Understanding People, Cultures & Worldviews

The Society of the Divine Word (SVD), an International Missionary Order founded in 1875, realized that understanding the world view, attitudes, values, and behavioural patterns of people was essential. This inspired Fr. Wilhelm Schmidt SVD to found the renowned journal Anthropos in 1906 and later the Anthropos Institute in 1932.

In 1950, Austrian anthropologist Fr. Stephen Fuchs SVD founded the Indian branch of the Anthropos Institute in Bandra following his seminal doctoral work, The Children of Hari. In 1976, it was relocated to Andheri (E) as the Institute of Indian Culture. In 1997, it earned recognition from the University of Mumbai as a Post-Graduate Research Centre for M.A. and Ph.D. in Anthropology and Sociology.