Mahasabha
/ˈmɑː(h)əsəˌbɑː/ /məˈhɑːsəbɑː/(also Mahasabah) Indian Polit.
noun
In full Hindu Mahasabha. (The name of) an orthodox Hindu nationalist movement.
- First founded 1907 in the Punjab under the name Hindu Sabha. Originally a social and cultural organization, it became a national (and increasingly political) movement from 1915..
Origin
1920s; earliest use found in The Times. From Sanskrit Mahāsabhā from mahā- great + sabhā assembly, council.
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