Archeological Survey of India,Anthropological Survey of India,National Museum,New Delhi and more..

Archeological Survey of India, New Delhi established in 1861, maintains 3,667 monuments of national importance (including 21 monuments, which are world heritage sites).

Anthropological Survey of India, Kolkata, researches in the area of bio-cultural and biological aspects of Indian populations.

National Museum, New Delhi was set up in 1960, and houses more than two lakh art objects.
National Library, Kolkata is a repository of all reading and information material produced in India as well as abroad, concerning India.

National Archives, New Delhi was set up as an imperial records department in 1891 in Calcutta. It is the custodian of non-current records of enduring value of Central Government Ministries/Departments/ offices and their predecessor bodies.

The silver lotus awards are the national film awards presented in two main categories: feature films and non-feature films. These were established in 1954. Two separate 10-member jury panels select the winners for each, and these juries are appointed by the Directorate of Film Festivals in India.

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