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	{{Infobox organisation		{{Infobox organisation
	\|name = Anthropological Survey of India		\|name = Anthropological Survey of India
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	~~\|caption =The [[Indian Museum]], [[Kolkata]], the headquarters of AnSI~~		\|image = Anthropological Survey of India building at EN 79, Street Number 18, Near College More, EN Block, Sector V, Bidhannagar, Kolkata, West Bengal – 700091.jpg
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			\|leader_title = Director
			\|leader_name = Prof. (Dr.) Bhallamudi V. Sharma <ref>{{cite web \| url=https://sites.google.com/view/bv-sharma/home \| title=BV Sharma }}</ref>
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	\|parent_organisation = [[Ministry of Culture (India)\|Ministry of Culture]], [[Govt. of India]]		\|parent_organisation = [[Ministry of Culture (India)\|Ministry of Culture]], [[Govt. of India]]
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	'''Anthropological Survey of India''' ('''AnSI''') is ~~the apex~~ [[India]]n 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]].<ref>[http://www.education.nic.in/cd50years/12/8i/6T/8I6T0G01.htm Anthropological Survey of India] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100625023925/http://www.education.nic.in/cd50years/12/8i/6T/8I6T0G01.htm \|date=25 June 2010 }} Department of Education. [[Govt. of India]].</ref> ~~While~~ maintaining a strong focus on [[Tribes of India\|indigenous]] populations~~, it~~ also attempts to document the cultures of other communities and religious groups.		The '''Anthropological Survey of India''' ('''AnSI''') is an [[India]]n government organisation involved in [[anthropological]] studies and field data research, primarily engaged in [[physical anthropology]] and [[cultural anthropology]],<ref>[http://www.education.nic.in/cd50years/12/8i/6T/8I6T0G01.htm Anthropological Survey of India] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100625023925/http://www.education.nic.in/cd50years/12/8i/6T/8I6T0G01.htm \|date=25 June 2010 }} Department of Education. [[Govt. of India]].</ref> while maintaining a strong focus on [[Tribes of India\|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 [[Kolkata\|Calcutta]] in 1948.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.anthsi.com/ \|title=Anthropological Survey of India history at anthsi.com \|access-date=19 May 2010 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100311183127/http://www.anthsi.com/ \|archive-date=11 March 2010 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>		==History==
			The Anthropological Survey of India was founded in 1945 at [[Varanasi]] and shifted to the [[Indian Museum]] at [[Kolkata\|Calcutta]] in 1948.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.anthsi.com/ \|title=Anthropological Survey of India history at anthsi.com \|access-date=19 May 2010 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100311183127/http://www.anthsi.com/ \|archive-date=11 March 2010 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>

	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 (AnSI),<ref name=an>[http://www.andaman.org/BOOK/app-k/textk.htm Anthropological Survey of India] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060525004432/http://www.andaman.org/BOOK/app-k/textk.htm \|date=2006-05-25 }} (The Andamanese by George Weber).</ref> with [[Biraja Sankar Guha]] as the initial director and [[Verrier Elwin]], Deputy Director.		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 (AnSI),<ref name=an>[http://www.andaman.org/BOOK/app-k/textk.htm Anthropological Survey of India] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060525004432/http://www.andaman.org/BOOK/app-k/textk.htm \|date=2006-05-25 }} (The Andamanese by George Weber).</ref> with [[Biraja Sankar Guha]] as the initial director and [[Verrier Elwin]], as Deputy Director.

	Operating under the [[Ministry of Culture (India)\|Ministry of Culture]], [[Government of India]], it is headquartered in [[Kolkata]] and has ~~branches~~ in [[~~Port Blair~~]] ([[Andaman and Nicobar]]), [[Shillong]], [[Dehra Dun]], [[Udaipur]], [[Nagpur]] (with Central Library of AnSI), and [[Mysore]] (established in 1960).<ref>[http://www.sasnet.lu.se/asi.html Anthropological Survey of India (ASI), Mysore] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622032339/http://www.sasnet.lu.se/asi.html \|date=22 June 2011 }} Swedish South Asian Studies Network, [[Lund University]], 28 November 2007.</ref>		Operating under the [[Ministry of Culture (India)\|Ministry of Culture]], [[Government of India]], it is headquartered in [[Kolkata]] and has regional centres in [[Sri 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), and [[Mysore]] (Southern Regional Centre) (established in 1960), along with sub-regional centers like Jagdalpur.<ref>[http://www.sasnet.lu.se/asi.html Anthropological Survey of India (ASI), Mysore] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622032339/http://www.sasnet.lu.se/asi.html \|date=22 June 2011 }}. Swedish South Asian Studies Network. [[Lund University]]. 28 November 2007.</ref>

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'''Anthropological Survey of India''' ('''AnSI''') is the apex [[India]]n 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]].<ref>[http://www.education.nic.in/cd50years/12/8i/6T/8I6T0G01.htm Anthropological Survey of India] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100625023925/http://www.education.nic.in/cd50years/12/8i/6T/8I6T0G01.htm |date=25 June 2010 }} Department of Education. [[Govt. of India]].</ref> While maintaining a strong focus on [[Tribes of India|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 [[Kolkata|Calcutta]] in 1948.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.anthsi.com/ |title=Anthropological Survey of India history at anthsi.com |access-date=19 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100311183127/http://www.anthsi.com/ |archive-date=11 March 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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 (AnSI),<ref name=an>[http://www.andaman.org/BOOK/app-k/textk.htm Anthropological Survey of India] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060525004432/http://www.andaman.org/BOOK/app-k/textk.htm |date=2006-05-25 }} (The Andamanese by George Weber).</ref> with [[Biraja Sankar Guha]] as the initial director and [[Verrier Elwin]], Deputy Director.

Operating under the [[Ministry of Culture (India)|Ministry of Culture]], [[Government of India]], it is headquartered in [[Kolkata]] and has branches in [[Port Blair]] ([[Andaman and Nicobar]]), [[Shillong]], [[Dehra Dun]], [[Udaipur]], [[Nagpur]] (with Central Library of AnSI), and [[Mysore]] (established in 1960).<ref>[http://www.sasnet.lu.se/asi.html Anthropological Survey of India (ASI), Mysore] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622032339/http://www.sasnet.lu.se/asi.html |date=22 June 2011 }} Swedish South Asian Studies Network, [[Lund University]], 28 November 2007.</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
*{{cite journal |title=A perspective on the ASI |first=Kumar Suresh |last=Singh |author-link=Kumar Suresh Singh |journal=Seminar |date=November 2000 |url=http://www.india-seminar.com/2000/495/495%20k.%20suresh%20singh.htm |access-date=2011-11-09}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|https://ansi.gov.in/}}
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[[Category:Research institutes in Kolkata]]
[[Category:Cultural organisations based in India]]
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[[Category:Anthropology]]

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