In which of the following years was the Harijan Sevak Sangh established?

Concept

An institution’s establishment year is identified by its formal founding event, not by a related campaign, publication, or later activity.

For reform organizations, the immediate historical trigger and the date on which the body was constituted provide the strongest chronological anchors.

Application

The Harijan Sevak Sangh originated as the All-India Anti-Untouchability League in the aftermath of Mahatma Gandhi’s fast against separate electorates and the Poona Pact. It was founded on 30 September 1932 and was subsequently known as the Harijan Sevak Sangh.

Contrast

• 1922 is associated with the Chauri Chaura incident and the suspension of the Non-Cooperation Movement.

• 1928 is associated with the arrival of the Simon Commission and the nationwide protests against it.

• 1924 is associated with the Belgaum session of the Indian National Congress, presided over by Mahatma Gandhi.

• 1932 contains the Poona Pact and the formal founding of the anti-untouchability organization that became the Harijan Sevak Sangh.

Cross-check

The Gandhi Heritage Portal records 30 September 1932 as the establishment date, and a Government of India Press Information Bureau release independently states that the Sangh was founded in 1932.

Therefore, the establishment year is 1932.