The Indian Radiological Association took its birth in 1931 in Calcutta with late Dr. Ajit Mohan Bose as founder President and Dr. Subodh Mitra as founder Secretary. The first meeting was held on 21st April, 1931 in Calcutta and Capt. M. Mukherjee, Dr. I.B. Ghosh and Dr. Moitra attended the meeting.
In March 1937 the Indian Radiologist Association was registered under Act XXI of 1860, with the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies, Bengal Registration No. 6644 (1936-37) with a total membership strength of 24.
The first Annual Congress of Radiology was held in 1946 at Madras under the Presidentship of Dr.M.D.Joshi and Secretary Dr. P.Rama Rao. At the time there were 130 members of the association.
The change in the name of Association: it was felt rightly that there has been tremendous change in the modalities of imaging all over the world and our Association must effectively reflect by naming a name which will speak for itself. Therefore, the Indian Radiological Association became the Indian Radiological Imaging Association. The Journal and the College were also renamed accordingly IJRI and ICRI.