Q. Who among the following were the founders of the “Hind Mazdoor Sabha” established in 1948?

• B. Krishna Pillai, E.M.S. Namboodiripad and K.C. George
• Jayaprakash Narayan, Deen Dayal Upadhyay and M.N. Roy
• C.P. Ramaswamy Iyer, K. Kamaraj and Veeresalingam Pantulu
• Ashok Mehta, T.S. Ramanujam and G.G. Mehta

Answer: (d) Ashok Mehta, T.S. Ramanujam and G.G. Mehta

Hind Mazdoor Sabha:

• The Hind Mazdoor Sabha (HMS) was formed by the Socialists in 1948 but has little real connection with the Socialist Party. It is one of the least political and most pragmatic trade-union federations in India. The HMS is affiliated with the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions.
• The HMS was founded in Howrah in west Bengal on 29 December 1948, by socialists, Forward Bloc followers and independent unionists.
• Its founders included Basawon Singh (Sinha), Ashok Mehta, R.S. Ruikar, Maniben Kara, Shibnath Banerjee, R.A. Khedgikar, T.S. Ramanujam, V.S. Mathur, G.G. Mehta.
  • R.S. Ruikar was elected president and Ashok Mehta general secretary.
• HMS absorbed the Royist Indian Federation of Labour and the Hind Mazdoor Panchayat, which was formed in 1948 by socialists leaving the increasingly communist dominated AITUC.