Question

In 1920 which organization was formed in Pune's Jedhe Mansion?
1. Schedule Caste Federation
2. Justice Party
3. Maratha Mahasangh
4. Brahmenetar League

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Brahmenetar League

The Correct Answer is- Brahmenetar League.

• Jedhe Mansion Shukrawar Peth, Pune, was houses of Keshwarao Jedhe, once the center of political and social activities in Pune and Maharashtra during the Pre and Post Independence Era.
• Jedhe Mansion was built by Marutirao Babaji Jedhe in 1885, Jedhe Mansion was where Keshavrao Jedhe launched his stormy battles against social norms and the political establishment of the day from the late 1920s to the 1960s. 
• Pune was then divided into ‘western’ and ‘eastern’ parts, along geographical and sociological lines.
• Western Pune, represented by Kesari Wada, was dominated by Brahmins and their culture, while eastern Pune was represented by Jedhe Mansion and Keshavrao’s Bahujan samaj.
• The Jedhe family believed in the ideology of Satyashodhak Samaj, set up by Mahatma Phule. 
• Keshavrao’s elder brothers Dadasaheb and Baburao were close associates of Shahu Maharaj of Kolhapur who was then spearheading the Satyashodhak movement. Shahu Maharaj visited Jedhe Mansion whenever he was in Pune.
• In the 1920s, Jedhe Mansion emerged as a political and social school for several youths from the Bahujan samaj. In 1920 they launched the Brahmenetar League.
• An activist of the Satyashodhak movement would head straight for Jedhe Mansion as soon as he landed in Pune. 
• Apart from common workers, it was also home to stalwarts like Karmaveer Vitthal Ramji Shinde, Kakasaheb Gadgil, Dinkarrao Jawalkar, and Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil.
• Leaders like Pandit Motilal Nehru, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, Dr Rajendra Prasad, Jayaprakash Narayan, Senapati Bapat, Bhausaheb Hire and Shankarrao Deo also visited Jedhe Mansion. 
• Mahatma Gandhi too came to Jedhe Mansion twice.
• Till 1934, Jedhe Mansion was the center of social activities related to the Independence movement in Maharashtra. 
• During this period, Maharashtra witnessed several controversies like Shivaji’s memorial and installation of the statue of Mahatma Phule in Pune. Jedhe Mansion was where strategies were drawn up to fight the anti-social and Conservist activities. 
• Jedhe Mansion also witnessed several meetings on the Goa Liberation Movement and the Samyukta Maharashtra agitation in 1956.