Pre-INC Organizations and Founders

  • The British Indian Association (1851 in Bengal) – first political organization to bring Indians on one platform. First president of committee was Raja Radhakanta Deb, and secretary was Debendranath Tagore.
  • The Bombay Association (1852 in Bombay) — founded by Jagannath Shankarseth and included members like Dadabhai Naoroji, Jamshedji Jejibhai, Naoroji Fursungi, etc.
  • East India Association (1866 in London) — founded by Dadabhai Naoroji. It included retired Indian and British officials as members.
  • Madras Native Association (1852) — founded by Gazulu Lakshminarasu Chetty as a platform for educated Indians to protest against the unjust British policies and actions.
  • Poona Sarvojanik Sabha (1870) — ....
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