ABSTRACT
1939 was the year when the Hindu Mahasabha seriously began to take interest in the affairs of the province of Bengal. The year saw the onset of a sterile period in the politics of the province. This was also the time when the Bose brothers were expelled from the Indian National Congress for refusing to abide by the diktats from Wardha. By July 1939 the Hindu Mahasabha had largely come out of its isolation in Bengal. First of all it was decided to merge the two different Sabhas operating in Bengal – the Bengal Provincial Hindu Sabha working from Hriday Sarkar Lane, Calcutta under Sir Manmatha Nath Mukherjee and the All India Hindu Mahasabha. The year 1939 also saw several other similar organizations akin to the Hindu Mahasabha operating from Calcutta like the Hindu Mission, Bharat Sevashram Sangha and the volunteer corps of the Swayamsevak Sanghas.
