Can anyone tell me about the best ICSSR Institutes in India???

ICSSR stands for Indian Council of Social Science Research it was developed in1969 by the government of India to promote research in social science. As you are asking about the best ICSSR Institutes in India, hear I am providing a list along with necessary details about the institute.

Prof. M R Narayana
Director I/c
Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC)
Nagarbhavi
Bangalore-560072
Karnataka

Prof. Amit Shovon Ray
Director
Centre for Development Studies (CDS)
Ulloor, Thiruvananthapuram-695 011
Kerala

Prof. Tapati Guha Thakurta
Director
Centre for Studies in Social Sciences (CSSS)
R-1, Baishnabghata
Kolkata-700 094
West Bengal

Prof. R P Mishra
The Director
Gandhian Institute of Studies
Post Box No.116, Rajghat
Varanasi-221 001.
Uttar Pradesh

Prof. D.M. Diwakar
Director
A.N. Sinha Institute of Social Studies (ANSISS)
Patna-800 001
Bihar

Prof. R.K. Mishra
Director
Institute of Public Enterprise (IPE)
Osmania University Campus
Hyderabad-500 007
Andhra Pradesh

Prof. Manoj Panda
Director
Institute of Economic Growth (IEG)
University Enclave
North Campus
Delhi-110 007

Prof. Sanjay Kumar
Director
Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS)
29, Rajpur Road
Delhi-110 054
Prof. Satyakam Joshi
Director

Centre for Social Studies (CSS)
South Gujarat University Campus
Udhna-Magdalla Road
Surat-395 007
Gujarat

Prof. Shashanka Bhide
Director
Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS)
(P.O. Box-948), Gandhinagar, Adyar
Chennai-600 020
Tamil Nadu

Prof. Murzban Jal
Director
Indian Institute of Education (IIE)
128/2, J.P. Naik Road, Kothrud
Pune-411 029
Maharashtra

Prof. Surinder Kumar
Director
Giri Institute of Development Studies (GIDS)
Sector “O” Aliganj Housing Scheme
Lucknow-226 024
Uttar Pradesh

Prof. Pratap Bhanu Mehta
President and Chief Executive
Centre for Policy Research (CPR)
Dharma Marg
Chanakyapuri
New Delhi – 110 021

Dr. Niti Mehta (Acting Director)
Sardar Patel Institute of Economic and Social Research (SPIESR)
Thaltej Road
Ahmedabad-380 054
Gujarat

Prof. Pradeep Bhargava
Director
G.B. Pant Social Science Institute (GBPSSI)
3 No. Yamuna Enclave
Jhusi, Sangam Nagar
Allahabad-211 019
Uttar Pradesh

Dr. T. Haque
Regional Director
Council for Social Development (CSD)
Southern Regional Centre
5-6-151, Rajendranagar
Near NIRD Gate
Hyderabad-500 030
Andhra Pradesh

Prof. Surjit Singh
Director
Institute of Development Studies (IDS)
8-B, Jhalana Institutional Area
Jaipur-302 004
Rajasthan

Prof. Sucha Singh Gill
Director General
Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development (CRRID)
2-A, Sector, 19-A, Madhya Marg
Chandigarh-160 019
Punjab

Dr. Indu Agnihotri
Director
Centre for Women’s Development Studies (CWDS)
25, Bhai Vir Singh Marg
New Delhi – 110 001

Prof. S Galab
Director
Centre for Economic and Social Studies (CESS)
Begumpet
Hyderabad-500 016
Andhra Pradesh

Prof. Raj Kishore Panda
Director
NKC Centre for Development Studies (NKCCDS)
Plot No.A. Chandrasekharpur
Bhubaneswar-751 013, Orissa

Professor Amita Shah
Director
Gujarat Institute of Development Research (GIDR)
Gota Char Rasta
Ahmedabad-380 060
Gujarat

Prof. M.R. Murthy
Director
Institute for Studies in Industrial Development (ISID)
P.B.No.7513
4, Institutional Area
Vasant Kunj
Near Hotel The Grand
New Delhi – 110 070.

Prof. Bhupen Sarmah
Director
O.K.D. Institute of Social Change and Development (OKDISCD)
VIP Road, Upper Hengraban
(Near Lawn Tennis Court)
Guwahati-781 036.
Assam

Prof. Pushpa Trivedi
Director
Centre for Multi-Disciplinary Development Research (CMDR)
R.S.No.9A2, Plot No.82
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Nagar
Near Yalakki Shettar Colony
Lakamanahali
Dharwad –580 004.
Karnataka

Shri R.N. Berwa, IAS (Retd.)
Director General
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar National Institute of Social Sciences (BANISS)
Dongargaon A.B. Road
Mhow Cantonment
Mhow-453 441
Madhya Pradesh

Prof. Sandeep Joshi
Director
Madhya Pradesh Institute of Social Science Research (MPISSR)
6, Bharatpuri Administrative Zone
Ujjain-456 010
Madhya Pradesh