The Institute of Language Studies and Research (ILSR) is an
research institute
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based in Kolkata. ILSR functions as a nodal centre for research, documentation of language and culture-related materials, translation studies and training in cultural and linguistic interaction. The institute founded in 1963 by the
Government of West Bengal
The Government of West Bengal, also known as the West Bengal Government, is the Administrative division, principal administrative authority of the States and union territories of India, Indian state of West Bengal, created by the Constitution ...
as a teacher training institute.
ILSR is an institution of higher learning with an exclusive focus on
Bengali language
Bengali, also known by its endonym and exonym, endonym Bangla (, , ), is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language belonging to the Indo-Iranian languages, Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family. ...
, linguistics, translation and cultural studies. It is an institution that has helped the Bengali language achieve the status of a
classical language through advanced research.
Schools
The Institute of Language Studies and Research has three schools:
* School of Linguistic Studies
* School of Languages
* School of Translation and Cultural Studies
References
External links
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Linguistic research institutes in India