the Centre, including material gathered with permissions from other historical centres around the world for the purposes of specific stories narrated here.