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			{{Short description\|Natural Resources Service Training Institute in India}}
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	{{Infobox university		{{Infobox university
	\| name = Forest Research Institute वन अनुसन्धान संस्थान देहरादून		\| name = Forest Research Institute
	\| image = F.R.I. DEHRADOON.jpg		\| native_name = वन अनुसन्धान संस्थान देहरादून
	~~\| image_size = 210px~~		\| image = F.R.I. DEHRADOON.jpg
	\| caption = Forest Research Institute, ~~[[Dehradun]], distant~~ view		\| caption = Forest Research Institute in Dehradoon, panoramic view.
	\| type = [[Natural Resource\|Natural Resource Service]] Training Institute		\| type = [[Natural Resource\|Natural Resource Service]] Training Institute
	\| established = 1906		\| established = {{Start date and age\|1906}}
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	\| location = [[FRI and College Area]], Dehradun		\| location = [[FRI and College Area]], Dehradun
	\| address =		\| address =
	\| website = {{~~url~~\|http://www.fri.res.in}}		\| website = {{URL\|http://www.fri.res.in}}
	\| logo = Forest Research Institute (India) Logo.png		\| logo = Forest Research Institute (India) Logo.png
	}}		}}

	The '''Forest Research Institute''' ('''FRI''') वन अनुसन्धान संस्थान is a [[Natural Resource\|Natural Resource Service]] training institute of the [[Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education]] and is an institution in the field of [[forestry]] research in [[India]] for [[Indian Forest Service]] cadres and all '''State Forest Service''' cadres. It is located at [[Dehradun]] in [[Uttarakhand]], and is among the oldest institutions of its kind. In 1991, it was declared a [[deemed university]] by the [[University Grants Commission (India)\|University Grants Commission]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/deemeduniv.html \|title=Inside\|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129070530/http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/deemeduniv.html \|archive-date=29 November 2010 }}</ref>		The '''Forest Research Institute''' ({{small\|abbr.}} '''FRI'''; {{lang-hi\|वन अनुसन्धान संस्थान}}) is a [[Natural Resource\|Natural Resource Service]] training institute of the [[Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education]] and is an institution in the field of [[forestry]] research in [[India]] for [[Indian Forest Service]] cadres and all '''State Forest Service''' cadres. It is located at [[Dehradun]] in [[Uttarakhand]], and is among the oldest institutions of its kind. In 1991, it was declared a [[deemed university]] by the [[University Grants Commission (India)\|University Grants Commission]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/deemeduniv.html \|title=Inside\|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129070530/http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/deemeduniv.html \|archive-date=29 November 2010 }}</ref>

	The Forest Research Institute campus hosts the [[Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy]] (IGNFA), the staff college that trains officers selected for the [[Indian Forest Service]] (IFS).		The Forest Research Institute campus hosts the [[Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy]] (IGNFA), the staff college that trains officers selected for the [[Indian Forest Service]] (IFS).
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	==History==		==History==

	It was founded in 1878 as ~~the British~~ Imperial Forest School<ref name=web>{{cite web\|url=http://fri.icfre.gov.in/\|title=Forest Research Institute Dehradun}}</ref> by [[Dietrich Brandis]].<ref>{{cite journal\|author=Bauuuoiley, F.\|year=1885\|title=The Indian Forest School\|pages=155–161\| journal=Transactions of the Scottish Arboricultural Society\|volume=11, part 2\|url=https://archive.org/stream/transactionsofsc11scot#page/154/mode/2up}}</ref>		It was founded in 1878 as "Forest School of Dehradun", after that its name changed to "Imperial Forest School" in 1884.<ref name=web>{{cite web\|url=http://fri.icfre.gov.in/\|title=Forest Research Institute Dehradun}}</ref> by [[Dietrich Brandis]].<ref>{{cite journal\|author=Bauuuoiley, F.\|year=1885\|title=The Indian Forest School\|pages=155–161\| journal=Transactions of the Scottish Arboricultural Society\|volume=11, part 2\|url=https://archive.org/stream/transactionsofsc11scot#page/154/mode/2up}}</ref>

	In 1906, it was reestablished as the Imperial Forest Research Institute, under the British [[Imperial Forestry Service]].<ref name=web />		In 1906, it was reestablished as the Imperial Forest Research Institute, under the British [[Imperial Forestry Service]].<ref name=web />
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	Established as Imperial Forest Research Institute in 1906, the Forest Research Institute (FRI)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2014/state-editions/85-years-of-the-grand-fri-building.html\|title= 85 years of the grand FRI building\|website= the pioneer\|language=en \|access-date=2014-11-07}}</ref> [[Dehradun]], was first situated at Chandhbagh (the present location of the Doon School) on the Mall Road. A much larger campus at the present location was acquired ca 1923. Construction of the new buildings commenced thereafter. Styled in Greco-Roman Architecture by C.G. Blomfield, the main building was inaugurated in 1929 by then Viceroy [[Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon]]. It is now a National Heritage site.		Established as Imperial Forest Research Institute in 1906, the Forest Research Institute (FRI)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2014/state-editions/85-years-of-the-grand-fri-building.html\|title= 85 years of the grand FRI building\|website= the pioneer\|language=en \|access-date=2014-11-07}}</ref> [[Dehradun]], was first situated at Chandhbagh (the present location of the Doon School) on the Mall Road. A much larger campus at the present location was acquired ca 1923. Construction of the new buildings commenced thereafter. Styled in Greco-Roman Architecture by C.G. Blomfield, the main building was inaugurated in 1929 by then Viceroy [[Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon]]. It is now a National Heritage site.

	Forest Research Institute Dehradun is among the oldest institutions of its kind. The institute's history is virtually synonymous with the evolution and development of scientific forestry, not only in India, but over the entire [[Indian subcontinent\|sub-continent]]. Built over 450 hectares, with the outer Himalaya forming its ~~back drop~~, the institute's main building combines [[Greco-Roman]] and [[American colonial architecture\|Colonial styles]] of architecture, with a plinth area of 2.5 hectares. The building was listed for a time, in the Guinness Book of Records, as the largest purely brick structure in the world. The institute has a developed infrastructure of all equipped laboratories, library, herbarium, arboreta, printing press and experimental field areas for conducting forestry research. It is 7 km from Clock Tower, on the Dehradun-Chakrata motorable road. It is the biggest forest based training institute in India. Most of the forest officers are a part of this institute. The FRI's building also houses a Botanical Museum and there are many different ~~kind~~ of trees from around the world.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.euttaranchal.com/education/institutes/fri_dehradun.php\|title=FRI Dehradun - Forest Research Institute in Dehradun Uttarakhand}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://bugyalvalley.com/uttarakhand-tourism/dehradun/forest-research-institute/\|title= FRI or Forest Research Institute\|website= Bugal Valley\|language=en \|access-date=2021-06-07}}</ref>		Forest Research Institute Dehradun is among the oldest institutions of its kind. The institute's history is virtually synonymous with the evolution and development of scientific forestry, not only in India, but over the entire [[Indian subcontinent\|sub-continent]]. Built over 450 hectares, with the outer Himalaya forming its backdrop, the institute's main building combines [[Greco-Roman]] and [[American colonial architecture\|Colonial styles]] of architecture, with a plinth area of 2.5 hectares. The building was listed for a time, in the Guinness Book of Records, as the largest purely brick structure in the world. The institute has a developed infrastructure of all equipped laboratories, library, herbarium, arboreta, printing press and experimental field areas for conducting forestry research. It is 7 km from Clock Tower, on the Dehradun-Chakrata motorable road. It is the biggest forest-based training institute in India. Most of the forest officers are a part of this institute. The FRI's building also houses a Botanical Museum and there are many different kinds of trees from around the world.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.euttaranchal.com/education/institutes/fri_dehradun.php\|title=FRI Dehradun - Forest Research Institute in Dehradun Uttarakhand}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://bugyalvalley.com/uttarakhand-tourism/dehradun/forest-research-institute/\|title= FRI or Forest Research Institute\|website= Bugal Valley\|language=en \|access-date=2021-06-07}}</ref>

	==Location==		==Location==
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	==Training facility==		==Training facility==
	Within its campus, it hosts [[Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy]] (IGNFA),<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.ignfa.gov.in/about-ignfa\|title= About IGNFA\|website= Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy Dehradun\|language=en \|access-date=2021-06-07}}</ref> which is a separate organization of the [[Ministry of Environment and Forests (India)\|Indian Ministry of Environment and Forests]] (MOEF). It also hosts the Central Academy for State Forest Services (CASFOS). The [[Wildlife Institute of India]] was on campus but now has moved to Chandrabani, and is an independent organization under MoEF. IIFM is an independent autonomous organization of MoEF and has good liaisons with FRI for forestry research and related activities. Presently IIM Kashipur running its executive management course on weekends for working person in this campus. The deemed university of FRI runs four MSc courses viz. Cellulose & Paper Technology, Environment Management, Forestry Management, Wood Science Technology and two P.G.Diploma courses in Natural Resource Management and Aroma Technology. <nowiki>It also enrolls a large number of research scholars every year for Ph.D. </nowiki>		Within its campus, it hosts [[Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy]] (IGNFA),<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.ignfa.gov.in/about-ignfa\|title= About IGNFA\|website= Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy Dehradun\|language=en \|access-date=2021-06-07}}</ref> which is a separate organization of the [[Ministry of Environment and Forests (India)\|Indian Ministry of Environment and Forests]] (MOEF). It also hosts the Central Academy for State Forest Services (CASFOS). The [[Wildlife Institute of India]] was on campus but now has moved to [[Chandrabani]], and is an independent organization under MoEF. IIFM is an independent autonomous organization of MoEF and has good liaisons with FRI for forestry research and related activities. Presently IIM Kashipur running its executive management course on weekends for working person in this campus. The deemed university of FRI runs four MSc courses viz. Cellulose & Paper Technology, Environment Management, Forestry Management, Wood Science Technology and two P.G.Diploma courses in Natural Resource Management and Aroma Technology. <nowiki>It also enrolls a large number of research scholars every year for Ph.D. </nowiki>
	[[File:Front View of F.R.I., Dehradun.jpg\|thumb\|The front view of the Main FRI building]]		[[File:Front View of F.R.I., Dehradun.jpg\|thumb\|The front view of the Main FRI building]]

	==Museum==		==Museum==
	The museum is open from 9:~~30am~~ to 5:~~00pm~~ daily. There is an entry fee of [[Rupees\|₹]]40 per person and a nominal entry fee for vehicles.		The museum is open from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm daily. There is an entry fee of [[Rupees\|₹]]40 per person and a nominal entry fee for vehicles.
	There are six sections in the museum:		There are six sections in the museum:

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	== In popular culture ==		== In popular culture ==
	More than half a dozen movies ''[[Dulhan Ek Raat Ki]]'', ''[[Krishna Cottage]]'', ''[[Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein]]'', [[404 (film)\|''404'']], ''[[Paan Singh Tomar]]'', [[Nanban (2012 film)\|''Nanban'']], ''[[Student of the Year]]'', ''[[Student of the Year 2]]'', '''Dilli Khabar''', ''[[Yaara]]'', ''[[Genius (2018 Hindi film)\|Genius]]'', ''[[Dear Daddy]]'' and [[Maharshi (2019 film)\|''Maharshi'']] were majorly shot in this campus.		More than half a dozen movies ''[[Dulhan Ek Raat Ki]]'', ''[[Krishna Cottage]]'', ''[[Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein]]'', [[404 (film)\|''404'']], ''[[Paan Singh Tomar (film)\|Paan Singh Tomar]]'', [[Nanban (2012 film)\|''Nanban'']], ''[[Student of the Year]]'', ''[[Student of the Year 2]]'', '''Dilli Khabar''', ''[[Yaara]]'', ''[[Genius (2018 Hindi film)\|Genius]]'', ''[[Dear Daddy]]'' and [[Maharshi (2019 film)\|''Maharshi'']] were majorly shot in this campus.

	~~Television~~ commercial ad of Bournvita was also shot here. Punjabi song Pyaar tere naal he and Sajjan Raji by [[Satinder Sartaj]] also shot here.		A television commercial ad of Bournvita was also shot here. Punjabi song Pyaar tere naal he and Sajjan Raji by [[Satinder Sartaj]] was also shot here.
	Web series like ''[[Puncch Beat]]'' is also shot here.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.dehradunbuzz.com/news/bolywood-buzz/222-dehradun-shines-in-first-look-of-karan-johars-student-of-the-year\|title=Dehradun Shines in First Look of Karan Johar’s Student of the Year\|work=DehradunBuzz}}</ref>		Web series like ''[[Puncch Beat]]'' is also shot here.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.dehradunbuzz.com/news/bolywood-buzz/222-dehradun-shines-in-first-look-of-karan-johars-student-of-the-year\|title=Dehradun Shines in First Look of Karan Johar’s Student of the Year\|work=DehradunBuzz}}</ref>

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	==External links==		==External links==
	~~{{Commons category\|Forest Research Institute}}~~
	*{{official\|http://~~www.fri~~.~~res~~.in/ }}		*{{official\|http://fridu.edu.in/ }} - Accessed: 1 March 2023.
	*[http://www.iufro.org/ International Union of Forest Research Organizations] (IUFRO)		*[http://www.iufro.org/ International Union of Forest Research Organizations] (IUFRO)

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| name = Forest Research Institute वन अनुसन्धान संस्थान देहरादून
| image = F.R.I. DEHRADOON.jpg
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| caption = Forest Research Institute, [[Dehradun]], distant view
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| established = 1906
| chairman =
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| location = [[FRI and College Area]], Dehradun
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| logo = Forest Research Institute (India) Logo.png
}}

The '''Forest Research Institute''' ('''FRI''') वन अनुसन्धान संस्थान is a [[Natural Resource|Natural Resource Service]] training institute of the [[Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education]] and is an institution in the field of [[forestry]] research in [[India]] for [[Indian Forest Service]] cadres and all '''State Forest Service''' cadres. It is located at [[Dehradun]] in [[Uttarakhand]], and is among the oldest institutions of its kind. In 1991, it was declared a [[deemed university]] by the [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/deemeduniv.html |title=Inside|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129070530/http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/deemeduniv.html |archive-date=29 November 2010 }}</ref>

The Forest Research Institute campus hosts the [[Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy]] (IGNFA), the staff college that trains officers selected for the [[Indian Forest Service]] (IFS).

==History==

It was founded in 1878 as the British Imperial Forest School<ref name=web>{{cite web|url=http://fri.icfre.gov.in/|title=Forest Research Institute Dehradun}}</ref> by [[Dietrich Brandis]].<ref>{{cite journal|author=Bauuuoiley, F.|year=1885|title=The Indian Forest School|pages=155–161| journal=Transactions of the Scottish Arboricultural Society|volume=11, part 2|url=https://archive.org/stream/transactionsofsc11scot#page/154/mode/2up}}</ref>

In 1906, it was reestablished as the Imperial Forest Research Institute, under the British [[Imperial Forestry Service]].<ref name=web />

==Architecture==
[[File:Forest Research Institute, DehraDun, India.JPG|thumb|Forest Research Institute front view]]
Established as Imperial Forest Research Institute in 1906, the Forest Research Institute (FRI)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2014/state-editions/85-years-of-the-grand-fri-building.html|title= 85 years of the grand FRI building|website= the pioneer|language=en |access-date=2014-11-07}}</ref> [[Dehradun]], was first situated at Chandhbagh (the present location of the Doon School) on the Mall Road. A much larger campus at the present location was acquired ca 1923. Construction of the new buildings commenced thereafter. Styled in Greco-Roman Architecture by C.G. Blomfield, the main building was inaugurated in 1929 by then Viceroy [[Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon]]. It is now a National Heritage site.

Forest Research Institute Dehradun is among the oldest institutions of its kind. The institute's history is virtually synonymous with the evolution and development of scientific forestry, not only in India, but over the entire [[Indian subcontinent|sub-continent]]. Built over 450 hectares, with the outer Himalaya forming its back drop, the institute's main building combines [[Greco-Roman]] and [[American colonial architecture|Colonial styles]] of architecture, with a plinth area of 2.5 hectares. The building was listed for a time, in the Guinness Book of Records, as the largest purely brick structure in the world. The institute has a developed infrastructure of all equipped laboratories, library, herbarium, arboreta, printing press and experimental field areas for conducting forestry research. It is 7 km from Clock Tower, on the Dehradun-Chakrata motorable road. It is the biggest forest based training institute in India. Most of the forest officers are a part of this institute. The FRI's building also houses a Botanical Museum and there are many different kind of trees from around the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.euttaranchal.com/education/institutes/fri_dehradun.php|title=FRI Dehradun - Forest Research Institute in Dehradun Uttarakhand}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bugyalvalley.com/uttarakhand-tourism/dehradun/forest-research-institute/|title= FRI or Forest Research Institute|website= Bugal Valley|language=en |access-date=2021-06-07}}</ref>

==Location==
[[FRI and College Area]] campus is a census town, between
Kaulagarh in the north and the [[Indian Military Academy]] to the south. The [[Tons River]] forms its Western Boundary.
[[File:Lawn At FRI in Evening.JPG|thumb|Lawn at FRI in Evening]]

==Training facility==
Within its campus, it hosts [[Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy]] (IGNFA),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ignfa.gov.in/about-ignfa|title= About IGNFA|website= Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy Dehradun|language=en |access-date=2021-06-07}}</ref> which is a separate organization of the [[Ministry of Environment and Forests (India)|Indian Ministry of Environment and Forests]] (MOEF). It also hosts the Central Academy for State Forest Services (CASFOS). The [[Wildlife Institute of India]] was on campus but now has moved to Chandrabani, and is an independent organization under MoEF. IIFM is an independent autonomous organization of MoEF and has good liaisons with FRI for forestry research and related activities. Presently IIM Kashipur running its executive management course on weekends for working person in this campus. The deemed university of FRI runs four MSc courses viz. Cellulose & Paper Technology, Environment Management, Forestry Management, Wood Science Technology and two P.G.Diploma courses in Natural Resource Management and Aroma Technology. <nowiki>It also enrolls a large number of research scholars every year for Ph.D. </nowiki>
[[File:Front View of F.R.I., Dehradun.jpg|thumb|The front view of the Main FRI building]]

==Museum==
The museum is open from 9:30am to 5:00pm daily. There is an entry fee of [[Rupees|₹]]40 per person and a nominal entry fee for vehicles.
There are six sections in the museum:

# Pathology Museum
# Social Forestry Museum
# Silviculture Museum
# Timber Museum
# Non-Wood Forest Products Museum
# Entomology Museum

== In popular culture ==
More than half a dozen movies ''[[Dulhan Ek Raat Ki]]'', ''[[Krishna Cottage]]'', ''[[Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein]]'', [[404 (film)|''404'']], ''[[Paan Singh Tomar]]'', [[Nanban (2012 film)|''Nanban'']], ''[[Student of the Year]]'', ''[[Student of the Year 2]]'', '''Dilli Khabar''', ''[[Yaara]]'', ''[[Genius (2018 Hindi film)|Genius]]'', ''[[Dear Daddy]]'' and [[Maharshi (2019 film)|''Maharshi'']] were majorly shot in this campus.

Television commercial ad of Bournvita was also shot here. Punjabi song Pyaar tere naal he and Sajjan Raji by [[Satinder Sartaj]] also shot here.
Web series like ''[[Puncch Beat]]'' is also shot here.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dehradunbuzz.com/news/bolywood-buzz/222-dehradun-shines-in-first-look-of-karan-johars-student-of-the-year|title=Dehradun Shines in First Look of Karan Johar’s Student of the Year|work=DehradunBuzz}}</ref>

[[Rash Behari Bose]] worked here as a head clerk, before becoming a full-time participant in the Independence movement.

==See also==
* [[Arid Forest Research Institute]] (AFRI) Jodhpur
* [[Forest Survey of India]] (FSI)
* [[Indian Forest Service]] (IFS)
* [[Indian Institute of Forest Management]] (IIFM)
* [[Van Vigyan Kendra|Van Vigyan Kendra (VVK)]] Forest Science Centres
* [[List of forest research institutes in India]]
* [[List of historic schools of forestry]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Forest Research Institute}}
*{{official|http://www.fri.res.in/ }}
*[http://www.iufro.org/ International Union of Forest Research Organizations] (IUFRO)

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