Abvp Howrah

started by students in 1948, a year after Indian Independence, with the objective of channeling students' energy toward the task of national reconstruction. It was founded by a group of students and teachers, and was registered on 9 July 1949. Its growth process was slow and sporadic in its first few years, but accelerated after Professor Yeshwantrao Kelkar, a lecturer in Bombay, became its main organiser in 1958. He built the organisation into what it is now, and is considered to be the real architect of the ABVP.[5]

The ABVP gradually spread its work across various universities in India.[6] Contrary to the popular perception, ABVP is not officially a student wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).