Institute of Language Studies and Research

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| established = {{start date and age|1963}} (as The Institute of English, Calcutta)

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| focus = Linguistics

| headquarters = Kolkata

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| parent_organization = Department of Higher Education (West Bengal)

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| website = {{URL|https://silsr.wb.gov.in/}}

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The Institute of Language Studies and Research (ILSR) is an research institute based in Kolkata. ILSR functions as a nodal centre for research, documentation of language and culture-related materials, translation studies and training in cultural and linguistic interaction. The institute founded in 1963 by the Government of West Bengal as a teacher training institute.{{cite news |title=JU signs MoU with Institute of Language Studies & Research |url=https://www.millenniumpost.in/kolkata/ju-signs-mou-with-institute-of-language-studies-research-505291 |access-date=2 February 2025 |work=MillenniumPost |date=13 January 2023 |quote=Basu said within a short span of time, ILSR has been developed as the centre of research for language studies, translation and cultural research. ....The institute is affiliated with the state Higher Education department. “Through this centre of excellence, we are trying to bring back the glory of Bengal and Bengalis,” Basu said.}}

ILSR is an institution of higher learning with an exclusive focus on Bengali language, linguistics, translation and cultural studies. It is an institution that has helped the Bengali language achieve the status of a classical language through advanced research.{{cite news |last1=Mitra |first1=Atri |title=Behind Bengali’s classical language tag, a Kolkata institute’s 2,000-page research document |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/bengalis-classical-language-tag-kolkata-institute-research-9609939/ |access-date=2 February 2025 |work=The Indian Express |date=8 October 2024 |location=Kolkata |quote=And the West Bengal government-run organisation that prepared the document, the Institute of Language Studies and Research (ILSR), is delighted its more than a year-long efforts have paid off.}}