The All India Hindu Mahasabha: History and Impact
THE ALL INDIA HINDU
THE ALL INDIA HINDU
MAHASABHA
MAHASABHA
AND
AND
THE RSS
THE RSS
SEM-IV,CC-X
DEBABRATA NANDI
HINDU MAHASABHA
HINDU MAHASABHA
The
Hindu Mahasabha
(officially
Akhil Bhārat
Hindū Mahāsabhā
or
All-India Hindu Grand-
Assembly
) is a
right wing
Hindu nationalist
political
party in
India
.
The organisation was formed to protect the rights of
the
Hindu
community in
British India
, after the
formation of the
All India Muslim League
in
1906
[3]
and the
British India
government's creation of
separate
Muslim
electorate under the
Morley-Minto
reforms
of 1909.
Although quite an old Hindu nationalist political party,
the Hindu Mahasabha has remained marginal in its
influence on Indian politics, both before and after
independence.
Preparatory sessions of the
All India Hindu
Sabha
were held at Haridwar (13 February
1915), Lucknow (17 February 1915) and
Delhi (27 February 1915). In April
1915,
Sarvadeshak
(All India) Hindu Sabha
was formed as an umbrella organisation of
regional Hindu Sabhas, at the Kumbh Mela in
Haridwar. Gandhi and
Swami
Shraddhanand
were also present at the
conference, and were supportive of the
formation of All India Hindu Sabha. The
Sabha laid emphasis on Hindu solidarity and
the need for social reform.
Amongst the Mahasabha's early leaders
was the prominent nationalist and
educationalist Pandit
Madan Mohan
Malaviya
, who founded the
Benaras Hindu
University
, and the Punjabi populist
Lala
Lajpat Rai
. Under Malaviya, the
Mahasabha campaigned for Hindu political
unity, for the education and economic
development of Hindus as well as for the
conversion of Muslims to Hinduism
In the late 1920s, the Mahasabha came under
the influence of leaders like
Balakrishna Shivram
Moonje
and
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
. Savarkar
was a former revolutionary who had been
banned from anti-British political activities and
opposed the
secularism
of the Congress. Under
Savarkar, the Mahasabha became a more intense
critic of the Congress and its policy of wooing
Muslim support. The Mahasabha suffered a
setback when in 1925, its former
member
Keshav Baliram Hedgewar
left to form
the
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
, a Hindu
volunteer organisation that abstained from active
politics. Although ideologically similar to the
Mahasabha, the RSS grew faster across the
nation and became a competitor for the core
constituency of the Mahasabha.
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
RSS(
RSS(
Rashtriya Swayamsevak
Rashtriya Swayamsevak
Sangh)
Sangh)
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
, abbreviated
as
RSS
(
Rāṣṭrīya Svayamsēvaka Saṅgha
, "National Patriotic
Organisation), is an Indian
right-wing
,
Hindu
nationalist
,
paramilitary
volunteer organisation that is
widely regarded as the parent organisation of the
ruling party of India, the
Bharatiya Janata Party
. The
RSS is one of the principal organizations of the
Sangh
Parivar
group. Founded on 27 September 1925,
by
Keshav Baliram Hedgewar
. it claimed a
commitment to selfless service to India. The
organisation is the world's largest voluntary
missionary organization.
Keshav Baliram Hedgewar
Keshav Baliram Hedgewar
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The All India Hindu Mahasabha is a right-wing Hindu nationalist political party in India formed to protect Hindu community rights. Despite being old, it has had marginal influence on politics. The Mahasabha emphasized Hindu solidarity and social reform, founded in the early 1900s by leaders like Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya and Lala Lajpat Rai. In the late 1920s, leaders like Vinayak Damodar Savarkar shaped its ideologies, leading to conflicts with Congress and the rise of competitors like the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
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THE ALL INDIA HINDU MAHASABHA AND THE RSS SEM-IV,CC-X DEBABRATA NANDI
HINDU MAHASABHA The Hindu Mahasabha (officially Akhil Bh rat Hind Mah sabh or All-India Hindu Grand- Assembly) is a right wing Hindu nationalist political party in India. The organisation was formed to protect the rights of the Hindu community in British India, after the formation of the All India Muslim League in 1906[3]and the British India government's creation of separate Muslim electorate under the Morley-Minto reforms of 1909. Although quite an old Hindu nationalist political party, the Hindu Mahasabha has remained marginal in its influence on Indian politics, both before and after independence.
Preparatory sessions of the All India Hindu Sabha were held at Haridwar (13 February 1915), Lucknow (17 February 1915) and Delhi (27 February 1915). In April 1915, Sarvadeshak (All India) Hindu Sabha was formed as an umbrella organisation of regional Hindu Sabhas, at the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar. Gandhi and Swami Shraddhanand were also present at the conference, and were supportive of the formation of All India Hindu Sabha. The Sabha laid emphasis on Hindu solidarity and the need for social reform.
Amongst the Mahasabha's early leaders was the prominent nationalist and educationalist Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya, who founded the Benaras Hindu University, and the Punjabi populist Lala Lajpat Rai. Under Malaviya, the Mahasabha campaigned for Hindu political unity, for the education and economic development of Hindus as well as for the conversion of Muslims to Hinduism
In the late 1920s, the Mahasabha came under the influence of leaders like Balakrishna Shivram Moonje and Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. Savarkar was a former revolutionary who had been banned from anti-British political activities and opposed the secularism of the Congress. Under Savarkar, the Mahasabha became a more intense critic of the Congress and its policy of wooing Muslim support. The Mahasabha suffered a setback when in 1925, its former member Keshav Baliram Hedgewar left to form the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, a Hindu volunteer organisation that abstained from active politics. Although ideologically similar to the Mahasabha, the RSS grew faster across the nation and became a competitor for the core constituency of the Mahasabha.
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, abbreviated as RSS (R r ya Svayams vaka Sa gha, "National Patriotic Organisation), is an Indian right-wing, Hindu nationalist, paramilitary volunteer organisation that is widely regarded as the parent organisation of the ruling party of India, the Bharatiya Janata Party. The RSS is one of the principal organizations of the Sangh Parivar group. Founded on 27 September 1925, by Keshav Baliram Hedgewar. it claimed a commitment to selfless service to India. The organisation is the world's largest voluntary missionary organization. RSS(Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh)
