Forest Research Institute (India)
वन अनुसन्धान संस्थान देहरादून | |
Natural Resource Service Training Institute | |
Established | 1906 |
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Location | FRI and College Area, Dehradun |
Website | fri |
Building details | |
General information | |
Status | National Heritage site |
Architectural style | Stripped Classicism |
Construction started | c. 1923 |
Inaugurated | 1926 |
Grounds | 450 ha |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | C. G. Blomfield |
The Forest Research Institute (abbr. FRI;
The Forest Research Institute campus hosts the Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA), the staff college that trains officers selected for the Indian Forest Service (IFS).
History
It was founded in 1878 as "Forest School of Dehradun", after that its name changed to "Imperial Forest School" in 1884.[2] by Dietrich Brandis.[3]
In 1906, it was reestablished as the Imperial Forest Research Institute, under the British
Architecture
Established as Imperial Forest Research Institute in 1906, the Forest Research Institute (FRI)[4] Dehradun, was first situated at Chandhbagh (the present location of the Doon School) on the Mall Road. A much larger campus at the present location was acquired ca 1923. Construction of the new buildings commenced thereafter. Styled in Greco-Roman Architecture by C.G. Blomfield, the main building was inaugurated in 1929 by then Viceroy Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon. It is now a National Heritage site.
Forest Research Institute Dehradun is among the oldest institutions of its kind. The institute's history is virtually synonymous with the evolution and development of scientific forestry, not only in India, but over the entire
Location
FRI and College Area campus is a census town, between Kaulagarh in the north and the Indian Military Academy to the south. The Tons River forms its Western Boundary.
Training facility
Within its campus, it hosts
Museum
The museum is open from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm daily. There is an entry fee of
- Pathology Museum
- Social Forestry Museum
- Silviculture Museum
- Timber Museum
- Non-Wood Forest Products Museum
- Entomology Museum
In popular culture
More than a dozen movies Dulhan Ek Raat Ki, Krishna Cottage, Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein, 404, Paan Singh Tomar, Nanban, Student of the Year, Student of the Year 2, Dilli Khabar, Yaara, Genius, Dear Daddy and Maharshi were majorly shot in this campus.
A television commercial ad of Bournvita was also shot here. Punjabi song Pyaar tere naal he and Sajjan Raji by
Rash Behari Bose worked here as a head clerk, before becoming a full-time participant in the Independence movement.
See also
- Arid Forest Research Institute (AFRI) Jodhpur
- Forest Survey of India (FSI)
- Indian Forest Service (IFS)
- Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM)
- Van Vigyan Kendra (VVK) Forest Science Centres
- List of forest research institutes in India
- List of historic schools of forestry
References
- ^ "Inside". Archived from the original on 29 November 2010.
- ^ a b "Forest Research Institute Dehradun".
- ^ Bauuuoiley, F. (1885). "The Indian Forest School". Transactions of the Scottish Arboricultural Society. 11, part 2: 155–161.
- ^ "85 years of the grand FRI building". the pioneer. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
- ^ "FRI Dehradun - Forest Research Institute in Dehradun Uttarakhand".
- ^ "FRI or Forest Research Institute". Bugal Valley. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "About IGNFA". Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy Dehradun. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "Dehradun Shines in First Look of Karan Johar's Student of the Year". DehradunBuzz.
External links
- Official website - Accessed: 1 March 2023.
- International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO)