Indian Institute of Advanced Study in Shimla opens its Diamond Jubilee Week

11 October 2026

The five-day Diamond Jubilee Week Celebration of the Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS), Rashtrapati Niwas, Shimla, began on 11 October 2026. It is scheduled from 11 to 15 October 2026 as part of the Institute's Diamond Jubilee Year. Padma Shri Prof. Raghuvendra Tanwar, Chairman of the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR), delivered a special lecture on the history of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh. Kathak exponent Padma Shri Shovana Narayan opened an art exhibition titled 'Bharatiya Forms, Expressions and Consciousness' by artist Nisha Jaiswal. The book 'Rethinking History of Punjab in the Indian Civilisational Context', edited by Professor Ravinder Singh, was released.