The national association of PR practitioners was established in 1958 to promote the recognition of public relations as a
profession and to formulate and interpret to the public the objectives
and the potentialities of public relations as a strategic management
function.
The society functioned as an informal body till 1966
when it was registered under the Indian Societies Act XXVI of 1961, with
headquarters in Mumbai. The father-figure of professional PR
practitioners in India, Kali H. Mody, was the founder President of PRSI
from 1966 to 1969.