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The
institute
was
established
in
1905
atĀ Pusa
Bihar,
with
the
financial
assistance
ofĀ Henry
Phipps,
jr.,
an
American
philanthropist.
Phipps
was
a
family
friend
ofĀ Lady
Curzon,
the
daughter
of
an
American
millionaire,
and
the
wife
ofĀ Lord
Curzon,
theĀ Viceroy
of
India.
Phipps
stayed
as
a
guest
of
the
Curzons
during
his
visit
to
India.
More
importantly,
Phipps
left
behind
with
them
a
donation
of
Ā£30,000,
which
was
used
to
establish
the
institute.
He
laid
the
foundation
stone
of
the
Agricultural
Research
Institute
and
college
on
1
April
1905.Ā The
Institute
was
originally
called
the
Agricultural
Research
Institute
(ARI).
Its
name
was
changed
to
the
Imperial
Institute
of
Agricultural
Research
in
1911,
and
to
the
Imperial
Agricultural
Research
Institute
in
1919.Ā A
reason
for
establishing
it
in
Pusa
in
northern
Bihar
was
the
proximity
to
the
indigo
plantations
which
were
in
need
of
revival
after
the
German
synthesis
of
aniline
in
1899.
One
of
the
first
scientists
to
be
deputed
to
the
institute
was
the
English
chemistĀ John
Walter
LeatherĀ in
1892.
However,
the
institute
was
damaged
during
the
devastatingĀ Bihar
earthquake
of
15
January
1934.
The
Secretary
of
State
approved
the
transfer
in
July,
1934.Ā The
Standing
Finance
Committee
of
the
Union
Assembly
finally
announced
on
25
August
1934
inĀ Shimla,
the
decision
to
shift
the
institute
to
New
Delhi
at
the
approximate
cost
ofĀ ā¹3.8
millionĀ (US$53,000)Ā to
a
place
that
is
now
called
Pusa
in
New
Delhi.
B.VishawanathĀ was
the
Director
at
that
time.
He
also
happened
to
be
first
Indian
Director
of
IARI.
The
new
campus
at
New
Delhi
was
inaugurated
on
29
July
1936,
while
the
new
building
of
the
Imperial
Institute
of
Agricultural
Research
was
inaugurated
by
the
then
Viceroy
of
India,
Lord
LingthowĀ on
7
November
1936.
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