Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c14.s3.t8.1

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The India-China Friendship Society was founded in the year 1956 by Pandit Sundarlal. He was the Vice President of the United Provinces Congress (1931-36) and also served as the President of the All India Peace Council (1959-63). The then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru personally congratulated him on the establishment of the Society. The main mission of the Society was to promote cultural, economic and historical ties between the two countries. The Society held its first National Congress (全国代表大会) in 1956 and here Sundarlal was elected as its first President.