| Birth Place: | Kolkata |
| Other Names: | Rana |
| Known For: | Primatology, Behavioral ecology and others |
| Employer: | National Institute of Advanced Studies |
| Occupation: | Professor |
| Years Active: | 1996–present[1] |
| Notable Works: | Discovery of Arunachal macaque |
| Spouse: | Kakoli Mukhopadhyay[2] |
| Awards: | TED Fellow[3] |
| Father: | Tapan Sinha |
| Mother: | Arundhati Devi[4] |
Anindya (Rana) Sinha is an Indian primatologist.[5] He is a professor at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), India.
After obtaining an undergraduate degree in botany from the University of Calcutta in 1983, he went on to earn a postgraduate degree in the same university in 1985, specializing in cytogenetics.[6]
He is on the executive board of Nature Conservation Foundation, India.[7] His research is mostly centered on the field of cognition and consciousness of bonnet macaque (Macaca radiata)[8] but he also has been involved in many genetics projects on Indian primates. He is also involved with Biology Olympiad as the leader of the Indian team.
He is the son of the Indian director and film-maker, Tapan Sinha.[9] and actress / singer Arundhati Devi. In 2009, he was chosen as a TED Fellow.