The Hindu Mahasabha was founded on December 29, 1915, in Haridwar, during the Hindu Mahasabha Conference. The organization was established with the aim of promoting the political, social, and cultural interests of the Hindu community. It emerged during a period when various social and political movements were gaining momentum in India, and the Hindu Mahasabha represented the concerns and aspirations of a section of the Hindu population. The foundation of the Hindu Mahasabha was influenced by a desire to safeguard what its founders perceived as the cultural and political identity of Hindus in the face of social changes and British colonial rule.