Solution:

• The Indian National Association, often known as the Indian Association, was founded in 1876 by Surendranath Banerjee and Ananda Mohan Bose in the present-day Kolkata district of West Bengal as the first openly nationalist organization in British India.

• The goal of this organization was to "support people’s political, intellectual, and material growth by all lawful methods."

• The Association drew educated Indians and civic leaders from all over the country. It became a significant venue for India’s independence ambitions. The organization later amalgamated with the Indian National Congress.