Name the first major voluntary association representing primarily Indian land-lord interests that was set up in Calcutta in 1851?
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UPSC NDA-1 â 2018
The British Indian Association was the first major voluntary association representing primarily Indian land-lord interests that was set up in Calcutta in 1851.
The British Indian Association was founded on October 29, 1851, in Calcutta through the merger of the Landholdersâ Society and the Bengal British India Society. While it aimed to represent a broader spectrum of Indian interests, its leadership and membership were dominated by the landed aristocracy and wealthy Bengali gentry, making landholder interests a primary focus.