Akhil Bharatiya Kshatriya Mahasabha
| Founder | Raja Balwant Singh |
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India |
The organization was founded in 1897 under the leadership of Raja Balwant Singh of Awagarh with Thakur Umarao Singh of Kotla and Raja Uday Pratap Singh of Bhinga.
Akhil Bhartiya Kshatriya Mahasabha came into existence on 19 Oct 1897, creating a platform to promote the cause of the Kashatriyas. A news letter called ' Rajput Monthly' was launched in 1898. The association had its first conference in the Rajput Boarding House at Agra. Maharaja Sir Pratap Singh of Jammu & Kashmir sponsored the launching of an Urdu publication called the Rajput Gazette as a fortnightly form Lahore. At that time the princely states rulers and large zamindars held the sway and they started various schools and colleges in their territories for education and giving preference to students of Kshatriya community.
At the time of its foundation in 1897, during British India, the Kshatriyas held commanding position in the society, however, after independence, the situation changed dramatically for the upper Kshatriya caste and its influential members. The princely states were merged into Union of India and later Zamindari was also abolished and association was directionless. But immediately after independence of India in 1947, under president ship of Babu Ram Narayan a meeting was held at Ujjain and association was revived.
The centenary celebration of the association was held in 1987 at New Delhi under president-ship of Raja Digvijaysinhji Prajapsinhji Jhala.
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