INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Dadabhai Naoroji wrote the book called “Poverty and Un-British Rule in India” where he criticised the economic impact of the British rule.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dadabhai Naoroji through his book, “Poverty and Unbritish Rule in India” made the earliest estimation of poverty line (₹16 to ₹35 per capita per year). The poverty line proposed by him was based on the cost of a subsistence or minimum basic diet (rice or flour, dal, mutton, vegetables, ghee, vegetable oil, and salt).

Detailed explanation-3: -The theory proposed that poverty in India was caused by the colonial rule that was draining the wealth and prosperity of India. Dadabhai Naoroji was the first to state that poverty in India was caused by colonial control, which was draining the country’s wealth and prosperity.

Detailed explanation-4: -The East India Association was founded by Dadabhai Naoroji in 1866, in collaboration with Indians and retired British officials in London. It superseded the London Indian Society and was a platform for discussing matters and ideas about India, and to provide representation for Indians to the Government.