INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANISATIONS (A)

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.

Contact Details
Tel: 091-11-3710058, 3710459Fax: 091-11-3725212E-mail address :einc@air.org.inkmpaul@air.org.inOffice Address :Engineer in ChiefAll India radioAkashvani Bhawan , Sansad MargNew Delhi - 110001Website: www.allindiaradio.com

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.