Organisation Profile : The Kerala Council for Historical Research (KCHR) is an autonomous research institution committed to excellence in research in History , Archaeology and other areas of Social Science. Recognized as an official research centre of the University of Kerala and funded by the Ministry of Higher Education, Government of Kerala, KCHR is situated in the premises of Vyloppilli Samskriti Bhavan, Thiruvananthapuram. Research, publication, documentation, training and co-ordination are the major domains of KCHR.