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 Anthropological Survey of India building at EN Block, Sector V, Bidhannagar, Kolkata, West Bengal–700091. | |
| Abbreviation | AnSI |
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| Formation | 1945; 81 years ago (1945) |
| Headquarters | Kolkata |
Director | Prof. (Dr.) Bhallamudi V. Sharma[1] |
Parent organisation | Ministry of Culture,Govt. of India |
| Website | ansi |
TheAnthropological Survey of India (AnSI) is anIndian government organisation involved inanthropological studies and field data research, primarily engaged inphysical anthropology andcultural anthropology,[2] while maintaining a strong focus onindigenous populations. It also attempts to document the cultures of other communities and religious groups.
The Anthropological Survey of India was founded in 1945 atVaranasi and shifted to theIndian Museum atCalcutta in 1948.[3]
In 1916, the Zoological and Anthropological sections of the Museum together became a new entity theZoological Survey of India. Later, in 1945, the Anthropology section formed into an independent body, the Anthropological Survey of India (AnSI),[4] withBiraja Sankar Guha as the initial director andVerrier Elwin, as Deputy Director.
Operating under theMinistry of Culture,Government of India, it is headquartered inKolkata and has regional centres inSri Vijaya Puram (Andaman and Nicobar) (Andaman & Nicobar Islands Regional Centre),Shillong (North-East Regional Centre),Dehra Dun (North-West Regional Centre),Udaipur (Western Regional Centre),Nagpur (with Central Library of AnSI) (Central Regional Centre), andMysore (Southern Regional Centre) (established in 1960), along with sub-regional centers like Jagdalpur.[5]
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