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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: He was closely involved with the Indian National Congress in its early phase.
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.
Sep 5, 2019 · Dadabhai Naoroji (1825-1917) is known as the Grand Old Man of India. Early life: Born in Bombay (now Mumbai) in a poor Parsi family, he began his career as a teacher of mathematics and natural philosophy at Elphinstone Institute (later Elphinstone College).
Apr 17, 2022 · Dadabhai Naoroji also known as the Grand Old Man of India and Unofficial Ambassador of India was an Indian scholar, trader and politician. He was also the first Asian to be a British MP. He was also one of the founding members of Indian National Congress.
Aug 13, 2018 · Dadabhai naoroji was parsi Indian political and social leader. He was the first Asian to be a member of British parliament. Naoroji was a prominent figure and play a significant role in Indian national movement.
Jul 10, 2023 · Dadabhai Naoroji, the first Indian member of the British Parliament, played a significant role in India’s anti-colonial struggle. His scholarly work exposed the economic exploitation of India under British rule, emphasizing the drain theory.
Oct 10, 2019 · Dadabhai Naoroji through his book, “Poverty and Unbritish Rule in India” made the earliest estimation of poverty line (₹16 to ₹35 per capita per year). The poverty line proposed by him was based on the cost of a subsistence or minimum basic diet (rice or flour, dal, mutton, vegetables, ghee, vegetable oil, and salt).
Jun 15, 2020 · The Indian National Congress was founded at Bombay in December 1885. The early leadership – Dadabhai Naoroji, Pherozeshah Mehta, Badruddin Tyabji, W.C. Bonnerji, Surendranath Banerji, Romesh Chandra Dutt, S. Subramania Iyer, among others – was largely from Bombay and Calcutta.
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.
6 days ago · 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.
