Mysuru: All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH), Mysuru, established in 1965, for human resource development, research, clinical services and public education in the field of communication disorders, will be celebrating its 54th anniversary on Aug.9.
On the invitation of Government of India, Dr. Martin F. Palmer, Director, Institute of Logopedics, Wichita, Kansas, USA, visited India in 1963 and recommended for setting up an Institute of Logopedics in India at Mysore. On Aug.9, 1965, All India Institute of Logopedics started functioning in Rama Mandira (a rented building) with Dr. B.M. Rao as the first Director.
