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The Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) was set up in:
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Answer: Option C — 1972
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The Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) was established in 1972.
About the ICHR:
- It is an autonomous organisation under the Ministry of Education, Government of India.
- Its headquarters is in New Delhi.
- It was registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860.
Its first chairman was the historian Ram Sharan Sharma (R. S. Sharma), a leading scholar of ancient Indian history.
Its aims are to promote and encourage historical research in India, give a national direction to research, and support the scientific writing of history.
It provides fellowships, grants and financial support to historians and research scholars, and organises conferences and seminars.
It publishes the journal "Indian Historical Review" and other research works.
It undertook important projects such as "Towards Freedom", a collection of documents on India's freedom struggle (1937-1947).
Other national councils for research in the humanities and social sciences:
- Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR): 1969; New Delhi.
- Indian Council of Philosophical Research (ICPR): 1977 (registered 1977, functioning from 1981); New Delhi.
- Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR): 1929.
- Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR): 1911 (as the Indian Research Fund Association; renamed 1949).
- Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR): 1950; founded by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.
- Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA): 1943.
Other institutions related to history and heritage:
- Archaeological Survey of India (ASI): founded in 1861 by Alexander Cunningham; headquarters New Delhi.
- Indian Historical Records Commission: 1919.
- National Museum, New Delhi: 1949.
Why not the other options?
- ✗1950 is the year the ICCR was founded.
- ✗1961 is the year the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) was set up.
- ✗1987 is the year the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) was set up.
Quick tip
Remember: ICHR = 1972 (New Delhi; first chairman R. S. Sharma; "Indian Historical Review"); ICSSR = 1969; ICPR = 1977; ICCR = 1950 (Maulana Azad); ASI = 1861 (Cunningham).
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