Dadabhai Naoroji

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Key Takeaway

adabhai Naoroji was one of the selfless unsung heroes in India's fight for freedom from the colonial forces.

Last verified: 12 Feb 2026·Source: www.pscarivukal.com

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Birth*
September 4, 1825, Navsari, Bombay Presidency(present-day Gujarat)
Family
Father – Navaroji Palanji Dordi
Mother
Manekbai
Wife
Gulab Bai
Epithets
Grand Old man of India, Indian Gladstone, The Father of Indian Politics and Economics, Unofficial Ambassador of India
Founder of
Satyavadi(Weekly; 1851),East India Association(London, 1866),London Indian Society(with W.C. Banerjee; 1865),Voice of India(Newspaper; with Behramji Malabari;1883),Rast Goftar(Newspaper; Fortnightly; with Kharshedji Cama;1851)
Death
June 30, 1917, MumbaiBooks–Poverty and Un-British Rule in India(1901)
First person to become the President of the Indian National Congress three times.1886*
Calcutta Session1893 – Lahore Session1906 –Calcutta Session - call for swaraj.He arrived from England at the age of 81 to preside over the1906 Calcutta Congress, when the battle in Congress between radicals and moderates erupted. Both parties were pacified.It was during this historic session, he made thecall for Swaraj, or self-governance for the first time
British ParliamentDadabhai Naoroji firmly believed that India's fight should be fought in the British parliament and decided to contest in elections.1886
Ran for the British Parliament from Holborn constituency but lost.In the course of a speech at Edinburgh on  November 30, 1888, British Prime Minister Lord Salisbury,  called Naoroji a “black man” and it created much controversy.1892July 6–Won the Central Finsbury seat on a Liberal Party ticketby three votes
August 9
Delivered his maiden speech at the House of Commons.1893– helped to form an Indian parliamentary committee to attend to Indian interests.1895– Became a member of the royal commission on Indian expenditure.– Ran again for the British Parliament in 1895, but was unsuccessful.In1894, Mahatma Gandhi wrote to him  "The Indians look up to you as children to the father. Such is really the feeling here."Naoroji was a vociferous opponent of colonial economic policies in India. Naoroji, a moderate himself, served as a go-between for nationalist Indians and the British legislators
MemorialsFirst Naoroji stamp issued in India
1963
Other times
1997 & 2017
Dadabhai Naoroji Awardsfor services to UK-India relations.📝SideNotes:First Indian company to open an office in London
Cama & Co
Who is known as 'the Grand Old Man of India'?Dadabhai Naoroji(Vocational Instructor  Dairying Milk Products, 2018; Junior Instructor Electronic Mechanic, 2018)Who was the proponent of the ‘Drain Theory’?Dadabhai Naoroji(PTHSA Malayalam, 2018)Who was the author of the book "Poverty and Unbritish rule in India"?Dadabai Naoroji(Clinical Psychologist 2018)‘പോവർട്ടി ആൻഡ് അൺബ്രിട്ടീഷ് റൂൾ ഇൻ ഇന്ത്യ’ എന്ന പുസ്തകത്തിൻറെ രചയിതാവ്
ദാദാഭായ് നവറോജി(Ayah 2018)Dadabhai Naoroji first put forward his theory of Drain of Wealth in his paper –English Debt to India.(Women Civil Excise Officer 2018)The founder of the East India Association was –Dadabai Naoroji.(Assistant Professor Pharmacology NCA, 2019)East India Association founded by –Dadabai Naoroji.(Confidential Assistant Grade II, SR For SC/ST, 2018)ദേശീയ സമരകാലത്തെ പ്രധാന പത്രമായ "വോയ്സ് ഓഫ് ഇന്ത്യ"ക്ക് നേതൃത്വം നല്കിയ വ്യക്തി –ദാദാഭായ് നവറോജി.(Syrang - State Water Transport 2018)

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