The 63rd Session of the IHRC will be organized on 18-19 December

• A total of 24 papers based on the original sources of post-1600 Indian history will be presented by Scholars on various aspects of history.
• Daya Shankar Singh, Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Transport, Government of Uttar Pradesh will inaugurate the 63^rd Session of the IHRC (The Indian Historical Records Committee)

The 63^rd Session of the IHRC will be organized on 18-19 December 2022 at Uttar Pradesh State Archives, B-44, Mahanagar Extension, Lucknow. The two days Session will comprise an Inaugural and Business Session on the first day and Academic Session on the next day. A total of 24 papers based on the original sources of post-1600 of Indian history will be presented by Scholars on various aspects of history.

Daya Shankar Singh, Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Transport, Government of Uttar Pradesh will inaugurate the 63^rd Session of the IHRC on 18 December 2022 at 10.30 a.m. An exhibition entitled “Saga of Freedom: Known and Lesser-Known Struggles” based on the original archival sources from the National Archives of India collection during the session will also be inaugurated by the Hon’ble Minister.

On this occasion, Shri Mukesh Meshram, Principal Secretary, Culture & Tourism, Government of Uttar Pradesh will welcome the delegates to the session. Shri Chandan Sinha, Director General, National Archives of India, Government of India, and Secretary, Indian Historical Records Committee will present a Report on the Development of Archives. Smt. Uma  Diwedi, Director of Uttar Pradesh State Archives, Lucknow, and Local Secretary, Indian Historical Records Committee, will deliver the Vote of Thanks on this occasion.

The Indian Historical Records Committee (IHRC) is an all-India Forum of creators, custodians, and users of records. It was set up in 1919 to advise the Government of India on all issues connected with the management of documents and their use for historical research. The National Archives of India, New Delhi is the Secretariat of the Indian Historical Records Committee (re-designated Indian Historical Records Committee in 1911). The IHRC is headed by the Union Minister of Culture and comprises 134 members including agencies of the Government of India, nominees of the Government of India, representatives from the State/UT Archives, Universities, and Learned Institutions.  The IHRC has so far held 62 sessions..

The Committee has two adjunct bodies, (i) the Editorial Committee to examine and approve papers based on archival sources for being presented at the Sessions of the Committees and (ii) the Standing Committee to review the action taken by the Committee on its recommendations and express its views on the agenda for the Committee’s meeting.  Secretary, Ministry of Culture acts as the Chairman of the Standing Committee of IHRC.

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