British Indian Association was established on 29 October 1851 in
Kolkata,
India with
Radhakanta Deb as its first President. The first general secretary of the association was
Debendranath Tagore. The association was exclusively composed of Indians and it worked towards increasing the welfare of Indians. Its members included
Kristo Das Pal,
Peary Chand Mitra, and
Ramgopal Ghosh. The British Indian Association placed a number of demands before the British parliament that included education of Indians, removing monopoly of the East India Trading Company, support for Indian manufacturers, and inclusion of Indians in the civil service. Their demands would later be adopted by the
Indian National Congress.The British Indian Association ceased operations in 1954 when the Zamindari system was abolished in India. == References ==