{"product_id":"fp-13","title":"1997: Bringing Subhas Mukherjee back into the light","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e@import url('https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Cormorant+Garamond:ital,wght@0,300;0,400;0,500;0,600;1,400;1,500\u0026family=Source+Sans+3:ital,wght@0,400;0,500;0,600;1,400\u0026display=swap');\n#ivfm-exhibit{--ink:#1b2447;--slate:#5f667f;--paper:#efeee9;--hair:#d6d4cb;--rose:#c0355f;--serif:'Cormorant Garamond',Georgia,serif;--sans:'Source Sans 3',Arial,sans-serif;color:var(--ink);font-family:var(--sans);font-size:18px;line-height:1.65;max-width:760px;margin:0 auto;}\n#ivfm-exhibit .kick{font-size:14px;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--rose);margin:0 0 10px;}\n#ivfm-exhibit .stand{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:clamp(23px,2.6vw,28px);line-height:1.35;font-style:italic;margin:0 0 24px;}\n#ivfm-exhibit figure{margin:0 0 28px;padding:10px;background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--hair);}\n#ivfm-exhibit figure img{display:block;width:100%;height:auto;}\n#ivfm-exhibit figcaption{font-size:15px;line-height:1.5;margin-top:10px;}\n#ivfm-exhibit .cr{display:block;font-size:13.5px;color:var(--slate);margin-top:4px;}\n#ivfm-exhibit h2{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:500;font-size:30px;margin:30px 0 10px;}\n#ivfm-exhibit p{margin:0 0 18px;}\n#ivfm-exhibit blockquote{margin:28px 0;padding:6px 0 6px 22px;border-left:3px solid var(--rose);font-family:var(--serif);font-size:24px;line-height:1.4;font-style:italic;}\n#ivfm-exhibit blockquote cite{display:block;font-family:var(--sans);font-style:normal;font-size:14.5px;color:var(--slate);margin-top:10px;}\n#ivfm-exhibit .card{background:var(--paper);border:1px solid var(--hair);padding:20px 22px;margin:30px 0;}\n#ivfm-exhibit .card h3{font-size:14px;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--slate);margin:0 0 10px;font-weight:600;}\n#ivfm-exhibit .card .pt{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:22px;line-height:1.35;margin:0 0 8px;}\n#ivfm-exhibit .card p{font-size:16px;margin:0 0 6px;}\n#ivfm-exhibit details{font-size:15px;color:var(--slate);border-top:1px solid var(--hair);padding-top:12px;margin-top:24px;}\n#ivfm-exhibit summary{cursor:pointer;font-weight:600;color:var(--ink);}\n#ivfm-exhibit .nav{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px;margin:28px 0 8px;}\n#ivfm-exhibit .nav a{display:inline-block;padding:10px 16px;border:1px solid var(--ink);color:var(--ink);text-decoration:none;font-size:15px;}\n#ivfm-exhibit a{color:var(--ink);}\n.breadcrumb--product-single,.product-single__media,.product-single__primary-blocks,.product-single__box__block--tab{display:none!important}\n.product-single__content{display:block!important;grid-template-columns:none!important}\n.product-single__secondary-blocks{width:100%!important;max-width:none!important;margin:0!important;padding:0!important;opacity:1!important;transform:none!important}\n.product-single__box__block--description{opacity:1!important;transform:none!important;width:100%!important}\n#ivfm-exhibit h1{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:500;font-size:clamp(38px,5vw,56px);line-height:1.08;margin:0 0 16px;color:var(--ink)}\n[id^=\"shopify-section-template--\"]:not([id$=\"__main\"]){display:none!important}\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"ivfm-exhibit\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"kick\"\u003eThe Founding Papers · FP·13 · 1997\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003e1997: Bringing Subhas Mukherjee back into the light\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"stand\"\u003eNineteen years after Durga's birth, the scientist T. C. Anand Kumar opened Subhas Mukherjee's papers and told his story to the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/cdn\/shop\/files\/subhas-mukherjee-portrait.jpg?width=1000\" alt=\"Subhas Mukherjee in academic dress, holding a rolled diploma.\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eSubhas Mukherjee.\u003cspan class=\"cr\"\u003ePhotographer and rights holder to be confirmed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/figcaption\u003e\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe story\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnand Kumar's own team had produced India's first scientifically documented IVF baby in 1986. He went through Mukherjee's notes, letters and report, and met Durga's family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis paper in \u003cem\u003eCurrent Science\u003c\/em\u003e called Durga India's first, and the world's second, test tube baby. It quotes the documents that would otherwise be lost, and it helped lead to the Indian Council of Medical Research recognising Mukherjee's work in 2002.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlmost everything we know about the inside of Mukherjee's work passes through this paper. The museum follows a different date for his death, 19 June 1981, and explains why on the Pioneers page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e“I have no doubt that Mukerji did produce a test tube baby.”\u003ccite\u003eT. C. Anand Kumar, 1997\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"card\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe paper\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pt\"\u003eArchitect of India's First Test Tube Baby: Dr Subhas Mukerji (16 January 1931 to 19 July 1981)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eT. C. Anand Kumar\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCurrent Science\u003c\/em\u003e 1997;72(7):526 to 531. Published 10 April 1997. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.currentscience.ac.in\/Volumes\/72\/07\/0526.pdf\"\u003eFree to read\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"nav\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/fp-12\"\u003e← 1992: One sperm, one egg\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/fp-14\"\u003e2015: The Oldham Notebooks →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/founding-papers\"\u003eAll the Founding Papers\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary\u003eHow we know\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe six-page scan was read on 6 October 2026, and quotations were checked against it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"IVF Museum","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47576863015084,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/ivfmuseum.org\/products\/fp-13","provider":"IVF Museum","version":"1.0","type":"link"}