• Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies
  • Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies
  • Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies

* Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies

Introduction

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies was set up by the joint initiative of the Government of India, Department of Culture, Ministry of Human Resource Development and the Government of West Bengal. It was registered as a society under the West Bengal Registration of Societies Act of 1961, with Prof. Nurul Hasan, the then Governor of West Bengal, as the President of the society on the 4th of January 1993. It is funded by the Department of Culture, Government of India. Presently, His Excellency, Governor of West Bengal, is the President of the society. An acre of land in Bidhannagar (Salt Lake City), Kolkata, was allotted to the institute by the Government of West Bengal for building the institute's campus. The foundation stone of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies Salt Lake campus was laid by the then Hon'ble President of India, Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, on the 12th of March 1993, in the presence of the then HRD Minister Shri Arjun Singh and the then Chief Minister of West Bengal, Shri Jyoti Basu. The Azad Bhavan of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies was inaugurated by the then Hon’ble Prime Minister of India Dr. Manmohan Singh on 16th January 2010 and is located in Salt Lake, Kolkata.

Information

Address: IB 166, Sector-III, Salt Lake, Kolkata – 700106
Established: 1993
Institution Head: Dr. M. Sasikumar, Director
Hours: 10.30 am to 5.30 pm
Phone: 033-23356623
Website: http://makaias.gov.in

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