Thu Apr 03 17:51:32 UTC 2025: ## Tamil Nadu Forms New Historical Research Council

**Chennai, April 4, 2025** – The Tamil Nadu Archives and Historical Research department has announced the formation of a new Tamil Nadu Council of Historical Research. The council, designed to foster historical scholarship in the state, will be led by the Commissioner of Tamil Nadu Archives and Historical Research as vice-chairperson.

Five eminent scholars have been appointed as members: R. Balakrishnan (archaeology), S. Jayaseelan Stephen (colonial history), K.A. Manikumar (freedom movement), B. Kolappan (journalist and history enthusiast), and A.R. Venkatachalapathy (Madras Institute of Development Studies). The council aims to advance historical research and understanding within Tamil Nadu.

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