Dadabhai Naroji known as the Grand Old Man of India was a Parsi intellectual, educator, cotton trader, and an early Indian political and social leader.
He was the first Indian to be elected as a member of the British Parliament
Dadabhai Naroji became the president of the Indian National Congress(INC) three times
Firstly, He presided over its (INC) second session in Kolkata (then Calcutta) in 1886, the second time he became the president of the Indian National Congress (INC) at Lahore in 1893 and, later, for the third time again in Kolkata in 1906.
He is widely referred to as "The Grand Old Man of India" for his hard work to attain "Swaraj".
He was the co-founder of the Indian National Congress , Zoroastrian Trust Funds of Europe, National Congress, London Indian Society.
The book titled ' Poverty and Un-British Rule in India ' was written by him.
The ‘ Drain of Wealth ’ theory was propounded by him.