Centre for the Study of Developing Societies

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Centre for the Study of Developing Societies

Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS), Delhi
Abbreviation	CSDS
Formation	1963
Founder	Rajni Kothari
Type	Autonomous government research institute
Purpose	social sciences and humanities research
Headquarters	29 Rajpur Road, Civil Lines, Delhi - 110054
Director	Awadhendra Sharan
Main organ	Board of Governors
Website	www.csds.in

The Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS) is an Indian research institute for social sciences and humanities. It was founded in 1963 by Rajni Kothari^[1] and is largely funded by the Indian Council of Social Science Research.^[2] It is located in New Delhi, close to Delhi University.^[3]