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- Chamber of Princes (Narendra Mandal) was an institution established in 1920 by a royal proclamation of King-Emperor George V (based on the Montford Reforms) to provide a forum in which the rulers of the princely states of India could voice their needs and aspirations to the colonial government of British India. It survived until the end of the British Raj in 1947.
- Chamber first met on 8 February 1921 and initially consisted of 120 members. Of those, 108 from the more significant states were members, while the remaining twelve seats were for the representation of a further 127 states. That left 327 minor states, which were unrepresented. Also, some of the more important rulers like the Maratha-ruled states of Baroda State, Gwalior State and Holkar State declined to join it.
- Annual meeting of Chamber of Princes was presided over by the Viceroy of India.
- First Chancellor of the Chamber was Maharaja of Bikaner Sir Ganga Singh.
- It was a consultative and advisory body having no say in the internal affairs of individual states and having no powers to discuss matters concerning existing rights and freedoms.
