Autonomous Research Institutes

• Agro-Economic Research Centre
  Vishvabharati University
  Shantiniketan
  West Bengal
  Tel: 91-34-6352751 ext. 338
  Fax: 91-34-6352672
  Email: aere@vbharat.ernet.in
  Subject: village studies

• Anugraha Narayan Sinha Institute (ANS)
  Patna 800 001
  Subject: sociology, economics, psychology, political science, history
  Publication: Journal of Social and Economic Studies
  Resources: 12 Permanent faculty members, extensive library collection

• Anthropological Survey of India (ASI)
  27, Jawaharlal Nehru Road
  Kolkata 700 016
  Tel: 91-33-2498731
  Fax:91-33-2497696
  Current Projects: The People of India, Tribal India: Dynamics and Social Change, Agrarian System and Agrarian Laws in Tribal India, Study of Folk Tradition, Anthropological Study of Indian, Growth and Development of Children Project, and Regionalism and Development

• Asian Development Research Institute, (ADRI)
  Patna and Ranchi
  Subject: literacy, education, human resource development and economy, history and culture of Bihar and Jharkhand
  Resources: 8 Permanent faculty members, small library
  Projects: Institute of People's Education which runs a program for vocational training; Dharovar, a heritage museum preserving arts and artifacts of Bihar; Aheli Subhah, monthly magazine for neo-literate rural women; working in Delhi on project related to literacy and the urban poor. In 1995, the institute was made the State Resource Centre of the National Literacy Mission to monitor and evaluate adult literacy and continuuing education programs.

• Asiatic Society
  1, Park Street
  Kolkata 700 016

• Bihar Tribal Welfare and Research Institute (BITWR)
  Ranchi
  Subject: sociology, geography, anthropology, history, linguistics
  Resources: Permanent research faculty, teaching program for tribal youths; orientation program on tribal culture and lifestyle, tribal cultural museum; visitor accommodations

• Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta
  R-1, Baishnabghata Patuli Township
  Kolkata 700 094
  West Bengal
  Email: cssscal@vsnl.net
  Web: www.cssscal.org
  Resources: Extensive social science library, annual lecture series, training program, full time research faculty

• Geographical Society of India
  c/o Department of Geography
  Calcutta University
  35, Ballygunge Circular Road
  Kolkata 700 019
  Tel: 91-34-3382428
  Resources: Collection of over 5000 journals

• Giri Institute of Development Studies
  Lucknow
  Subject: Society and Economy of Uttar Pradesh
  Reources: Permanent research and teaching faculty

• Govind Ballabh Pant Social Science Institute Juhsi, Allahabad
  Subject: Economics, Pyschology, Anthropology, Sociology, and Geography
  Publication: Quarterly newsletter Sakshi
  Resources: 11 permanent faculty members
  Phone: 91-532-2667206/2667214
  Fax: 91-532-2667207/2645711
  Email: reach@gbpssi.com
  Website: www.gbpssi.com
  The GB Pant Social Science Institute was established in 1981 under the joint initiative of the Indian Council of Social Science Research and the Govt. of Uttar Pradesh. It is concerned with inter-disciplinary social science research particularly in the fields of socio-economic development, popular culture, public policies and social technologies of modernity. It seeks to promote academic exchanges with national and international institutions and organizations and provides academic and professional training, doctoral guidance, consultancy and research feedback to scholars, agencies, institutions and government organizations concerned with development. With the aim of furthering research activities the institute has instituted the five following centers: Centre for Development, Planning and Policy; Centre for Democratic Processes and Institutions; Centre for Power, Culture and Change; Centre for Human Development; and Centre for Population Environment and Health.
  It has recently established the Museum of Ethnography and Development aimed at providing a rich historical and anthropological understanding of local life and development processes of UP.
  
  

• Ethnographic and Folk Culture Society
  POB 209, l-11/31, Sector B
  Aliganj Housing Scheme
  Lucknow 226 024
  Tel: 91-522-352362
  Fax:91-522-372362

• Indian Library Association
  Libraries and Information Centres
  P 291, CIT Scheme No. 6 Kankurgachi
  Kolkata 700 054
  Tel:91-3349651

• Indian Public Health Association
  110, Chittaranjan Avenue
  Kolkata 700 073
  Tel: 91-2413831

• KP Jayaswal Research Institute
  Patna 800 001

• Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute Of Asian Studies, Kolkata
  567, Diamond Harbour Road,
  Behala,
  Kolkata-700034
  Website: www.makaias.org
  The Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies is a center for research and learning with the focus on (a) social, cultural, economic and political/administrative developments in Asia from the middle of the 19th century onwards with special emphasis on their links with India, and on (b) the life and works of Maulana Azad. It publishes an annual journal named Asia Annual. List of Contents of each issue is available online: www.makaias.org/html/publications.asp
  

• VV Giri National Labour Institute, Noida
  Sector 24,
  NOIDA,
  Uttar Pradesh
  Email: vvgnli@vsnl.com
  Website: www.vvgnli.org
  VV Giri National Labour Institute is engaged in research, training, education, publication and consultancy on labour related issues. It has instituted several centers working on labour issues: Centre for Agrarian Relations and Rural Labour; Centre for Labour Market Studies; Centre for Employment Relations and Regulations; National Resource on Child Labour; Centre for Gender and Labour and Centre for Health and Labour. It also conducts the Integrated Labour History Research Programme aimed at initiating, integrating and reviving historical research on labour in India. It also maintains a rich archive on labour which can be accessed at www.indialabourarchives.org . Besides publishing reports on labour issues, the institute brings out four regular publications in the form of journals: Labour and Development, Awards Digest, Shram Vidhan and Shram Jagat.

• Xavier Institute Of Social Service, Ranchi
  PO Box: 7,
  Purulia Road,
  Ranchi 834001
  Phone: 0651-2200873
  Fax: 0651-2315318
  Email: rch_xisspb7@sancharnet.in
  Website: www.xiss-ranchi.org
  Xavier Institute of Social Service established in 1955 in Ranchi seeks to facilitate human resource development in industrial, rural, business, health and education sectors. It offers MBA and diploma courses in Personnel Management, Rural Development and Information Management. Its other activities include research and consultancy, capacity building programmes of Voluntary Development Organisations, organizing workshops and publishing reports on industrial, business, rural, health and educational sectors.
  

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University Departments and Centres

• Aligarh Muslim University
  

• Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar School of Social Sciences

• Banaras Hindu University
  

• Bundelkhand University,
  Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh

• Burdwan University
  

• Calcutta University
  

• Centre of Advanced Research in Anthropology, Ranchi University

• Centre For Studies in Medieval History
  Aligarh University
  Subject: Archaeology, history, geography, cartography
  Resources: 45 fulltime faculty members, extensive cartography department, library containing original historical documents, PhD program, offers short term fellowships for scholars and students, annual conference
  Projects: Medieval archeology, 17th and 18th century maritime history, history of Central Asia, regional histories of Gujarat and Rajasthan,

• Indian Statistical Institute

• Jadavpur University
  

• Kalyani University
  

• Kumaon University, Uttarakhand

• University of Lucknow
  

• North Bengal University
  

• Ranchi University
  

• Sambalpur University
  

• Utkal University
  

• Vidyasagar University, West Bengal

• Vishvabharati University

 

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