--- title: "Who was the president of the British Indian Association that was founded in 1851?" description: "Who was the president of the British Indian Association that was founded in 1851?" author: "Eshan Rathaur" published: 2018-03-11 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39506/who-was-the-president-of-the-british-indian-association-that-was-founded-in-1851 category: "general knowledge" tags: ["general knowledge"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # Who was the president of the British Indian Association that was founded in 1851? Who was the president of the British [Indian](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34642/which-indian-it-company-has-been-recognized-as-one-of-the-world-s-best-employers-by-the-top-employer-institute-for-the-third-consecutive-year) Association that was founded in 1851? ## Answers ### Answer by UTKARSHA SINGHROUL **The President of the ‘British Indian Association’ was ‘Raja Radhakanta Deb’.** The British India [Association](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39724/who-has-been-elected-as-the-new-president-of-indian-olympic-association-ioa) is **an amalgamation of ‘Landholder’s Society’ and ‘British India Society’ on October 31, 1851**. ![Who was the president of the British Indian Association that was founded in 1851?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/fddc23eb-c59d-47b9-9935-2e8695d01e90/images/0a0c96fe-c1f6-4a37-9bec-3e16617da836.jpeg)\ It was the first Political Organization of its type which brought the Indians together. **‘Debendranath Tagore’ was the first [Secretary](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39526/in-which-year-india-office-of-the-secretary-of-state-for-india-and-burma-came-to-an-end) of ‘British Indian Association’** and the other members include in the association are **‘Ramgopal Ghosh’, ‘Peary Chand Mitra’, ‘Krishnadas Pal’, and many more**. The formation of this association was the first initiative by the Indians which showed that no longer Indians could be ignored. As it developed hopes among people for their better future hope. ![Who was the president of the British Indian Association that was founded in 1851?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/fddc23eb-c59d-47b9-9935-2e8695d01e90/images/62383a88-1073-477c-9947-9f44f60a89d3.jpeg)\ The Association tried their hands to remove the existing leadership defects in the laws and [civil administration](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/32051/where-the-lal-bahadur-shastri-national-academy-of-administration-is-located) of the country. Their main motto was to promote greater welfare of the Indians. The Association even demanded of two-thirds of Indian representative in the [Legislative Council](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39543/who-leader-unsuccessfully-introduced-a-bill-in-the-imperial-legislative-council-to-make-compulsory-primary-education-for-children-of-6-10-years-in-the-british-era). The Association even protested against the government’s restriction on Higher Education in the year 1879. The Association has their [newspaper](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/40331/which-newspaper-was-started-by-motilal-nehru-in-1919) as well for the society on the name of “Hindu Patriot”. The newspaper strictly follows the critical political tone. **The Editor of newspaper Hindu Patriot was ‘Harish Chandra Mukherjee’.** In 1852, during the upcoming Charter Act, the association send their delegates to [England](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/40616/what-was-burgoyne-s-strategy-for-cutting-new-england-off-from-the-other-colonies). Firstly, **the Association was established in Pune, later extended their headquarters in [Madras](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34034/the-bank-of-calcutta-bank-of-bombay-and-bank-of-madras-were-merged-in-1921-to-form) and Bombay**. The British India Association has been criticized by many subsequent political stalwarts. The association failed to achieve its target and faced numerous criticism with its associate’s as well. The association failed to cover the whole country with a network of a number of branches. But the British Indian Association works as an initiative to promote political mind-structure of India and make a more effective [organization](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/12355/project-management-importance-how-it-works-and-more), so the ‘Indian National [Congress](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/45172/where-did-the-congress-working-committee-first-accept-the-idea-of-the-quit-india-movement)’ came into existence in 1885. --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39506/who-was-the-president-of-the-british-indian-association-that-was-founded-in-1851 Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.