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Founded by the statistician Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis in 1932, the institute is often considered one of the foremost centres in the world for training and research in statistics.
The Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) is a premier and internationally acclaimed Indian research, teaching and training institute headquartered in Kolkata, India with centers in Chennai, Bengaluru, New Delhi and Tezpur. It was declared an Institute of National Importance by the Government of India under the Indian Statistical Institute Act, 1959. Established in 1931, it functions under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation of the Government of India.
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Houses the fossil of the dinosaur species Barapasaurus tagorei native to India, with a life-sized replica skeleton on display.
Amrapali
A museum hosted in the former residence of statistician Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis. It has five galleries dedicated to his life, along with 752 exhibits. It also has a preserved study room and living quarters of the statistician for their historical value.
The Annapurna Temple and the Omkarnath Temple are two attractions here.
আলমবাজার মঠ Ālombājār Mōṭh
Second monastery of Ramakrishna Order. Swami Vivekananda first put up here after coming back from abroad.