Anindya (Rana) Sinha is an Indian primatologist. He is a

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at the

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(NIAS),

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Early life

After obtaining an undergraduate degree in botany from the

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in 1983, he went on to earn a postgraduate degree in the same university in 1985, specializing in cytogenetics.

Career

He is on the executive board of

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.Profile on the Nature Conservation Foundation website
/ref> His research is mostly centered on the field of

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and

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bonnet macaque The bonnet macaque (''Macaca radiata''), also known as zati,Chambers English Dictionary is a species of macaque endemism, endemic to southern India. Its distribution is limited by the Indian Ocean on three sides and the Godavari River, Godavari a ...

(''Macaca radiata'') but he also has been involved in many genetics projects on Indian primates. He is also involved with Biology Olympiad as the leader of the Indian team. He is the son of the Indian director and film-maker,

Tapan Sinha Tapan Sinha (2 October 1924 – 15 January 2009) was one of the most prominent Indian film directors of his time forming a legendary quartet with Satyajit Ray, Ritwik Ghatak and Mrinal Sen. He was primarily a Bengali filmmaker who worked both ...

. and filmmaker / actress / singer

Arundhati Devi Arundhati Devi (; also known as Arundhati Mukherjee or Mukhopadhyay) (1924 – 1990) was an Indian actress, director, writer and singer who is predominantly known for her work in Bengali cinema. Arundhati Devi was a student of Visva-Bharati Un ...

. In 2009, he was chosen as a

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References

External links

Profile on the National Institute of Advanced Studies website
20th-century Indian botanists Living people University of Calcutta alumni Bengali Hindus Scientists from Kolkata Scientists from Bengaluru People from New Alipore Year of birth missing (living people) {{zoologist-stub