" Where is Dr Rao diverting from these(ICHR'S) objectives when he writes:
“I feel, in the first two decades, considerable work has been done in ancient and medieval areas and in the recent years the research in modern and regional history have come up in large scale. Mostly, I think, the researches directly sponsored and conducted by the ICHR are mostly guided by the modern schools of historiography of the West. Though much work has been done in these areas, we have to pay enough attention to the ancient and medieval India and particularly to its remote past.”
He is just referring to the third objective enlisted above — to promote, accelerate and coordinate research in history with special emphasis on areas which have not received adequate attention so far. "
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