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Dadabhai Naoroji (4 September 1825 – 30 June 1917), also known as the "Grand Old Man of India" and "Unofficial Ambassador of India", was an Indian Independence activist, political leader, merchant, scholar and writer who served as 2nd, 9th, and 22nd President of the Indian National Congress from 1886 to 1887, 1893 to 1894 and 1906 to 1907.
Jul 4, 2020 · Dadabhai Naoroji (1825-1917) is an unfamiliar name these days. Yet, aside from being the first Asian to sit in the House of Commons, he was also the most important leader in India before...
Sep 5, 2019 · Context: September 4, 2019 was the 194th birth anniversary of Dadabhai Naoroji, the “Grand Old Man of India”, who was among the first leaders who stirred national consciousness in the country. Born in 1825 at Navsari, in present-day Gujarat. Key contributions:
Jun 26, 2024 · Dadabhai Naoroji (born Sept. 4, 1825, Bombay [now Mumbai], India—died June 30, 1917, Bombay) was an Indian nationalist and critic of British economic policy in India.
Dadabhai Naoroji was born to a Gujarati-speaking Parsi family in Bombay, British India. In 1855, he became a Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy at Mumbai’s Elphinstone College. He was the first Indian to hold such a position.
Known as ‘The Grand Old Man of India’ Dadabhai Naoroji was a great public figure during 1845 - 1917. Through the innumerable societies and organisations with which he was associated and his contributions to organs of public opinion, he voiced the grievances of the Indian people and proclaimed their aims, ideals and aspirations to the world ...
Aug 25, 2023 · Dadabhai Naoroji, a prominent Parsi intellectual, served as a social leader, educator, and one of India's early politicians. He held the affectionate title of the "Grand Old Man of India." His remarkable achievement included being the first Indian elected to the British House of Commons.
Jul 9, 2018 · Dadabhai Naoroji was a legendary Indian political and social leader, academician, and intellectual. Let’s take a look at his life history, including his contributions, and the theory of Drain of Wealth, and achievements.
May 12, 2020 · The definitive biography of Dadabhai Naoroji, the nineteenth-century activist who founded the Indian National Congress, was the first British MP of Indian origin, and inspired Gandhi and Nehru....
A leading social reformer, Dadabhai Naoroji was opposed to casteism and caste restrictions and was a pioneer of women's education and an upholder of equal laws for men and women. Dadabhai had a well-deserved reputation in the history of Indian economic thought for his pioneering work in assessing India's national income.
