Anindya Sinha

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Early life

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.[2]

Career

He is on the executive board of Nature Conservation Foundation, India.[3] His research is mostly centered on the field of cognition and consciousness of bonnet macaque (Macaca radiata)[4] 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.[5] and filmmaker / actress / singer Arundhati Devi. In 2009, he was chosen as a TED Fellow.

References

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  1. ↑ Entry in International Directory of Primatology People
  2. ↑ website
  3. ↑ Profile on the Nature Conservation Foundation website
  4. ↑ Sinha, A. 2005 Not in their genes: Phenotypic flexibility, behavioural traditions and cultural evolution in wild bonnet macaques 30:1 pp. 51–64
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