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May 27, 2019 · It may be recalled that the Presidency’s first political organisation, Bombay Association, was founded by a Parsi reformer in 1852. Its sole purpose was to take public grievances to the British. The Bombay Presidency Association and the Indian National Congress (INC) came much later in 1885 – setting the stage for India’s independence movement.
Notes: The Bombay Presidency Association was founded by Pherozeshah Mehta, K.T. Telang, Badruddin Tyabji, and others. The Bombay Presidency Association was founded in the year 1885. The reactionary policies of Lytton and the Ilbert Bill controversy led to the formation of The Bombay Presidency Association.
Bombay Presidency. The Bombay Presidency was a former province of British India. It began in the 17th century as trading posts of the British East India Company, but later grew to include much of western and central India, as well as parts of Pakistan and the Arabian Peninsula . At its greatest extent, the Bombay Presidency was made up of the ...
Mehta was also the founder of the Bombay Presidency Association, which, under his tutelage from 1885 to 1915, was the organizational arm of the National Congress in Bombay. In 1886 he was appointed to the Bombay Legislative Council , where he was noted for his upright and independent character and his willingness to fight for a just cause.
Pherozeshah Mehta established the Bombay Presidency Association in 1885. It was formed in response to the controversy over the Ilbert Bill which would allow Indians to try Europeans in courts. The organization was started to help Indians obtain western education and embrace its culture to uplift India. The other founding members were Badruddin ...
Bombay प्रेसीडेंसी, १९०९, दक्षिणी भाग. बंबई प्रेसीडेंसी ब्रिटिश ...
Mahadeva Govinda Ranade formed the Madras Mahajana Sabha in 1881 and also the Poona Sarvajanik Sabha in 1867 for social reforms and national awakening. In 1885, the Bombay Presidency Association was formed under the leadership of persons like Feroz Shall Mehta, Badruddin Tayabji etc. with the aim of awakening national consciousness.
