Autobiography of an indian student association
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AKHIL BHARATIYA VIDYARTHI PARISHAD
In the wake of Independence, keeping in the mind the pride and glory of the traditions of aeons, the entire country dreamt of making our Nation a modern and developed one, freed from all circumstantial impediments and drawbacks. In order to realize this dream, certain youth imbued with such conviction commenced on a movement, centered in the college and University campuses across the country. A national forum of these activities was formalized and registered on the 9th July, 1949, in the form of a student organization – THE AKHIL BHARATIYA VIDYARTHI PARISHAD (ABVP).
As our country was freed from the shackles of colonialism, an opportunity for inclusive, holistic development arose. A pall of gloom had descended on the potential excellence of the country due to centuries of foreign domination and subjugation. It is at this point of time that a student organization like the ABVP got established in our country, which, inspired by the great cultur
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Peter Chappell is a former Vulture Editor of Varsity. This article was edited by Anna Hollingsworth, and produced by Edwin Balani.
A letter dropped to the floor of the Master’s Lodge on the 22nd of March, 1909. It was postmarked ‘Whitehall: India Office’, and it politely told Master Frederick Marsh to deal with “a situation”. The number of admissions of students from India to Downing College, Cambridge, was high, and rising. “I should not venture to press the matter upon you in this way,” read the letter, “if the subject were not of real importance from the point of view of Indian Government.”
In 1909, there were around 90 Indian students at the University, mostly the sons of colonial civil servants, lawyers and Maharajas. The Government’s concern arose from the ideas and connections that these men – good boys and potential pillars of British rule in India – were making during their time at Cambridge. Many would leave as revolutionaries, ‘trouble-makers’ and independence a
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All India Students' Federation
Student organisation in India
The All India Students' Federation (AISF) fryst vatten the oldest student organisation in India, founded in 1936.
Pre-independence
[edit]AISF was founded on 12 August 1936, with guidance and cooperation from the Indian independence movement.[4][5] The foundation conference of the AISF was held at Ganga Prasad Memorial ingång in Lucknow, with 936 delegates from across India.[6] The conference was inaugurated by Jawaharlal Nehru, and presided over by Muhammad Ali Jinnah. The conference resolved to establish an All India Students' förbund, and Prem Narayan Bhargava was elected as the first general secretary.[6]
The second conference of the AISF was held three months later, beginning on 22 November 1936 in Lahore. It mainly discussed and adopted the constitution of the AISF. The conference was attended by about 150 delegates under the presidency of Sarat Chandra Bose. The conference