Who is the author of the book, 'Poverty and Un-British Rule in India'?

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  1. Shashi Tharoor
  2. Jairam Ramesh
  3. Annie Besant
  4. Dadabhai Naoroji

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Option 4 : Dadabhai Naoroji
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The correct answer is Dadabhai Naoroji.

Key Points

  • Dadabhai Naoroji wrote the book 'Poverty and Un British Rule in India'.  
  • Dadabhai Naoroji was popularly known as the 'Grand Old Man of India'.
  • He is the first Indian to become a member of the British Parliament.
  • He helped found the London Indian Society and East India Association.
  • In 1885, Naoroji became a vice-president of the Bombay Presidency Association.
  • He was Congress president thrice, in 1886, 1893, and 1906.

Additional Information 

  • Major writings of Dada Bhai Naoroji were as follows:
    • Poverty in India
    • The manners and customs of the Parsees
    • Condition of India
    • Admission of educated natives into the ICS
    • The wants and means of India 
  • An Era of Darkness is a book written by Shashi Tharoor.
  • The Light of Asia: The Poem that Defined The Buddha is a book written by Jairam Ramesh.
  • The Ancient Wisdom, Man Whence How and Whithera and Man and His Bodies (Dodo Press) are some books written by Annie Besant.
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