By forming the Jan Andolan, Bissoondoyal intended to uplift the mass of Indo-Mauritian population who lacked political and cultural leadership on the British colony of Mauritius.
[1][2] The Maha Yaj, which was organised by Jan Andolan and took place in at Rue du Pouce in Port-Louis, was attended by 60,000 individuals of several ethnic origins and religions.
Ahead of the August 1948 General Elections the Jan Andolan also led a nationwide literacy campaign to enable the mass of mainly illiterate Indo-Mauritians to cast their votes for the first time in island's history.
Bissondoyal's movement achieved this as volunteers educated Indo-Mauritians how to sign their names in Hindi, in order to pass a simple literacy test to qualify as a voter according to the revised Constitution of 1947.
After serving a 3rd term of imprisonment, Basdeo Bissoondoyal launched an appeal in Camp Fouquereaux on 14 January 1946, calling for the immediate opening of 300 Hindi evening schools under trees and under the verandas of shops, acting as baitkas.