Who is the Founder of Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Can you tell me about the Founder of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) and also give me other information too?

[Kiran Chandar]

The Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) is a research institution in Mumbai, India which is dedicated to basic research in mathematics and the sciences. It is a Deemed University and works under the Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India.

Founder of Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

It was in 1944 that Homi J. Bhabha who is known for his role in the development of the Indian atomic energy program, wrote to Sir Dorabji Tata Trust requesting financial assistance to set up a scientific research institute.

With the great support from J. R. D. Tata, then chairman of the Tata Group, TIFR was founded on 1 June 1945, and Homi Bhabha was appointed its first director.

The institute started function within the campus of the Indian Institute of Science, Banglore, and moved to Mumbai later that year only.

It's new campus in Colaba was designed by the Chicago-based architect Helmuth Bartsch and was inaugurated by Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on 15 January 1962.

Affiliated research institutes
TIFR also includes institutes or centers outside its main campus in Colaba and Mumbai:
• Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education at Deonar, Mumbai
• International Centre for Theoretical Sciences at Bangalore
• National Centre for Biological Sciences at Bangalore
• National Centre for Radio Astrophysics at Pune
• National Balloon Facility at Hyderabad
• TIFR Centre for Applicable Mathematics, Bangalore for Mathematics
• TIFR Hyderabad

Centers
SCHOOL OF Mathematics
Mathematics Faculty, Mumbai
Centre for Applicable Mathematics, Bengaluru

SCHOOL OF Natural Sciences - Mumbai
Biological Sciences
Chemical Sciences
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Condensed Matter Physics & Materials Science
High Energy Physics
Theoretical Physics
Nuclear & Atomic Physics

SCHOOL OF Natural Sciences – Centres
Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE), Mumbai
International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS), Bengaluru
National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), Bengaluru
National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA), Pune
TIFR Centre for Interdisciplinary Sciences (TCIS), Hyderabad
School of Technology & Computer Science

Contact Detail:
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Navy Nagar, Colaba, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400005

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