Learn about the life and achievements of Dadabhai Naoroji , the first Indian to be elected as a British MP and the founder of the Indian National Congress. He was a social reformer, an economist, a nationalist and a Zoroastrian leader. The current premises of Elphinstone College at Kala Ghoda, where the college has been located since 1888. When Dadabhai Naoroji attended Elphinstone, the college was located near the current-day site of St. Xavier's High School near Dhobi Talao. 1820s 4 September 1825: Dadabhai Naoroji born in Khadak in Bombay’s Native Town. 1829 (?): father Naoroji … Dadabhai Naoroji was an Indian nationalist and critic of British imperialism and economic policy in India . He was one of the founders of the Indian National Congress and the first Asian to be elected to the British Parliament. The first Asian to enter the House of Commons in Great Britain, Dadabhai Naoroji was a prolific educationist, scholar and politician. He was among the founding members of the Indian National Congress and also postulated the theory of Drain of wealth to characterise British depredations in India.
