About Us
Paschim Banga Itihas Samsad (Founded in 1978 in Kolkata) is one of the largest regional associations of professional historians and history- inclined people in West Bengal. It has maintained close links with the Indian History Congress for more than a decade now. It has consistently tried to promote the cause of teaching and research in history through the Bengali language and maintain links with other regional associations pursuing similar goals. It has also directed its efforts towards upholding secular and scientific values in all history - related endeavors. It has continued to devote its attention to rationalizing and updating the history curriculum followed in schools, colleges and universities of West Bengal. The publications of books and compilations of articles continued to form and integral part of Samsad's Activities. The Paschim Banga Itihas Samsad also organizes special lectures on education, political thought and historical geography apart from social and economic history of India. As an organisation of historians, teachers, research scholars and history loving people all over West Bengal. It has more about 3000 members ranging from the age of 18. As a matter of fact, the Samsad is the largest professional organization of the Historians and the Social Scientist committed to the writing of History on secular and scientific basis.
Objectives of PIS
| 1. | Promotion of the cause of teaching and socially relevant research in history and allied areas through the Bengali language and cultivation of linkages with other regional associations pursuing historical research in the mother tongue of their respective regions; |
| 2. | Initiation and consolidation of efforts aimed at upholding the secular and scientific values in matters of teaching and research in history and allied areas; |
| 3. | Initiation and consolidation of efforts aimed at resisting and eradicating the menace of communalism; |
| 4. | Rendering assistance to academic bodies involved in rationalising and updating history curricula followed in various schools/ colleges/universities of West Bengal; |
| 5. | Publication of books and compilation of documents emerging from the academic Activities of the Samsad. |
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