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K. T. Telang, Badruddin Tyabji and Pherozeshah Mehta founded which political organisation in 1885?
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Answer: Option C — Bombay Presidency Association
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The Bombay Presidency Association was founded in January 1885 by Kashinath Trimbak Telang, Badruddin Tyabji and Pherozeshah Mehta, the three leading public men of Bombay.
About the Bombay Presidency Association:
- It was formed in protest against the reactionary policies of the Viceroy Lord Lytton, and in response to the agitation by Europeans against the Ilbert Bill (1883), which proposed to allow Indian judges to try Europeans.
- Its aims were to represent the views of the people of the Bombay Presidency to the government, to discuss political questions, and to work for constitutional reforms.
- It was one of the important organisations that prepared the ground for the founding of the Indian National Congress.
- The first session of the Congress was held in Bombay in December 1885, and the Bombay leaders played a leading role in it.
About the three founders:
- T. Telang (1850-1893): a lawyer, scholar and judge of the Bombay High Court; he translated the Bhagavad Gita into English.
- Badruddin Tyabji (1844-1906): the first Indian barrister of Bombay, and later a judge of the Bombay High Court; he was a leader of the Congress.
- Pherozeshah Mehta (1845-1915): a lawyer and leader of the Moderates, known as the "Lion of Bombay"; he played a major role in the Bombay Municipal Corporation.
Pre-Congress political associations:
- NCERT notes that the decades after 1850 saw the formation of many political associations in different parts of India.
- Most of these were led by English-educated professionals.
Earlier associations in Bombay:
The Bombay Association was founded in 1852 by Jagannath Shankarseth and others.
Why not the other options?
- ✗They were associations of Poona, Madras and Bengal respectively.
Quick tip
Remember: Bombay Presidency Association (January 1885) = K. T. Telang, Badruddin Tyabji, Pherozeshah Mehta ("Lion of Bombay"); a forerunner of the Congress.
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