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'''Central Leather Research Institute''' or '''CLRI''' is the world's largest leather research institute in terms of [[research papers]] and patents.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bioprocessing To Rid Leather of Environmental Hazards|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/bioprocessing-to-rid-leather-of-environmental-hazards/99760/|access-date=17 August 2012|newspaper=[[The Financial Express (India)|The Financial Express]]|date=16 February 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=CLRI signs MoU with UK university|url=http://www.icast.org.in/news/2006/apr06/apr25hd.html|work=Information Centre for Aerospace Science and Technology|access-date=18 August 2012}}</ref> The institute located in [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]] was founded on 24 April 1948 as a constituent laboratory under the [[Council of Scientific and Industrial Research]].<ref name=milestones>{{cite web|title=CLRI – About Us|url=http://www.clri.org/AboutUs.aspx|publisher=Central Leather Research Institute|access-date=17 August 2012}}</ref>

== History ==
Soon after [[India]] attained independence in 1947, the first government of the country led by [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] focused on industrialisation.<ref name=burma>{{cite book|last=Burma|first=Debi Prasad|title=From Physiology and Chemistry to Biochemistry|year=2011|publisher=Longman|location=Delhi|isbn=9788131732205|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4CaQ3-x3LXMC&q=1953+central+leather+research+institute&pg=PR4|pages=147–148|author2=Chakravorty, Maharani}}</ref> As a part of that, several research laboratories and institutes, such as [[National Physical Laboratory of India|National Physical Laboratory]] in New Delhi, [[National Chemical Laboratory]] in [[Pune]], National Metallurgical Laboratory in [[Jamshedpur]], Fuel Research Institute in [[Dhanbad]], [[Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute]] in [[Kolkata]], were set up across the country. On 24 April 1948, the then Central Minister of Industry and Supply Dr. [[Syama Prasad Mookerjee]] laid the foundation stone in the [[Guindy]] region of [[Chennai]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Central Leather Research Institute for Madras|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JsA-AAAAIBAJ&dq=central-leather-research-institute&pg=6867%2C1934488|access-date=17 August 2012|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]|date=20 April 1948}}</ref> [[Madras State]] awarded {{convert|75|acre|ha sqmi|lk=off}} to the [[Council of Scientific and Industrial Research]] and {{INRConvert|4000}} towards expenses for levelling the land and making it suitable for building construction.<ref name=foundation>{{cite news|title=Towards Greater Industrialization|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oNI-AAAAIBAJ&dq=shyama%20prasad%20mookherjee%20leather&pg=4114%2C2388100|access-date=17 August 2012|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]|date=25 July 1948}}</ref>

== Activities ==
The objective of the institute was to deal with all aspects of the leather industry. It carries out research and development in areas such as adapted preservation methods for new hides and skins, improvement of existing leather with respect to shrinkage and color fastness, tanning and finishing techniques, control of environmental pollution, and product design and development of garments, shoes and other articles.<ref name=objectives>{{cite book|last=Singer|first=Hans Wolfgang|title=Technologies For Basic Needs, Volume 22|year=1977|publisher=[[International Labour Organization]]|location=Geneva|pages=150–151|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=stmmD5240foC&pg=PR4}}</ref> The institute also offers technical assistance through training courses on design development, sample making and fabrication, consultancy, preparation of feasibility reports, quality control, among various other activities.<ref name=objectives/>

The institute houses departments such as Chemical and Physical Sciences, Biological Sciences, Engineering Sciences and Information Sciences. Besides this, the institute has four regional extension centers in [[Ahmedabad]], [[Jalandhar]], [[Kanpur]] and [[Kolkata]].<ref>{{cite web|title=CLRI – Departments|url=http://www.clri.org/DepartmentHome.aspx|publisher=Central Leather Research Institute|access-date=17 August 2012}}</ref>

== Milestones ==
In 2003, the institute came up with a biological dressing for burn patients that helps in healing second and third degree burns faster and more effectively.<ref>{{cite news|last=Nadeshda|title=Hope for burn patients|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-12-23/lucknow/27176450_1_bandages-clri-wound|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103075301/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-12-23/lucknow/27176450_1_bandages-clri-wound|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 January 2013|access-date=17 August 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=23 December 2003}}</ref> In 2004, the institute tied up with [[National Institute of Fashion Technology]] to offer professional educational programmes specifically for designing footwear and leather products.<ref>{{cite news|title=Take technology to artisans to make quality leather products: Governor|url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/05/12/stories/2004051207420400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040624045720/http://www.hindu.com/2004/05/12/stories/2004051207420400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 June 2004|access-date=17 August 2012|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=12 May 2004}}</ref> In the same year, the institute took up a pilot activity to produce [[biodiesel]] from [[rice bran oil]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Srinivasan|first=G|title=Here's the next bio-diesel from rice bran oil|url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/10/06/stories/2004100604590300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041031084619/http://www.hindu.com/2004/10/06/stories/2004100604590300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 October 2004|access-date=17 August 2012|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=6 October 2004}}</ref> In 2014 CLRI Scientists launched website to conveniently share real research problems and solutions in research.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2014-01-21/social-media/46410254_1_clri-central-leather-research-institute-scientists|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140130011555/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2014-01-21/social-media/46410254_1_clri-central-leather-research-institute-scientists|url-status=dead|work=[[The Times of India]]|archive-date=2014-01-30}}</ref>

== Notable people from the institute ==
* [[G. N. Ramachandran]] developed a triple-helical model of [[collagen]] using samples provided by the institute during his research in 1954.<ref>{{Cite journal
| last1 = Ramakrishnan | first1 = C.
| title = In Memoriam: Professor G.N. Ramachandram (1922-2001)
| doi = 10.1002/pro.101689
| journal = Protein Science
| volume = 10
| issue = 8
| pages = 1689–1691
| year = 2001
| pmid = 11468366
| pmc =2374078
}}</ref> He was later awarded the 1999 Ewald Prize for his contributions.<ref>{{cite web|last=Vijayan|first=M|title=50 years of collagen triple helix: a celebration of science|url=http://www.iucr.org/news/newsletter/volume-12/number-3/50-years-of-collagen-triple-helix|publisher=The International Union of Crystallography|access-date=17 August 2012}}</ref>
* [[Thirumalachari Ramasami]], a former director of the institute, was a renowned chemist. For his contributions, he was awarded the [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award]] and the [[Padma Shri]].<ref>{{cite news|title=DST secretary Ramasami gets two-year extension|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article418041.ece|access-date=17 August 2012|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=30 April 2010}}</ref> He is awarded Padma Bhushan in 2014 <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=102735|title=Padma Awards Announced|website=www.pib.nic.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid%3D102735
|title=Archived copy
|access-date=2014-10-28
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6NEu2cjx3?url=http://www.pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=102735
|archive-date=8 February 2014
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* [[Narayanan Chandrakumar]], chemical physicist, [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize|Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar]] laureate

== References ==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|https://www.clri.org/}}

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