Celebrated Sexcentenary functions in Hampi in 1936 to commemorate the memorable cultural event of the foundation of the Vijayanagar Empire in 1336. This celebration along with its various cultural publications viz Vijayanagar Sex-Centenary commemoration Volume. etc brought to the Society an All-India recognition as a historical research of high  standard. Late Shri V. B. Halbhavi (Chairman), Shri.D.P. Karmarkar (General Secretary), late Shri N.S. Kamalapur (Secretary) were mainly responsible for this function

Shri D. P. Karmarkar moved the Bombay Government and got a free gift of a vacant site on the College Road for constructing a building for this Society. Shri. Lalbahaddur Sastry the then Minister for Railways & Transport laid down the Foundation Stone on 23.06.1955

The Society celebrated its Golden Jubilee in 1970 under the  Presidentship of Shri Dharma Vira, the then Governor of Mysore State. A historical conference and exhibition were organised on  the occasion, with the co-operation of Shri S. R. Rao, Superintending Archaeologist, S. W. Circle,  Aurangabad. The whole function was an admirable success. Shri Dharma Vira the then Governor of the state was immensely  pleased with the high standard Research publications and other  research activities of  the Society being done under the guidance of  its Chairman Sri.R.S.Panchamukhi and wondered why  such an useful Centre   of Research was not supported by the Government. He immediately moved on his own initiative and got sanctioned a sumptuous Building and Equipment Grant. The construction of the building was completed in 1974

Celebrated Golden Jubilee of Karnataka State – 2008 by Publishing 50 Research Books and a Souvenir.