The newsletter first appeared as the “IRA Bulletin” in the late 1970s. Edited by Dr C Vanjani and Dr Krishna Das, it was a quarterly publication from 1978 to 1980.
After a hiatus, it reappeared as the “Bulletin of the Indian Rheumatology Association” in 1985 and was edited by Dr SD Deodhar till 1989. Later it was replaced by the Journal of the Indian Rheumatology Association.
It was revived with a new name “IRA News and Views” in 2010-11.
Since 2013, it is being published regularly, earlier as the “Rheumatology e-bulletin” and now as the IRA e-Newsletter.
Editors of IRA e-Newsletter
Dr Banwari Sharma 2013 – 2016
Dr Sapan Pandya 2017 – 2019
Dr Vineeta Shobha 2020 – 2022
Dr Vinod Ravindran 2023 – Present