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Madras Institute of Development Studies founded

· Adyar, Chennai

Economist Malcolm Adiseshiah and Elizabeth Adiseshiah founded the Madras Institute of Development Studies.

The Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS) was established in January 1971 by Malcolm Adiseshiah and his wife Elizabeth Adiseshiah, with Malcolm Adiseshiah as its first director. In 1977 it was reconstituted as a national research institute sponsored by the Indian Council of Social Science Research and the state government. Its research covers development and planning, Centre-State relations, poverty, agrarian issues and social movements. It became a leading centre for the study of Tamil Nadu's economy and society.

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