Indian Council of Historical Research
The Indian Council of Historical Research(ICHR) is a Society ( registration number 5339).
The ICHR is registered under Societies registration Act 1860 with the Department of Industries of Delhi Government, Delhi.
ICHR is a fund disbursing agency that supports the academic and empirical research of scholars out of the funds received from the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development.
ICHR does not carry out any historical research of its own. None of the academic staff manning the ICHR conducts any historical Research for or on behalf of the ICHR.
ICHR is fully funded by way of Grants-in- Aid by the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India.
All the rules as applicable in the Central Government of India are applicable in ICHR.
ICHR also receives funds from the various State Governments of India , from other Ministries like Ministry of Culture, and from the private individuals as well.
ICHR received substantial amounts from the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, from the State of Karnataka, Tamilnadu and other states of India. But there is no effective means of checking or monitoring the expenses or funds' disbursement.
ICHR received crores of rupees for Research on Emperor Akbar of medieval Indian History), on research on Guru Gobind Singh ( the revered Tenth Guru of the Sikh Community in India), and more than Five crores of Indian rupees for the research during the celebration of the 150 years of the India deemed First War of Indian Independence of 1857.
The Government has done over with the Project but the ICHR continues to celebrate.
The objectives of the Indian Council of Historical Research (hereafter referred to as the 'Council') as laid down in the Memorandum of Association are as follows:
- "to bring historians together and provide a forum for exchange of views between them;
- to give a national direction to an objective and scientific writing of history and to have rational presentation and interpretation of history;
- to promote, accelerate and coordinate research in history with special emphasis on areas which have not received adequate attention so far;
- to promote and coordinated a balanced distribution of research effort over different areas;
- to elicit support and recognition for historical research from all concerned and ensure the necessary dissemination and use of results."
- to give a national direction to an objective and scientific writing of history and to have rational presentation and interpretation of history;
- to promote, accelerate and coordinate research in history with special emphasis on areas which have not received adequate attention so far;
- to promote and coordinated a balanced distribution of research effort over different areas;
- to elicit support and recognition for historical research from all concerned and ensure the necessary dissemination and use of results."
CHAIRMAN
R.S. Sharma, 1972 - 1977
A.R. Kulkarni, 1978 - 1981
Niharranjan Ray, 1981 - 1981
Lokesh Chandra, 1982 - 1985
Irfan Habib, 1986 - 1993
Ravinder Kumar, 1993 - 1996
S. Settar, 1996 - 1999
K.S. Sarma (acting), 1999 - 1999
B.R. Grover, 1999 - 2001
K.S. Lal, 2001 - 2001
M.G.S. Narayanan, 2001 - 2003
Kumud Bansal (acting), 2003 - 2004
D.N. Tripathi, 2004 - 2007
K.M. Acharya (acting), 2007 - 2007
Sabyasachi Bhattacharya, 04 March 2007 - 03 March 2010
Sabyasachi Bhattacharya ("Acting") 04 April 2010 -20 May 2011
Basudeve Chatterjee 20 May 2011---
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