Anthropological Survey of India
Anthropological Survey of India is the apex Indian government organisation involved in anthropological studies and field data research for human and cultural aspects, working primarily in the fields of physical anthropology and cultural anthropology. While maintaining a strong focus on indigenous populations, it also attempts to document the cultures of other communities and religious groups.
Anthropological Research in India was founded 1945 in Varanasi and shifted to the Indian Museum at Calcutta in 1948.
In 1916, the Zoological and Anthropological sections of the Museum together became a new entity the Zoological Survey of India. Later, in 1945, the Anthropology section formed into an independent body, the Anthropological Survey of India, with Biraja Sankar Guha as the initial director and Verrier Elwin, Deputy Director.
Operating under the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, it is headquartered in Kolkata and has branches in Port Blair, Shillong, Dehra Dun, Udaipur, Nagpur, and Mysore.
