Anindya Sinha

Anindya Sinha
Born	Kolkata
Residence	Bangalore
Nationality	Indian
Other names	Rana
Education	Msc Botany, University of Calcutta; PhD Molecular Biology, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
Alma mater	Presidency College, Kolkata
Occupation	Professor
Years active	1996-present
Employer	National Institute of Advanced Studies
Known for	Primatology, Behavioral ecology and others
Home town	Bangalore
Spouse(s)	Kakoli Mukhopadhyay
Parent(s)	Tapan Sinha (Father) Arundhati Devi (Mother)
Awards	TED Fellow
Website	Anindya Sinha, NIAS

Anindya (Rana) Sinha is an Indian primatologist. He is a professor at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), India.

After obtaining an undergraduate degree in botany from the University of Calcutta in 1983, he went on to earn a postgraduate degree in the same university in 1985, specializing in cytogenetics.

He is on the executive board of Nature Conservation Foundation, India. His research is mostly centered on the field of cognition and consciousness of bonnet macaque (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. and actress / singer [Devi]. In 2009, he was chosen as a TED Fellow.

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