Hindu Mela

Hindu fair) was an annual political and cultural festival (mela) that took place in India during the late 19th century.

Inspired by this booklet, Nabagopal Mitra and Debendranath Tagore collaborated with Basu and Manomohan Bose to found the Hindu mela in 1867.

[2][5] The founding of the mela was financially supported by the Tagore family of Jorashako, some of whom were involved in organising and promoting the event.

After Gaganendranath died at the age of 28, his nephew Dwijendranath Tagore took over the post of secretary during the third session, helping the mela run for four more years.

[9][10] To further this, the organizers established the practice of preparing an annual report regarding the council's work that was to be presented every year at the mela.

[11] Amongst the other objectives laid out during this event was the promotion of indigenous education, arts, crafts, and sports; support was to be provided for anyone who was working towards this goal.

[22] In the following session, competitions for indigenous physical sports such as wrestling and lathi-play, a game that revolved around dueling with bamboo sticks, were organized.