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ALL INDIA RADIO
All India Radio (AIR) is a national broadcasting service
planned, developed and operated by the Ministry of Information
and Broadcasting under the Government of India. The operations
of All India Radio began formally in 1936 with the objectives to
inform, educate and entertain the masses. AIR today has a
network of 198 broadcasting centres with 305 transmitters,
including 145 medium frequency, 55 high frequency (SW) and 103
FM transmitters. The coverage is 90% in terms of area and 97.3%
in terms of population. AIR covers 24 Languages and 146 dialects
in home service and 24 Languages in External services.
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ALLAHABAD MUSEUM
The Allahabad Museum functions under the aegis of the Department
of Culture. The Government of India declared it as an
institution of national importance in 1985. The Museum has a
fabulous collection of Bharhut, Bhumara and Jamsot sculptures
and the terracotta from Kausambi, Bhita, Ihusi, Patliputra,
Sarnath, Rajghat and Ahichhatra. The Museum also has
paraphernalia of the Nehru Family, including manuscripts of An
Autobiography by Jawaharlal Nehru and a large volume of
correspondence. Among the Museum collections are paintings of
the Bengal School of painters such as Abanindranath Tagore,
Jatin Roy, Nandlal Bose, Aist Kumar Haldar, Kshintindranath
Mazumdar and Sudhir Rajan Khastgir. The other important
paintings are those of Vijayavargiya. Nicholas Roerich, his son
Svetoslav Roerich and Anagarika Covinda are among the foreign
painters represented in the Museum. The Museum has introduced
courses in archaeology, conservation of museum and library
materials and appreciation of Indian art objects.
ANTHROPOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA
Anthropological Survey of India was established in December 1945
as a scientific research organisation under the Department of
Culture, Government of India. It has its headquarters in
Calcutta and regional centres at Nagpur, Mysore, Shillong,
Dehradun, Port Blair and Jagdalpur, besides a camp office in New
Delhi. It acts as a nodal organisation of scientific research in
anthropology and allied disciplines in the country. It is
responsible for conducting bio-cultural research covering the
entire gamut of human evolution in the country. It also conducts
research on biological and cultural peculiarities of the Indian
tribes.
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) functions as an
attached office of the Department of Culture, Ministry of
Culture, Youth Affairs and Sports. It was established in 1861
with the primary tasks of conservation, preservation and
maintenance of the centrally protected monuments and sites. Its
multifarious activities include inter alia:(i) maintenance,
conservation and preservation of Centrally protected monuments
and sites; (ii) carrying out archaeological explorations and
excavations; (iii) chemical preservation of monuments and
antiquarian remains; (iv) architectural survey of monuments; (v)
bringing out archaeological publications; (vi) carrying out
archaeological expeditions abroad (both excavations and
conservation) and (vii) carrying out under water archaeology. At
present, the ASI has declared 3,598 centrally protected
monuments to be of national importance, which include 16 world
heritage monuments. The total number of structures being
maintained by ASI is over 5,000. The ASI brings out publications
like Indian Archaeology— A Review, Memoirs, Excavation Reports,
Guide Books, Picture Post-Cards and brochures.
ASIATIC SOCIETY
Asiatic Society, Calcutta was founded in 1784 by the eminent
Indologist Sir William Jones (1746-1794) with the objective of
inquiring into the history, science, arts and literature of
Asia. This institution has contributed to the growth of literary
and scientific activities in the country. The Society provided
the model for all other Asiatic Societies in other parts of the
world. The Government of India declared the Society as an
institution of national importance in 1984. The Society
maintains a museum, which contains over 65,000 MSS in various
languages. The Society is one of the leading centres of Indology
in the world. It has undertaken the Encyclopaedia Asiatica
Project in eight volumes.
BHARAT BHAVAN
Bharat Bhavan is an independent trust created by the Legislature
of the State of Madhya Pradesh. It is a multi-arts complex
providing interactive proximity to the verbal, visual and
performing arts. It is a place for contemporary articulation,
exploration, reflection and innovation. Bharat Bhavan consists
of: (a) Roopankar, a Museum of Arts which houses both
contemporary urban and folk and tribal art, (b) Rangmandal, a
professional repertory to support the theatre movement, having
an indoor theatre called Antrang and an outdoor theatre called
Bahirang, (c) Vagarth, a Centre of Indian Poetry having a
library of over 7000 books of poetry in 14 Indian languages and
recordings and video-cassettes of major poets, and (d) Anhad, a
Library of Classical and Folk Music.
CALICO MUSEUM OF TEXTILES
The Calico Museum of Textiles, Ahmedabad, founded in 1949 by
Gira Sarabhai, presents a collection of rare, exquisite fabrics
from different parts of India.
CENTRAL HINDI DIRECTORATE
The Central Hindi Directorate has been set up with the objective
of fulfilling the constitutional obligations of Article 351 to
develop and propagate the cause of Hindi language all over the
country and abroad. The Directorate has schemes for the
purchase, publication and free distribution of books to
non-Hindi speaking states and to the Indian Embassies and
Consulates abroad. The Directorate brings out Hindi journals
like Bhasha, Varshiki and Sahityamala.
CENTRE FOR CULTURAL RESOURCES
AND TRAINING
The Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT) was set up
as an autonomous organisation by the Government of India in May
1979. The Centre is under the administrative control of
Department of Culture. It has its headquarters in New Delhi and
two regional centres at Udaipur and Hyderabad. The broad
objective of the CCRT is to link education with culture and
awaken the consciousness of the students about the significance
of culture. The CCRT conducts a variety of training programmes
for in-service teachers, which helps them in gaining a deeper
understanding of the philosophy and aesthetics of the Indian
culture and heritage. It has also organises academic programmes
on Indian art and culture for foreign teachers and students. The
CCRT implements the Cultural Talent Search Scholarship Scheme.
It has also instituted CCRT Teachers’ Award, which is given
every year to selected teachers in recognition of the
outstanding work done by them in the field of education and
culture.
CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF BUDDHIST
STUDIES
The Central Institute of Buddhist Studies, Leh was established
in 1959 to train students in Buddhist philosophy, literature and
arts. It is affiliated to Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwa Vidyalaya,
Varanasi.
CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF HIGHER
TIBETAN STUDIES
The Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies, Varanasi, which
has been given the status of 'Deemed-to-be University' from
April 1988, is an autonomous organisation fully financed by the
Government of India. It was established with the objective of
the preservation of Tibetan culture and tradition, restoration
of ancient Indian literature preserved in Tibetan languages and
providing higher education in Buddhist studies.
CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF INDIAN
LANGUAGES
The Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore is primarily
involved in research in the analysis, pedagogy, technology and
use of language. Its various schemes are designed towards the
development of Indian languages, including the tribal languages
and to encourage publications in Indian languages. It has
regional language centres at Bhubaneshwar, Mysore, Patiala,
Solan and Lucknow.
CENTRAL SECRETARIAT LIBRARY
The Central Secretariat Library, originally known as Imperial
Secretariat Library, was established in 1891 and has a
collection of over eight lakh volumes. The Library provides
facilities for reference and research to Central Government
offices and organisations, employees, general readers and
research scholars. It has a separate Hindi and library language
wing—Tulsi Sadan—at Bhawalpur House, New Delhi and a branch
library at R.K. Puram, New Delhi. The Library is well equipped
in modern gadgets, including latest reprographic and
micrographic facilities.
DAIRATUL-MAARIFIL-OSMANIA
The Dairatul-Maarifil-Osmania, Hyderabad (or the Osmania
Oriental Publications Bureau) was founded in 1888 by Imadul-Mulk
Sayyid Husain Bilgrami, Fazilat Jung and Mulla Abdul Qayyum
under the patronage of Mir Osman Ali Khan, the Nizam of
Hyderabad. Its primary objective was to collect, preserve and
publish rare and hitherto unpublished works connected with
Islamic learning. It has published hundreds of rare and valuable
works, many of which are in Arabic.
DARUL MUSANNIFEEN
The Darul Musannifeen was established in 1914 at Azamgarh in
Uttar Pradesh by the celebrated Islamic scholar Maulana Shibli
Nomani as an academy for research in Islamic studies and
publication of works on Islamic learning, history and culture.
It has brought out several noteworthy publications including the
Biography of Prophet Muhammad called Sirantun-Nabi in six
volumes. It also publishes the popular monthly journal in Urdu
called Maarif.
DARUL-ULOOM, DEOBAND
Started at Deoband in Uttar Pradesh in 1866 by Haji Muhammad
Abid Hussain, it is one of the foremost centres of Islamic
learning in Asia. It has been attracting students from all over
the world and from within the country. It has 13 academic
departments that provide instructions in 22 disciplines like
Quran and Quranic Commentary, Science of Recitation of the Quran,
Hadith, Principles of Islamic Law, Law of Inheritance, etc. The
certificates offered by the Darul-uloom are recognised by
premier religious institutions in the Islamic world like the Al-Azhar
University of Cairo and the Madina University of Saudi Arabia.
The Darul-uloom has a Governing body headed by a Sarparast or
Chancellor.
DELHI PUBLIC LIBRARY
The Delhi Public Library was established in 1951 with financial
and technical assistance from UNESCO. It consists of a central
library, a zonal library at Sarojini Nagar and four branch
libraries, besides 16 sub-branch libraries, a Braille library,
three sports libraries and a special outlet for the Central
Jail. The Delhi Public Library is a recipient library under the
Delivery of Books Act and has a book stock of more than 12 lakh.
DEPARTMENT OF CULTURE
The Department of Culture,
which was earlier in the Ministry of Human Resource Development,
has now been shifted to the newly created Ministry of Culture,
Youth Affairs and Sports. Set up in 1985, the Department of
Culture came into existence through the 174th amendment of the
Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961. The
Department plays a vital role in the preservation, promotion and
dissemination of art and culture. The major activities of the
Department of Culture include providing financial aid through
schemes and grants; boosting cultural ties with different
countries in the world through Cultural Exchange Programmes (CEPs),
providing training courses and observing centenaries and
anniversaries of great persons. The Department has two attached
offices, six subordinate offices, and 26 autonomous
organisations.
DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH AFFAIRS &
SPORTS
The Department of Youth Affairs and Sports was setup with the
objective of developing human potential in the field of youth
and sports. The Department, through its various programmes and
schemes gives assistance, training and awards to the
organisations, sportspersons and youth to motivate them to
contribute towards national development. It is also responsible
for promoting sports and games in the country. The Department of
Youth Affairs acquired a separate identity in 1985 coinciding
with the International Youth year. The Department of Sports
implements different Sports promotion schemes with the aim of
achieving excellence in sports at national and international
levels.
DIRECTORATE OF FILM FESTIVALS
The Directorate of Film Festivals is responsible for organising
national and international film festivals in India, organising
film weeks in India and abroad and participation in
international film festivals. It is also responsible for
organising the national film awards annually.
DOORDARSHAN
Started in 1959, Doordarshan is India's foremost television
network and one of the largest broadcasting organisations in the
world. Doordarshan operates 21 channels and has a network of 47
Programme Production Centres and 1088 transmitters. It puts out
over 1,393 hours of programmes every week. The terrestrial
signals of Doordarshan can reach 87.9% of the country's
population. The Doordarshan programmes are watched by nearly 400
million people in the country. Website: www.ddindia.com
FILMS DIVISION
Started in 1948, it is a central film-producing organisation of
the government of India. Its prime responsibilities include
production and distribution of short and documentary films. It
has centres in Bangalore and Calcutta. Some of the best
documentaries produced by the Films Division include I am
Twenty, Jai Jawan, India 67, Face to Face and Through the Eyes
of a Painter.
FILM FINANCE CORPORATION
The Film Finance Corporation of India was set up in 1960 by the
Government of India in order to improve the standard of Indian
cinema by extending financial loans for film production and to
sponsor Film Festivals and Film Weeks.
FILM AND TELEVISION INSTITUTE OF
INDIA
It was established in 1960 in Pune. FTII is a member of CILCET
(International Liaison Centre of Schools of Cinema and
Television)--an organization of the world's leading schools of
film and television. Its prime objective is imparting of
organised technical training in the art of film-making. Every
year, the FTII invites nationally and internationally renowned
makers as guest lecturers. The institution has churned out
hundreds of successful directors, actors, cameramen and other
technicians. The Television wing of the Institute mainly caters
for the training needs of production and technical staff of
Doordarshan. Short-term TV orientation courses are conducted for
the Indian Information Service (IIS) officers and the students
of the film department. FTII enters short films by students in
various international short film festivals to give exposure to
their work.
FRENCH INSTITUTE OF INDOLOGY
Established in 1955 in Pondicherry, it is a research centre for
Indian languages and culture. The Scientific and Technical
section prepares vegetation maps, maps of soil types, geology
and lithology of India. GANDHI SMRITI AND DARSHAN SAMITI Gandhi
Smriti and Darshan Samiti (GSDS) was set up by the Department of
Culture in 1984 primarily to maintain the national memorial of
Gandhiji, called ‘Gandhi Smriti’, and the permanent photo
exhibition at Rajghat called ‘Gandhi Darshan’, created at the
time of Gandhiji’s birth centenary in 1969. The institution has
published a number of books on the life and values of Gandhiji.
It also organises the annual Gandhi Memorial Lectures by eminent
scholars both in India and abroad.
INDIAN COUNCIL FOR CULTURAL
RELATIONS
The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) was established
in 1950 as an autonomous organisation of the Government of
India. The objectives of the Council are to (a) participate in
the formulation and implementation of policies and programmes
relating to India’s external cultural relations, (b) promote
cultural exchange with other countries and peoples, (c) promote
and strengthen cultural relations and mutual understanding
between India and other countries and (d) establish and develop
relations with national and international organisations in the
field of culture. ICCR arranges for exchange of visits by
scholars, academicians, opinion-makers, artists and writers as
well as visits by performing arts groups and exhibitions. ICCR
also administers scholarship schemes for foreign students for
studies in India; organises the Maulana Azad Memorial Lecture;
conducts the Maulana Azad Essay Competition and administers the
Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding. The
President of the ICCR is the Vice-President of India. ICCR
currently has two Vice-Presidents and a Director-General. ICCR
has its Headquarters in Azad Bhavan, New Delhi and has regional
offices in Bangalore, Calcutta, Chandigarh, Chennai, Hyderabad,
Lucknow, Mumbai and Thiruvanthapuram. The Council has
established Indian Cultural Centres abroad in Almaty, Berlin,
Cairo, Colombo, Durban, Georgetown, Jakarta, Johannesburg,
London, Moscow, Paramaribo, Port Louis, Port of Spain and
Tashkent.
INDIAN COUNCIL OF HISTORICAL
RESEARCH
The Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) was set up in
1972 under the Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD),
with headquarters at New Delhi. The Council formulates and
implements a national policy on historical research and
encourages scientific writing of history through its research
projects, seminars, publications and grants and schemes. The
ICHR has so far awarded 1,822 fellowships and 2,291
study-cum-travel grants.
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ISLAMIC
STUDIES
The Indian Institute of Islamic Studies was started in 1964 at
New Delhi by the efforts of Hakim Abdul Hamid, Chairman of the
Hamdard National Foundation. It is the largest Islamic Institute
in India. Its primary objective is to foster the study of
Islamic culture and civilisation and to provide facilities for
research in the impact of Islam on India and India's
contribution to Islamic studies.
INDIAN MUSEUM, CALCUTTA
Founded in 1814 by the Asiatic Society, it is the oldest and
largest institution of its kind in the country. It houses unique
treasures of Indian and foreign art representing centuries of
cultural ethos and traditions. The Museum has a vast repository
of paintings, sculptures, bronzes, metals, coins, textiles and
decorative art. Its Mineralogy gallery has a very extensive
collection of minerals from all parts of India. The Numismatic
gallery displays punch-marked coins from 5 BC to 2 AD, besides
gold coins of the Gupta period and the Arab and Greek coins.
INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL CENTRE
FOR THE ARTS
The Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) was
established as an autonomous Trust in memory of Smt Indira
Gandhi, former Prime Minister. It is conceptualised as a centre
devoted to the study and experience of all the art forms. It
seeks to place the arts within the context of the natural
environment through diverse programme of research, publication,
training, creative activities and performance. The Centre is
implementing the project of strengthening the national facility
for inter-active multi-media documentation of cultural resources
with UNDP assistance. The institute has five divisions that are
autonomous in structure but interlocked in programming. The
Kalanidhi is a major repository of reference material relating
to humanities and the arts and has an outstanding reference
library and cultural archives with access to multimedia
databases and information systems. The Kala Kosa is division
that deals with research work on and publications of works on
art and related subjects. The Janapada Sampada undertakes to
build a core collection of material and documentation on folk
and tribal arts and crafts. The lifestyle studies are the main
programmes of the Janapada Sampada division. It consists of Loka
Parampara, which revolves around a community, and the Ksetra
Sampada, which revolves around the region. The Kala Darsana aims
to provide a forum for interdisciplinary seminars, exhibitions
and performances on unified themes and concepts. It provides the
venue and forum for facilitating a creative dialogue amongst
cultures, disciplines, levels of society and diverse arts. The
Sutradhara gives administrative, managerial and organisational
support to all the other division. It is the nodal
administrative division that serves as central coordinator of
programmes.
INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL OPEN
UNIVERSITY
Indira Gandhi National Open University was established in 1985
to provide cost-effective, quality education to large sections
of population, particularly to the disadvantaged segments of the
society, including those living in remote and far-flung areas.
The University has been a pioneer in Distance Education and is
the recipient of the centre of Excellence in Distance Education
award conferred by the Commonwealth of Learning in 1993. IGNOU
has on its rolls over 600,000 students from different parts of
the country. The University has a network of 26 Regional Centres
(5 of which are army command centres) and 504 Study Centres.
IGNOU develops and produces courses for delivery through open
learning and distance education mode and awards Certificates,
Diplomas and Degrees. IGNOU introduced its programmes in 1987
and has so far launched 47 programmes consisting of 553 courses.
IGNOU is also actively involved in research, training and
extension education activities. IGNOU has also constituted the
Distance Education Council through which it provides expertise
and assistance to other Open and Distance Learning Institutions
in the country.
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INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,
MADRAS (CHENNAI)
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Coordinates: 12.99151° N 80.23362° E
Motto: "Siddhirbhavati Karmaja"
Established: 1959 at
Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
Campus: Urban, 2.5 km² of wooded land
Mascot: Gajendra Circle
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General information
The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) is an
elite engineering and technology school located in Chennai
(formerly Madras) in southern India. It is officially recognized
as an Institute of National Importance by the Government of
India and is regarded as one of the finest engineering
institutions in India. Founded in 1959 with technical and
financial assistance from the Government of the erstwhile West
Germany, IIT Madras was third among currently ten Indian
Institutes of Technology (including 3 new IITs at Hyderabad,
Patna and in Rajasthan) established by the Government of India
through an Act of Parliament, to provide world-class education
and research facilities in engineering and technology.
The IIT Madras is a residential institute located in 2.5 km²
(620 acres) campus that was formerly part of adjoining Guindy
National Park. IIT Madras has nearly 360 faculty, 4,000 students
and 1,250 administrative & supporting staff. It has been growing
ever since it obtained its charter from the Indian Parliament in
1961 and has established itself as a premier centre for
teaching, research and industrial consultancy in the country.
The Institute has 15 academic departments and a few advanced
research centres in various disciplines of engineering and pure
sciences, with nearly 100 laboratories. The IITs are rated among
the finest educational institutions in the world in terms of
peer-ranking. Most of the campus is a protected forest, carved
from Guindy National Park, and home to chital (spotted deer) and
the black buck, amongst other wild life. There is a natural lake
inside IITM, to where most of the rainwater inside IIT drains.
This lake was deepened in the year 2003.
History
In 1956, the German Government offered technical assistance for
establishing an institute of higher education in engineering in
India. The first Indo-German agreement in Bonn, West Germany for
the establishment of the Indian Institute of Technology at
Madras was signed in 1959. IIT Madras was started with
technical, academic and financial assistance from the Government
of West Germany; and at the time was the largest educational
project sponsored by the West German Government outside West
Germany. This has led to several collaborative research efforts
with universities and institutions in Germany over the years.
Although official support from the German government has ended,
several research efforts involving the DAAD program and Humboldt
Fellowships exist. The Institute was formally inaugurated in
1959 by Prof. Humayun Kabir, the then Union Minister for
Scientific Research and Cultural Affairs. In 1961, the IITs were
declared to be Institutions of national importance. The IIT
circuit spans seven Institutes of Technology located at
Kharagpur (estb. 1951), Mumbai (estb. 1958), Chennai (estb.
1959), Kanpur (estb. 1959), Delhi (estb. 1961), Guwahati (estb.
1994) and Roorkee (estb. 1847, upgraded to an IIT in 2001). IIT
Madras celebrates its golden jubilee this year.
Campus
Departments
IIT Madras has 11 Engineering Departments. They are:
1. Aerospace Engineering
2. Applied Mechanics
3. Biotechnology
4. Chemical Engineering
5. Civil Engineering
6. Computer Science and Engineering
7. Electrical Engineering
8. Engineering Design
9. Mechanical Engineering
10. Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
11. Ocean Engineering
There are also 5 other departments that include the following:
1. Chemistry
2. Mathematics
3. Physics
4. Humanities and Social Sciences
5. Management Studies
Academics
IIT Madras offers undergraduate, postgraduate and research
degrees in 15 disciplines in Engineering, Sciences, Humanities
and Management. Around 360 faculty belonging to various science
and engineering departments and centres of the Institute are
engaged in teaching, research and industrial consultancy.
The academic calendar is organized on semester programs. Each
semester provides for a minimum of seventy instructional days.
The medium of instruction is English. Students are evaluated on
a continuous basis throughout the semester. Evaluation is done
by the faculty, a consequence of the autonomous status granted
to the Institute. Research work is evaluated on the basis of the
review thesis by peer examiners both from within the country and
abroad. Ordinances in respect of the academic program of study
are prepared by the senate, the highest academic body within the
Institute.
Extracurricular Activities
The annual cultural festival of the institute, Saarang is held
in winter. The technical festival of the institute is known as
Shaastra. The Open Air Theatre is the venue for the weekly
Saturday night Film Club movies and other activities. It can
seat over 7,000 people and usually plays to packed capacity. The
annual inter-hostel sports event is known as the Schroeter.
There are also a few Hobby Clubs in IIT Madras where students
come together to pursue what they like most. e.g. speaking club,
astro club, dramatics club etc. Currently, the ones related to
Music and Robotics are very popular.
There are a few food joints within the campus. A restaurant
named Basera operates from 6pm to 2am and serves mainly North
Indian cuisines. The Gurunath Patisserie is open until midnight
on all days. Another, Tiffany’s, is open for even longer hours
and offers mainly South Indian cuisine with some north Indian
food items. A Cafe Coffee Day outlet was opened adjacent to the
Department of Management Studies (DoMS) in the year 2006.
Facilities
IIT Madras provides residential accommodation for its students,
faculty, administrative and supporting staff and their families.
The residential houses employ private caterers to meet the needs
of a burgeoning student population. Three bank branches; (SBI,
ICICI, Canara Bank), a hospital, shopping centers, food joints,
a primary and a high school situated within the IIT Madras
campus make it self-contained. High speed internet is available
throughout the academic zone as well as in all hostel rooms and
the faculty/staff residential zone.
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