Chamber of Princes
The Chamber of Princes ( German: chamber of the princes; Hindi: Narendra Mandal or Narender Mandal ) was created as part of the Montagu -Chelmsford reforms, which resulted in the Government of India Act 1919 as an advisory body in British India. Already under the viceroys Lytton, and George Curzon, there had been proposals to allow the prince some say. These proposals were rejected by London.
History
Members were all adult rulers of Indian princely states, where the right to eleven or more gun salute was granted. From a group of 127 smaller rulers further twelve members were selected. The work in the chamber was less attractive for the princes of the more important states as they had opportunities for direct control.
We met once a year. The inaugural meeting on February 8, 1921 was led by the Duke of Connaught. It was chaired by the Viceroy, in his absence, the chosen from among the princes Chancellor. It was the principle of one state = one vote, which led over the years to the withdrawal of the largest states, since they did not see adequately represent their interests. The longest session, at the same time with the most participants namely 60, 1932 lasted ten days. In the meantime, the shops were led by a renewed each year Dialing standing committee, headed by a Chancellor ( chancellor ).
1930, when the Congress no longer participated in the roundtable on constitutional reform, the Standing Committee became the major forum of conservative Indian interests within the existing colonial system was. However, it soon fell out over the composition of the Indian States delegation that was sent to London. The three meetings in London then went also inconclusive.
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Vicount Mountbatten of Burma advised in a speech before the Chamber on July 20, 1947 to join the princes of India. With independence and partition of India on 15 August, the Chamber lost its raison d'etre. The last princely states were resolved at the administrative reorganization in 1956.