Explained: Remembering Dadabhai Naoroji on his birth anniversary | Explained News, The Indian Express

Explained: Remembering Dadabhai Naoroji on his birth anniversary | Explained News, The Indian Express

Written by Om Marathe |Edited by Explained Desk |New Delhi |Updated: September 5, 2019 8:34:02 am

Explained: Remembering Dadabhai Naoroji on his birth anniversary

Naoroji’s lasting intellectual contribution was to expound the 'Drain Theory'. He was closely involved with the Indian National Congress in its early phase, and served as the first Indian member of the British parliament.

Naoroji’s lasting intellectual contribution was to expound the ‘Drain Theory’.

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.