Organisations and Their Founders
Match each organisation with its year and founder. This is one of the most common question types.
| Year | Organisation | Founder / leader |
|---|---|---|
| 1815 | Atmiya Sabha | Ram Mohan Roy |
| 1828 | Brahmo Sabha (Samaj) | Ram Mohan Roy |
| 1837 | Landholders' Society | Dwarkanath Tagore |
| 1839 | Tattvabodhini Sabha | Debendranath Tagore |
| 1851 | British Indian Association | Debendranath Tagore, Radhakanta Deb |
| 1851 | Rahnumai Mazdayasnan Sabha | Naoroji Furdonji, Dadabhai Naoroji |
| 1866 | East India Association (London) | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| 1866 | Darul Uloom, Deoband | Muhammad Qasim Nanotvi |
| 1867 | Prarthana Samaj | Atmaram Pandurang |
| 1870 | Poona Sarvajanik Sabha | M.G. Ranade, G.V. Joshi |
| 1873 | Satyashodhak Samaj | Jyotirao Phule |
| 1873 | Singh Sabha | Thakur Singh Sandhawalia and others |
| 1875 | Arya Samaj | Dayanand Saraswati |
| 1875 | Theosophical Society | Blavatsky and Olcott (Adyar 1882) |
| 1875 | MAO College | Sir Syed Ahmad Khan |
| 1876 | Indian Association | Surendranath Banerjea, Anand Mohan Bose |
| 1884 | Madras Mahajana Sabha | M. Viraraghavachari and others |
| 1885 | Indian National Congress | A.O. Hume, W.C. Bonnerjee |
| 1885 | Bombay Presidency Association | Pherozeshah Mehta, Telang, Tyabji |
| 1887 | Indian National Social Conference | M.G. Ranade |
| 1897 | Ramakrishna Mission | Swami Vivekananda |
| 1902 | Anushilan Samiti | Pramathanath Mitra, Barindra Ghosh |
| 1903 | SNDP Yogam | Sree Narayana Guru |
| 1904 | Abhinav Bharat | V.D. Savarkar |
| 1905 | India House (London) | Shyamji Krishna Varma |
| 1905 | Servants of India Society | G.K. Gokhale |
| 1906 | All-India Muslim League | Aga Khan, Salimullah |
| 1913 | Ghadar Party | Sohan Singh Bhakna, Lala Har Dayal |
| 1915 | Hindu Mahasabha | Madan Mohan Malaviya |
| 1916 | Home Rule Leagues | Tilak (April), Annie Besant (September) |
| 1916 | Justice Party | C.N. Mudaliar, T.M. Nair, P. Theagaraya Chetty |
| 1919 | Khilafat Committee | Ali Brothers, Azad |
| 1920 | AITUC | Lala Lajpat Rai (president), Dewan Chaman Lall |
| 1923 | Swaraj Party | C.R. Das, Motilal Nehru |
| 1924 | Hindustan Republican Association | Sachindranath Sanyal, Bismil |
| 1925 | RSS; CPI; Self-Respect Movement | K.B. Hedgewar; (Kanpur); Periyar |
| 1927 | All India Women's Conference | Margaret Cousins and others |
| 1928 | HSRA | Chandrashekhar Azad, Bhagat Singh |
| 1934 | Congress Socialist Party | Narendra Dev, JP, Lohia |
| 1936 | All India Kisan Sabha | Sahajanand Saraswati, N.G. Ranga |
| 1939 | Forward Bloc | Subhas Chandra Bose |
| 1942 to 1943 | Indian Independence League; INA | Rash Behari Bose; Mohan Singh; Subhas Bose |
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Prepared for exam revision from standard sources such as NCERT, Bipan Chandra, Spectrum and official records. Historians differ on some dates, figures and interpretations, so check your exam syllabus and a standard textbook. Found a mistake? Tell us.