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Introducing INCAA Indian National Confederation and Academy of Anthropologists (INCAA) emerged as the apex organization of the profession in March 2004. It is registered under the West Bengal Societies Registration Act XXVI of 1961 (registration number S/1L/20556 of 2003-2004, dated March 12, 2004) , with its registered office at 225, Kadam Kanon, Jhargram 721507, India. It has 212 Founder Members, 100 Life Members, and 8 Institutional Members representing 24 States/Union Territories of the country. INCAA's primary role is to promote the cause of Anthropology and Anthropologists, particularly of those having association with India. Registered Office of INCAA: Indian National Confederation and Academy of Anthropologists (INCAA) 225, Kadam Kanon, P.O.Jhargram, Dist. West Medinipore 721507, West Bengal, INDIA Phone: (03221) 255732 Email: akdanda@incaa.net Calcutta Contact: Indian National Confederation and Academy of Anthropologists (INCAA) Poddar Park, Block-4, Flat F-3, Calcutta 700045 Phone: 933-978-1736 Email: akdanda@incaa.net Governing Council of INCAA The Governing Council of INCAA has the following office bearers and members: 1. Prof. R. K. Jain (New Delhi) Chairman 2. Prof. R. K. Mutatkar (Pune) Vice-Chairman 3. Prof. A. C. Bhagabati (Guwahati) Vice-Chairman 4. Prof. P. K. Misra (Mysore) Vice-Chairman 5. Prof. I. J. S. Bansal (Patiala) Vice-Chairman 6. Prof Ajit K. Danda (Jhargram) Member-Secretary 7. Dr. Arabinda Basu (Kolkata) Treasurer 8. Dr. S. B. Chakrabarti (Kolkata) Jt. Secretary (Hqrs) 9. Dr. B. V. Sharma (Hyderabad) Jt. Secretary (Out Stn.) 10. Prof. Amitabha Basu (Kolkata) Member 11. Prof. H. Krishna Bhat (Mysore) Member 12. Prof. R. K. Pathak (Chandigarh) Member 13. Prof. B. R. K. Shukla (Lucknow) Member 14. Prof. K. Saratchandra Singh (Imphal) Member 15. Prof. N. Sudhakar Rao (Hyderabad) Member 16. Prof. T. B. Subba (Shillong) Member 17. Prof. Indu Talwar (Chandigarh) Member 18. Prof. Rajat Kanti Das (Barrackpore) Member 19. Dr. Dipali Danda (Jhargram) Member 20. Dr. S. Gragory (Palayad) Member 21. Dr. Jayanta Sarkar (Sodepore) Member The Director of the Anthropological Survey of India, Calcutta, and the Director of the National Museum of Mankind, Bhopal, will be the permanent invitees to the Governing Council meetings. Regional Secretaries INCAA has 25 Regional Secretaries nominated from all over the country. The following is the list of Regional Secretaries. Prof. I.J.S.Bansal; Patiala Prof. K.H.Bhatt; Mysore Prof. B.R.K.Shukla; Lucknow Dr. Satya B. Chakrabarti; Port Blair Prof. Dipak Tyagi; Calcutta Prof. Subhadra Channa; Delhi Dr. Swaran Singh; Calcutta Prof. Bapukan Choudhury; Guwahati Prof. H.C. Srivastava; Mumbai Prof. Nitul Gogoi; Dibrugarh Prof C.G. Hussain Khan; Dharwar Dr. R.C. Swaranker; Jaipur Prof. Shalina Mehta; Chandigarh Prof. B.C. Agrawal; Ahmedabad Prof. K.K. Basa; Bhopal Prof. P. Venkata Rao; Hyderabad Dr. Abhijit Guha; Medinipur Prof. Ranjana Ray; Calcutta Prof. T.S. Naidu; Pondicherry Dr. Sarit K. Chaudhury; Itanagar Dr. Jayanta Sarkar; Calcutta Dr. Deepak K. Behera; Sambalpur Prof. Busi Bhaskara Rao; Waltair Prof. K. Saratchandra Singh; Manipur Prof. M. Suranarayana; Tirupati Affiliated Institutions of INCAA The following bodies affiliated themselves to INCAA to collaborate with its academic endeavours: Indian Anthropological Society, Kolkata Anthropological Association, Mysore Society of Indian Medical Anthropology, Karnataka Maharashtra Association of Anthropological Sciences, Pune Punjab Academy of Sciences, Patiala Fee for Affiliation Institutions seeking affiliation of INCAA are required to pay a one-time fee of Rs. 5000 and for institutions from abroad, the enrollment fee is U.S. $250. Regional Chapters As of 25th July, 2007, INCAA has three Regional Chapters. One each at: Guwahati Hyderabad Mysore Patrons INCAA received periodic support from the following institutions /organizations toward organizing Indian Anthropological Congress/Inter-Congress in Anthropology: National Museum of Mankind Anthropological Survey of India Indian Council of Social Scienc Research North-eastern Hill University Department of Higher Education, Govt. of West Bengal Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Govt. of India Academic Advisory Committee Academic Advisory Committee of INCAA has the following members to officiate for a period of three years: Prof. A.C. Bhagabati Prof. R.K. Mutatkar Prof. R.K. Jain Dr. S.B. Chakrabarti Dr. S.B. Chakrabarti (phone: 033 2418-3164) will act as the Convener of the Committee. The Committee will initiate, review and monitor all academic programmes of the INCAA and will also advise the Governing Council regarding selection of themes for the Indian Anthropological Congress and Inter-Congress in Anthropology. Advisory Committee on Primitive Tribes The Advisory Committee on Primitive Tribes of INCAA will have the following members: Prof. Asim Adhikary Prof. T.B. Subba Dr. Ramesh Chandra Dr. J.K. Sarkar Dr. J.K. Sarkar (033 2565-7911) will act as the Convener of the Committee. The Committee will monitor the impact of various development programmes on the Primitive Tribes as identified by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India and through the Governing Council of INCAA will communicate its recommendations to the concern governments. The Committee will function for a period of three years. Awards INCAA has a programme for conferring honorary recognitions to scholars in view of their outstanding academic contributions. Names of elected awardees will appear on this site in due course.
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