Political Associations before Congress
Landholders’ Society / Zamindari Association (1837)
- The Landholders' Society marked the beginning of organized political activity and the use of constitutional agitation methods for the redressal of grievances.
- Also called Zamindari Association, it was formed by various prominent intellectuals of Bengal such as Bhabani Charan Bandyopadhyay, Dwarkanath Tagore, Prasanna Kumar Tagore, Radhakanta Deb, and Ramkamal Sen.
- It established close ties with the British India Society in London.
Bengal British India Society (1843)
- The Bengal British India Society was established in Calcutta in 1843.
- It worked to collect and disseminate actual information about the condition of people in British India.
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