Previous Year Question
33. Match the following—
A. Indian National Army — 1. Lala Hardayal
B. Ghadar Party — 2. Subhas Chandra Bose
C. Mitra Mela — 3. V. D. Savarkar
D. Home Rule League — 4. Annie Besant
Correct Answer: B
Detailed Solution
Indian National Army — Subhas Chandra Bose
Ghadar Party — Lala Hardayal
Mitra Mela — V. D. Savarkar
Home Rule League — Annie Besant
However, these pairs should not all be described as founder–organisation pairs.
The Ministry of Culture states that Subhas Chandra Bose took command of the INA in 1943, after the organisation had already been formed. Thus, Bose was its most prominent later leader and reorganiser, not the founder of the first INA.
A Government of India publication states that the Ghadar Party was formed by expatriate Indians in the United States and Canada in 1913, with Sohan Singh Bhakna as its founder-president, inspired by Lala Hardayal. Therefore, Hardayal's association is unquestionable, but calling him alone its founder is imprecise.
Historical records of the Nashik District Court connect Mitra
Mela with Ganesh and Vinayak Savarkar, while an official Akashvani account also associates its founding with the Savarkar brothers.
An archived Government of India record associates Annie Besant with the launch of the All India Home Rule League in 1916.