Question

Identify the person in the picture and mention his contribution to India's freedom struggle under the following heads:
(a) His role as India's unofficial ambassador.
(b) His role in the Congress
(c) His efforts at exposing the poverty in India.

Answer 1

a) Dadabhai Naroji referred to as the 'Grand Old man of India' he was the first of the freedom fighters that the country has witnessed. He formed the East India Association in England in 1886.

b) Dadabhai Naoroji was one of the founding members of the Indian National Congress. Dadabhai Naoroji brought attention to the draining of India's wealth into Britain, he played this role by publishing his books like Poverty and Un-British Rule in India.

c) Dadabhai Naoroji wrote book poverty and unbritish rule in India, in this book he exposes the economic exploitation of India under British rule. In 1860, Naoroji's most significant contribution was his work on Indian poverty and the drain of wealth India suffered under British imperialism.